Passenger uses AirTag to track wallet after airline couldn't find it
An American Airlines customer used an AirTag stashed in his wallet to track it on a journey that took it to more than 30 cities.
We've heard a couple of stories of people using Apple's item tracker to recover lost luggage -- but now one AirTag owner has used the device to track his wallet as it traveled to 35 cities.
John Lewis had contacted American Airlines regarding a wallet he lost in late January. When American Airlines responded, it said the crew had thoroughly cleaned the plane and could not find it.
Lewis chronicled his story on Twitter, as spotted by People.
At the time of writing, American Airlines has not returned Lewis' wallet. However, the airline has since reached out to him via Twitter.
In January, An Air Canada passenger discovered their missing luggage was on a different continent after a flight, with an AirTag showing it was over 5,000 miles and an ocean away.
That same month, a woman used an AirTag to hold United Airlines accountable after they misplaced her bag for several days.
In August 2022, a couple watched as their lost luggage toured Portugal without them, but thanks to AirTag, was able to recover it five days later.
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We've heard a couple of stories of people using Apple's item tracker to recover lost luggage -- but now one AirTag owner has used the device to track his wallet as it traveled to 35 cities.
John Lewis had contacted American Airlines regarding a wallet he lost in late January. When American Airlines responded, it said the crew had thoroughly cleaned the plane and could not find it.
Lewis chronicled his story on Twitter, as spotted by People.
@AmericanAir come on now help your boy out. I only fly with you and you treat me like you don't even know me . Like I said, I know it's not your fault that I left the wallet ( even though that flight was delayed over an hour so I was in a rush to sprint through the airport) pic.twitter.com/IV1jnrRkXG
-- Bad Ass Vegan (@BADASSVEGAN)
At the time of writing, American Airlines has not returned Lewis' wallet. However, the airline has since reached out to him via Twitter.
In January, An Air Canada passenger discovered their missing luggage was on a different continent after a flight, with an AirTag showing it was over 5,000 miles and an ocean away.
That same month, a woman used an AirTag to hold United Airlines accountable after they misplaced her bag for several days.
In August 2022, a couple watched as their lost luggage toured Portugal without them, but thanks to AirTag, was able to recover it five days later.
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Comments
But of course you have brainless morons who think somebody is stalking them with air tag every few weeks
Yeah, it totally sucks to lose your wallet and AirTag ($29 + cost of holder) plus all the other stuff in your wallet, like your frequent flyer card and a picture of your dog, but if you figure this plane flew to 35 destinations since you left your wallet behind, with say 100-200 passengers onboard per flight, do you as AirTag owner seriously believe that ANY airline is going to interrupt the travel plans of 3500-7000 other people to do a fine-toothed-comb search of the aircraft to find your lost tag? Seriously? In 2023? Ha.Ha.Ha. NFW.
I guess we should add one more Con to the AirTag product review Pros/Cons ... "Owner may have to suffer the indignity of being reminded of their stupidity for several days and many thousands of miles."