From now on, you can also share the location of the AirTag with Lufthansa, Eurowings and other airlines so that the location of the suitcase can be better determined and it can find its way back to you.
It's been two years since Lufthansa announced a ban on AirTags in cabin luggage. The airline explained that the AirTags were subject to dangerous goods regulations, although the ban only lasted three days after Germany's Federal Office for Civil Aeronautics (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) confirmed that the devices do not pose any risk.
The curious thing about the matter is that now, a little more than two years after this ban, Lufthansa welcomes Apple's AirTag with open arms. Not only does it allow passengers to carry it in their luggage in the cabin without any problems, but it has started actively using them in its baggage tracking system.
Dieter Vranckx, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Commercial Officer of the Lufthansa Group, said:
“Our digital products team, the ‘Digital Hangar’ with its approximately 1,000 experts, offers our customers new digital services, transparent information and support along the entire journey every month,”
“The use of Apple AirTag data is one example of many ways in which we are continuously developing the customer journey of all our Group airlines thanks to innovative digital services.”
Lufthansa Group airlines are introducing a new service for their passengers with immediate effect. Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings are integrating the Apple AirTag tracking function into their baggage tracing.
Oliver Schmitt, Head of the Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar, said:
"Thanks to our app and website, passengers can now find solutions to irregularities quickly and easily,"
"We have been able to achieve considerable improvements in recent months, especially in baggage tracing. The integration of our customers' AirTag data opens up additional opportunities for us to act even more efficiently and quickly."
The suitcase is one of the most common places AirTag users use the device, as it is not uncommon for them to end up getting lost during a trip. Over the last few years we have heard different stories of passengers who have recovered their suitcase thanks to the AirTag, demonstrating the potential of the device for this purpose.
From now on, we will not only be able to check where our suitcase is from our mobile phone: we will also be able to share its location with Lufthansa. This has been announced by the airline through a statement in which they explain that the integration of customers' AirTag data will allow them to act more quickly and efficiently in the event of irregularities with baggage.
The news comes a few months after Apple introduced the ability to share AirTag location with third parties. The novelty we are talking about came with the update to iOS 18.2 and allows you to temporarily share the location of an AirTag with airlines, something that can be extremely useful when tracking a lost suitcase.
Making use of the 'Search' app, the AirTag owner can share the location of the device with airlines or trusted people by providing a link. For privacy, the location stops sharing automatically after seven days, although there is the possibility of stopping sharing it earlier if you have already retrieved your bag.
Lufthansa will not be the only airline to take advantage of this new feature. As Apple confirmed last November, more than 15 airlines will begin accepting the AirTag location as part of their customer service process to find lost luggage over the next few months and the number is expected to continue to increase over time.
However, this new process is not yet widespread, it is being done gradually. Air France, for example, explains that AirTags are not yet connected to its system and at EasyJet it is no different, the orange app still does not have this function either.
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