Man uses AirTags and PowerPoint presentation to ask airline for his lost bags

Since Apple introduced AirTag last year, multiple interesting stories related to the item tracker have been shared on the web. A man lost his luggage on a trip to his wedding used AirTags with a PowerPoint presentation in order to request his bag.

Elliot Sharod and his wife, Helen, were flying back to the UK from their wedding in South Africa on April 17. The couple purchased tickets that included stopovers at Abu Dhabi and Frankfurt. However, they were forced to change their flight schedule due to the pandemic. Their luggage was not returned to the UK when they made it.

Sharod put an AirTag in each bag so that he could locate them on the map. The Find My app enabled the couple to track their bags on a map. They discovered that their bag went to Frankfurt but never made it to London.

Aer Lingus, the airline responsible for the flight, said that the bags would be delivered to Sharod’s home address. Two of three bags arrived the next night.

After numerous calls to Aer Lingus with no results, Sharod complained via Twitter. But even that wasn’t enough. Sharod decided to try a new approach. He posted videos, and made a PowerPoint presentation using screenshots from Find My App showing where his bag was.

He told CNN that the bag was located in two different places in Pimlico, and it has never moved since April 21. However, the airline was unable to find it, so Sharod contacted the police as he now believes the bag was stolen.

While this saga doesn’t seem to be nearing an end, it’s always interesting to see how useful AirTag can actually be in situations like this. Sharod should be able get his bag back.

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