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AirTag, now you can share your baggage tracking data on Lufthansa Group website and app

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AirTag, now you can share your baggage tracking data on Lufthansa Group website and app

Lufthansa had at one time been the only airline to ban Apple AirTags, for reasons-it said [...]

AirTag, now you can share your baggage tracking data on Lufthansa Group website and app
by Francesca Caporello
February 5, 2025
  • Lufthansa

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Lufthansa had been the only airline to ban, at one time, the Apple AirTag, for reasons - in his words - of safety. Then, after creating no small amount of confusion among passengers and raising controversy, he rehabilitated them, but only when theGerman regulatory authority (LBA) gave the actual green light.

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    As of today, however, the company still takes a step forward toward this technology and inserts, on its website and app, a new feature which allows all passengers, holders of Apple Air Tag or accessory Find My Network, to privately and securely share the location of one's luggage in the Digital section of baggage tracking.

    Lost your suitcase? Thanks to the latest iOS update, you can share your AirTag location with airlines
    Lost your suitcase? Thanks to the latest iOS update, you can share your AirTag location with airlines

    This is an initiative that will have immediate effect and affects all Lufthansa Group airlines: Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings.

    Specifically, the companies from today Integrate passenger information into their systems To digitally support baggage tracking for the purpose of managing the tracking operations even more quickly and efficiently.

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    Lost luggage at Heathrow, after 24 days my suitcase is back home
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    What are Apple AirTags?

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    "You lose the habit of losing things.", so Apple presents its Apple AirTag, devices (in shape similar to key fobs) on the market from April 2021 that allow locate personal items (bag, backpack, suitcase, etc.) via the app Where is, available for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    As TFC explained in the past, the link once opened, gives access to a website showing the location of the Tag in an interactive map: the portal, then, will update automatically whenever a new location is available; a caption with day and time related to the last survey will also be shown.

    In conclusion

    The risk of losing one's luggage is lurking, and the fear is present in all passengers, but for those who travel often even more so. That is why to date AirTags are increasingly used and sought after: is really quick and easy way to keep track of your belongings and take away the worry of "staying in your underpants." Therefore, if you want to travel safe and worry-free you'd better get one of these devices.

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