Following the official launch of Apple’s new Share Item Location function with iOS 18.2 yesterday, United Airlines has introduced it has built-in it into its cellular app. Passengers discovering themselves at their vacation spot with out their baggage can now file a delayed baggage report by means of United’s app together with a Share Item Location hyperlink that may doubtlessly expedite a reunion.
Passengers might want to make sure the United cellular app is updated, however as soon as a report has been submitted with a Share Item Location hyperlink linked to an AirTag or a tracker that’s appropriate with Apple’s Find My community, customer support brokers will be capable of decide its present or final identified location utilizing an interactive map, in keeping with United Airlines. Having entry to the Find My community information for a lacking bag will enable the airline “to extra rapidly discover delayed luggage and reunite them with prospects.”
You don’t really want the app to make the most of the brand new integration. After submitting a delayed baggage report both in particular person at an airport, over the cellphone, or by means of United’s web site, passengers will “obtain an computerized textual content notification with data to trace misplaced baggage and add a Share Item Location hyperlink for his or her AirTag or Find My community accent.”
Once a passenger is reunited with a lacking bag its shared location will probably be disabled robotically. The location sharing may also be manually stopped by the passenger at any time, and for added safety and privateness the hyperlink will robotically expire after seven days — hopefully lengthy after the bags is situated and returned.
Apple says that Air Canada has additionally built-in the function, and within the coming months greater than 15 airways “will start accepting Find My merchandise places as a part of their customer support course of for finding mishandled or delayed luggage.”
