You can now use AirTags to expedite a lost luggage reunion through United’s mobile app

Following the official release of Apple’s caller Share Item Location diagnostic with iOS 18.2 yesterday, United Airlines has announced it has integrated it into its mobile app. Passengers uncovering themselves astatine their destination without their luggage tin present record a delayed baggage study done United’s app on with a Share Item Location nexus that volition perchance expedite a reunion.

Passengers volition request to guarantee the United mobile app is up to date, but erstwhile a study has been submitted with a Share Item Location nexus connected to an AirTag oregon a tracker that’s compatible with Apple’s Find My network, lawsuit work agents volition beryllium capable to find its existent oregon past known determination utilizing an interactive map, according to United Airlines. Having entree to the Find My web information for a missing container volition let the hose “to much rapidly find delayed bags and reunite them with customers.”

You don’t really request the app to instrumentality vantage of the caller integration. After filing a delayed baggage study either successful idiosyncratic astatine an airport, implicit the phone, oregon done United’s website, passengers volition “receive an automatic substance notification with accusation to way misplaced luggage and adhd a Share Item Location nexus for their AirTag oregon Find My web accessory.”

Once a rider is reunited with a missing container its shared determination volition beryllium disabled automatically. The determination sharing tin besides beryllium manually stopped by the rider astatine immoderate time, and for added information and privateness the nexus volition automatically expire aft 7 days — hopefully agelong aft the luggage is located and returned.

Apple says that Air Canada has besides integrated the feature, and in the coming months much than 15 airlines “will statesman accepting Find My point locations arsenic portion of their lawsuit work process for locating mishandled oregon delayed bags.”