If you’re travelling with an iPhone as your primary device and fly on Lufthansa, you might want to consider adding some AirTags to your next purchase.
Lufthansa Group has activated “Find My- Share My Location” for lost devices. This is so that those with AirTags in their luggage stand an increased chance of being reunited with their sites
This will apply across the group, including:
- Lufthansa
- SWISS
- Austrian Airlines
- Brussels Airlines
- Eurowings
Passengers can now use the new function to make the location of their AirTag available via the familiar digital channels of baggage tracing. The group’s airlines integrate these into their systems accordingly and can thus digitally support baggage tracking.
To share the location of their AirTag or Find My network accessory with the airline, passengers can first generate a Share Item Location link in the Find My app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac. When customers make their missing bag report they can then share the link with the airport and baggage tracing teams who can view the live location of the bag and use it to reunite customers with their luggage.
In Quotes
Dieter Vranckx, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Commercial Officer of the Lufthansa Group said;
“Our team for digital products, the ‘Digital Hangar’ with its approximately 1,000 experts, offers our customers new digital services, transparent information and support along the entire journey month after month,”
The use of Apple AirTag data is one of many examples of how we are continuously developing the travel experience of all our Group airlines thanks to innovative digital services.”
Oliver Schmitt, Head of the Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar.
“Thanks to our app and website, passengers can now find solutions to irregularities quickly and easily,”
“We have been able to achieve considerable improvements in recent months, especially in baggage tracing. The integration of our customers’ AirTag data opens up additional opportunities for us to act even more efficiently and quickly.”
From Niem to Ja…
When introduced Lufthansa Group was one of the sets of airlines that actively refused to allow AirTags to be an in-luggage item – as the battery cells are lithium button cells.
And we all know about the risks of lithium cells in luggage – with unstable cells making lovely smoke and setting fire to things. In addition, Bluetooth does have a transmission range, so enough to scare an airline into banning them, before reversing and allowing, given the low transmission power.
In 2023, IACO changed and formalised its stance, allowing trackers with batteries with less than 0.3g or outputting more than 2.7 Wh.
With everything in place, it’s one more thing in your amour to help you locate your bag when your airline decides to lose it.
Just make sure the batteries are fresh.
Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond. Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, in-depth coverage, unique research, as well as the humour and madness I only know how to deliver.
Our Social Media pool has expanded. You can find us across most networks as @economybeyond on BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon and Instagram!
Also, remember that we are part of the BoardingArea community, bringing you the latest frequent flyer news from around the world.