Why did US Airways Ruined my wedding in Punta Cana, DR?
The pilot told me I couldn't store my carry on bag, which had my tux, other outfits, and artificial flowers, because they had no more room. We had a connecting flight in Charlotte. When we got to Punta Cana, there was no bag. When I looked at the number on the baggage slip the pilot filled out, it had the wrong flight number. I called all day, all the next day trying to get my bag. I was told it was in route, then told they don't know where it is, and then told buy another tux and they will give me 250 back for the tux. I am in Punta Cana, I am 6'2. How in the world would i find a tux? Needless to say they ruined our wedding. I want to sue them, how much should I sue them for or is that even an option? When I was talking too the baggage claim people, it felt like I was talking to an idiot everytime. I am so mad right now. Okay people, I hear a lot of people saying well I should have known they could lose my luggage, or I should have gotten their earlier. In my message I said when I was boarding the plan. My tux didn't weigh a lot its only a suit. It wasn't a lot of artificial flowers.It was the size of a garmet bag, and probably weigh 10lbs. I am aware that bags can be lost thats why I took my tux in as a carry on. The pilot took my bag and said no one else can bring on carry on because they let people bring big bags, or more bags then they were suppose too. The actual pilot wrote the number on my bag. I could have gotten there 15 hours ahead of time, but I would have only found out that the plan was too back at boarding time.
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You can probably sue them for the value of your tux that they lost and that's about it. Sadly, when flying loss of luggage is a risk you take and the airlines don't have a great deal of responsibility.
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They lost your tux, and you can get the cost of your tux. However, as far as "ruining" your wedding, that is something you can't sue for. You should have shipped the tux in advance. Anyone that flies knows these things can happen
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Read the fine print on your ticket. The airline probably limited its liability to the face value of your belongings.
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Did you consult with the Airline about your important baggage. Due to the new guidelines about carry-ons, they must be within a certain weight limit or they can not be carried on or you pay a huge extra fee. It sounds like a carry-on with a tux and artificial flowers might have been quite large. You are suppose to let the airline know ahead of time that you are flying for you wedding and ask if special accommodations can be made for you important attire and other wedding related luggage. Second, this is why you should have allowed LOTS of time at the airport. If you could not bring the bag on board you should have asked on of the flight attendants if you could exit the plane because you wanted to go back to baggage claim, speak with someone personally and make sure you bag was checked onto the right flight. This is why it's so important to get to the airport early, especially for something like your wedding. With that said, even if the airline lost you bag, you can't sue them because they ruined your wedding. In the end, when you check your baggage, you should always remember that it could not arrive. Everyone that flies knows that. The airline is not responsible because you choice to bring those items with you and they did not met the requirements for being carried on board, which was something you should have been aware of and made proper arrangements.
