Gatwick Airport Baggage Information

The experience of flying can be stressful enough without having to worry about your bags. When you're at the airport, or on a plane and find yourself with missing baggage it is important that you take care of things quickly if possible so as not to let anything else interfere with your trip. For example, British Airways' lost luggage desk will help out at arrivals close by where they have their bag reclaim area set up - which may make for easier access in case there was an issue picking up luggage once arriving back home after a flight.

Be prepared to:

• Complete a lost baggage report describing the model, make and colour of your baggage.
• Give them your baggage tag receipt to aid British Airways in finding your luggage.
• Exchange contact numbers and you will also be given a tracking reference number.

The Excess Baggage company runs the lost property office at Gatwick Airport, and they have a website called lostproperty.org where passengers can connect with them. It takes between 24 and 48 hours for discovered items to be registered, but all items are held for up to three months.

Any passenger who has lost an item on board with BA, easyjet or Emirates should contact the airline directly.

When a passenger informs the company of the lost property, they will be contacted with a reference number to make collecting the item a simple process. Found items can be collected in person, or they can be posted.