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Letter for a damaged bag or contents

Fill in the blanks, sign and send it through the airline's claims channel or from your email. Keep a copy and proof of sending.

Lost, delayed or damaged luggage

Full name:

ID / passport:

Email:

Phone:

Flight:

Date:

Route:

Booking reference:

PIR no.:

Baggage tag:

To the Customer Relations / Claims Department of ______ (airline)

Subject: Claim for damage to checked baggage · PIR no. ______ · Flight ______ of ______

Dear Sir or Madam: On ______ I travelled on flight ______ from ______ to ______ under booking reference ______. On receiving my checked baggage (tag no. ______) it showed the following damage: ______. I filed PIR no. ______ at the airport the same day.

Under article 17.2 of the Montreal Convention, applicable by virtue of Regulation (EC) 889/2002, the carrier is liable for damage to checked baggage. I attach photographs and a repair quote or, where repair is not possible, the depreciated replacement value:

 
 
 
 
 

I request payment of ______€ to IBAN ______ in the name of ______ within 30 days. This complaint is made within the 7 days provided by article 31.2 of the Convention.

Failing a satisfactory reply, I will refer the matter to the consumer arbitration board or to the courts (article 35 of the Convention, two years from arrival).

Date and signature: ____________________

Attachments: copy of the PIR, boarding pass, check-in tag, photographs, quote or invoice.