Apple AirTag locations can now be directly shared with United Airlines

[thewayne]

Now, at least with United and partner airlines like Lufthansa, there's one less excuse if your bags get lost. Tell your phone to share the location with the airlines - and the link expires 7 days later - and theoretically you'll be reunited with your bag sooner!

This does require iOS 18.2 and at least an iPhone 10.

I have been fortunate in my travels in that I've never lost my bag, but in my latest trip to DC I bought a lovely new Away case and planted two AirTags in it: one is obvious and easily found, the other is taped directly to the case inside the liner. And I shared both of them with my wife, so if something happens to me, she can find my luggage, too!

https://gizmodo.com/airlines-airtags-find-my-2000538049

Comments

[silveradept]

I don't have the requisite Apple economy to take advantage of this, but I do like the idea of being able to share data with a company to help them find something they should not have lost in the first place.

[thewayne]

I expect Tile et al will be expanding their infrastructures to offer similar capabilities in the not distant future.