unclaimed baggage

Meaning

'Unclaimed baggage' refers to luggage or bags that have arrived at their destination but have not been picked up or collected by their owners within a reasonable timeframe. Airport authorities and transit hubs use this formal term when managing lost or forgotten items in designated storage areas.

Examples

• All unclaimed baggage will be moved to the secure holding area after forty-eight hours.

  All unclaimed baggage will be moved to the secure holding area after forty-eight hours.

• Passengers must present their boarding passes to retrieve items from the unclaimed baggage office.

  Passengers must present their boarding passes to retrieve items from the unclaimed baggage office.

• The airline is currently auditing its warehouse of unclaimed baggage from the holiday season.

  The airline is currently auditing its warehouse of unclaimed baggage from the holiday season.

• If you do not collect your suitcases at the carousel, they will be classified as unclaimed baggage.

  If you do not collect your suitcases at the carousel, they will be classified as unclaimed baggage.

• Unclaimed baggage that remains neglected for over ninety days may be auctioned or donated.

  Unclaimed baggage that remains neglected for over ninety days may be auctioned or donated.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to find my lost luggage at the unclaimed baggage.

  ✓ I need to find my lost luggage at the unclaimed baggage office.

  'Unclaimed baggage' refers to the physical luggage itself, not the location. You must add words like 'office' or 'area' to refer to the place.

• ✗ There are many unclaimed baggages at the airport.

  ✓ There is a lot of unclaimed baggage at the airport.

  'Baggage' is an uncountable noun in English and cannot be pluralized with an 's'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Bags left at the carousel for over an hour are transferred to ___.

  💡 Luggage that has not been collected by its owner

  Show answer

  unclaimed baggage

• The transport authority handles thousands of pieces of ___ every year.

  💡 Uncollected bags at transit stations

  Show answer

  unclaimed baggage