Comment Saved my trip a few times (Score 5, Interesting) 99
I have an airtag in my luggage and it saved my trip a few times.
Not long ago, had a flight on 2 separate tickets, but by the same airline (United). Asked the agents to check the bag through to the final destination (it's getting tougher lately as agents know less and have less control over things), they did issue the bag tag all the way, but did it incorrectly (as it turned out, did not update the PNR, anyway).
So, I am at LGA, connecting, when I see that my bag moved from the general baggage handling area and back to the gate of my original flight (so, likely, about to be returned to the origin airport). Still tracks as "all is well" in the airline app. As I was at the lounge at the time - grabbed the lounge agent, and had to explain the situation *very insistently*. They did try to get rid of me first (as in "all is well, no need to check") but finally got the agent to call down to baggage handling. Lo-and-behold, my bag is, in fact, about to get back on the flight home, whereas I am about to get on the flight across the pond. So they did move it and someone made sure the bag flies with me. Even got a sort of a non-apology apology (dont' care about that - just want my stuff)
If not for the airtag, I would not have known and, moreover, had nothing to convince the airline staff to look into this.