This is an email from my sister Ashley who spent Christmas and New Year's in Germany. CLASSIC
The bag tracing system broke down worldwide yesterday, which means that the airline was no longer able to trace any lost bags: where they are or who they belong to, because they no longer have the numbers or tags in the system to match any of the bags with. As today was my fourth day in a different country without luggage, I was freaking out just a bit.
Thus, Falko and I decided to drive two and a half hours to Frankfurt tonight in search of my luggage, After begging two people to let me into the arrivals area, and consequently talking a German lady into allowing me into the storage locker, my bags were fortunately sitting there (they arrived yesterday morning...quality!). The best part is, my bag is completely damaged -- a brand new bag I just bought before I flew -- and broken (read: smashed and doesn't sit upright) on the bottom. (Actually, the best part may be that if I never drove to Frankfurt, that I would probably be without luggage for the duration of my time here.)
On the bright side, I do have my luggage, and they gave me 200 euro to compensate me, but I think this trip -- food poisoning, then eight hours of flight delays, me sprinting to catch the flight I nearly missed because of the delays and re-pulling my groin, my baggage being lost for four days and then the system being broken so i wouldnt even have gotten my bags given that Falko and I didn't drive two and a half hours, and then my bag upon discovery being completely busted -- is maybe the worst trip ever. I forgot to add that on the drive home from the Frankfurt airport that I was holding one of my 60 pound bags on my lap, because we were in the stinky Smart car (clown car), and it didn't fit in the back. Merry Christmas to me!! Be happy you're not flying.
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