My pnr no is t8kj5p, traveling from kolkata to bangalore. I checked in my luggage without any problem and on time, i was still waiting for my flight which was in one hour. After landing on my way home, i show that my luggage was open and plastic tag of the airline was not there too. Frustrated i checked my bag, since there were mostly clothes it was okay but then i found that my vintage camera which is very high valuable had been scratched and had been tried to open. The bottom of the camera is missing some screws and hanging loose.
How can the staff be so careless and unprofessional, if it was a problem due to security reasons they should call me back to the counter and ask me to open it myself. None of the airlines i have traveled in have ever done this, once indigo staff called me back to remove my power bank, they didn’t open my bag without my presence. Also i have no idea why they wanted to open the camera, am assuming it was theft but not finding use of camera left it damaged. Because the airlines have no right to open our luggage without our presence. Iam never traveling in spicejet again.
Delhi, India
1. The passenger only is entitled to lodge the complaint to the air carrier, upon such passenger issued the authorisation on the certain act to the other person.
The passenger is a person who has evidence of paid air transportation, such as:-
- PNR
- e-ticket
- boarding pass for the flight
- BAG TAG for the flight
2. After the submission, the passenger must wait for the decision or for the reply of the responder 21 days, if the complaint was legally binding.
3. The passenger has a duty to collect the documents related
to travel and to the handling of the complaint regarding the damage
and to present them to the the civil aviation legal professional
This legal professional is a person who is hired for fee, whom you need to pay, and whose duty is to explain your rights (max compensation), your duties and the procedure before the court.
4. The court only can award the fair compensation to the passenger within about 12-18 months.
The legal assistance can cost from ~4000 rupees, plus government fees of Rs 100 or Rs 2000,
before the customers or before the district court in the state of the residence.
There is no other way to get the full compensation in case of "major" damage of the passenger baggage.
Regards.
sr manager for ICAO / IATA irregulations matters,
Aryan engineers Ltd
email < aryan(at)vivaldi.net >