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Travelers are already using tracking devices like Chipolo to keep track of their luggage. Now, Apple's new "Share Item Location" feature allows users to share the location of lost items with airlines. 15 airlines will soon use Find My locations to help locate mishandled bags, with more airlines joining soon. This service starts in select airports and expands systemwide in early 2025.
Apple’s "Share Item Location" feature in action, allowing users to generate a secure link to share the location of their Find My accessory, helping airlines and others easily locate lost items.
Partnering with Airlines
In the coming months, more than 15 airlines serving millions of people globally — including Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, United, Virgin Atlantic, and Vueling — will begin accepting Find My item locations as part of their customer service process for locating mishandled or delayed bags. More airlines will be added over time.
A suitcase equipped with a Chipolo tracker, ready for easy location tracking through Apple’s Find My network, making lost luggage a thing of the past.
Apple has worked directly with partner airlines to put systems in place to privately and securely accept Share Item Location, leveraging the hundreds of thousands of Apple devices many airlines are already using. Access to each link will be limited to a small number of people, and recipients will be required to authenticate in order to view the link through either their Apple Account or partner email address.
Source: apple.com
https://www.apple.com/gw/newsroom/2024/11/apples-find-my-enables-sharing-location-of-lost-items-with-third-parties/
