Airline Lost Your Bag? Don’t Settle For A $50 Voucher — You Can Claim Up To $4,700 (opens in new tab)

Airlines love handing out tiny “courtesy” vouchers when your bag goes missing, but that is not the end of what they may owe. If your luggage is delayed, lost, or damaged, you can claim reasonable documented expenses, get checked bag fees refunded when delivery is significantly late, and on U.S. domestic flights pursue claims for lost bags up to the $4,700 liability cap — as long as you know which kind of compensation you are actually asking for.