lost luggage

Meaning

'Lost luggage' refers to suitcases, bags, or personal belongings that have been misplaced or lost by an airline or transport company during a trip. Travelers go to the 'lost luggage' desk to report missing items and get help finding them.

Examples

• If your bags do not arrive on the carousel, you should go straight to the lost luggage desk.

  If your bags do not arrive on the carousel, you should go straight to the lost luggage desk.

• The airline helped me track down my lost luggage and delivered it to my hotel the next day.

  The airline helped me track down my lost luggage and delivered it to my hotel the next day.

• I always pack a change of clothes in my carry-on bag just in case of lost luggage.

  I always pack a change of clothes in my carry-on bag just in case of lost luggage.

• The customer service agent filled out a report for my lost luggage.

  The customer service agent filled out a report for my lost luggage.

• Having travel insurance can help cover the cost of items in your lost luggage.

  Having travel insurance can help cover the cost of items in your lost luggage.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to find my lost baggages.

  ✓ I need to find my lost luggage.

  'Luggage' is an uncountable noun. It never takes a plural 's'.

• ✗ Where is the missed luggage counter?

  ✓ Where is the lost luggage counter?

  We use 'lost' (not 'missed') to describe bags that cannot be found.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If your bags are missing, you must file a report at the ___ desk.

  💡 The office at the airport that handles missing suitcases.

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  lost luggage

• I am so worried about ___ when I have a tight layover.

  💡 The situation where the airline misplaces your suitcases.

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  lost luggage