If you’ve been around this newsletter for any length of time, you’ve seen us sing the praises of Apple AirTags when it comes to tipping the scales very much in your favor if you check bags.
To make that even better, many airlines now let you link your AirTag’s Share Item Location feature to their systems in the event a checked bag goes off on a vacation of its own in order to increase the odds it’s located and safely returned.
But on a recent ski trip, I realized too late that the AirTag in my checked skis had a dead battery. I hadn’t needed that one in a year, and in that time, it died.
Naturally, that’s precisely the piece of luggage that went missing on our flight home.
After a day or so on its own journey, my bag made it home via the airline’s baggage claim process. But I sure felt like a dummy with a nonfunctioning AirTag in that bag while it was missing.
However, there’s good news: You can replace the batteries in your AirTags, and you can check the battery life to avoid a similar situation to mine.
And of course, if you haven’t hopped on the AirTag train yet with your luggage, here are some basics to know — and a link to get your own four-pack so you’ll have eyes on your bags even when the airlines don’t.
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