In late October, the author traveled to Hawaii in the United States. This is to cover the “Snapdragon Summit” sponsored by Qualcomm. The event showcased Qualcomm’s efforts in a wide range of fields, including the latest chipsets installed in high-end smartphone models, the latest chipsets for PCs, and audio-related technologies.
For more details about the event, please see the article in this magazine, but what I would like to tell you about in this section is the trouble I had with my suitcase on my way back from the United States. Yes, this time, I encountered an incident known as lost baggage. This means that the baggage you left with the airline goes missing. I’ve often seen and heard about it around me and on the internet, but this is new to me.
In fact, in March of this year, Atsushi Ishikawa showed off his trick of putting an AirTag into a suitcase in this corner. When I saw this, I thought, “Let’s copy this,” so I packed an AirTag in my suitcase.
When I headed to the United States, I arrived at my destination without any problems, but something happened when I arrived at Narita Airport after finishing reporting in the United States. As soon as he gets off the train, he grabs his iPhone and launches the Find My app. Then…that…that’s strange…AirTag’s location is still Hawaii…
For some reason, I thought, “Describe how I felt when I returned to Japan and found out that my suitcase was still at the place of departure (10 points).”
I tried to think that maybe it was just that I hadn’t arrived yet and the information hadn’t been updated yet, but the screen said something like “Information from 15 minutes ago.” Furthermore, the writer’s name is written in kana at the baggage claim area, where the checked baggage goes.
At this point, the author finally accepts the fact that his suitcase is stranded in Hawaii (because his transfer to a domestic flight in the United States didn’t go well), and heads straight to the counter of the airline he had arrived at to complete the procedure. I don’t know why my checked baggage wasn’t delivered properly, but the staff said it will be delivered on a flight on the same route 24 hours later. In the end, the package was delivered to my home in the morning, two days after I returned home.
Now, until my suitcase returns to Japan, whenever I feel like it, I launch the “Find” app on my iPhone and check the location of the AirTag. Naturally, there wasn’t much movement for a while after returning to Japan, but when I checked exactly 24 hours after my flight, I noticed on the “Search” app that I was in a slightly different location than before. got it. Since it was moved, it must have been carried by airport staff, and I was relieved that it would have been placed on the flight from Hawaii to Japan as scheduled.
About 8 hours later, when the flight arrived at Narita, I looked at the “Search” app again and there it was! I was able to confirm that the AirTag, and therefore my suitcase, had been properly transported to Narita.
The moment the suitcase arrived back at Narita
Well, in this situation, I wonder where my luggage is now? Every time I was curious about it, I would check it using the “Search” app, and each time I would repeat the same gesture of relief. AirTag is an item that allows you to grasp the approximate current location of an iPhone, and since iPhone users can be found anywhere in the world, it has been useful even in such a global movement.
About 2 hours later, the suitcase (AirTag) started moving late at night. This time, I would also like to thank the airline company for their help.And a big thank you to everyone in the shipping industry.
I’d like to see if other products like Tile work properly, but I’d like to try it out when I’m leaving my suitcase at a hotel while reporting overseas, rather than using it for lost baggage.
