Lost Luggage at Mumbai Airport?

honestly the lost luggage office at T2 is pretty efficient compared to other airports i've dealt with. they've got a dedicated team that actually tracks bags through the system instead of just handing you a form. but here's the thing most people mess up - you gotta go to the baggage service counter inside the arrivals hall before you leave the secure area, not the airline's city office later. if your bag has a tag with a final destination in india, it'll usually show up within 48 hours. the real pain is when it got misrouted to domestic instead of international, then it's a whole different chase

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File your claim at the airport before you leave, not over the phone later. The baggage service office near belt 1 in T2 arrivals actually has staff who can ping the system in real time. I've seen bags turn up in 24 to 36 hours if they were just misrouted to another Indian city. The ones that vanish for weeks usually got stuck in customs or were never scanned out of London in the first place. Call your airline's Mumbai office directly instead of the helpline, the local team can actually check the physical holding area.

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Ugh, that's the worst. Mumbai airport is a beast, even when your luggage isn't staging a coup. Honestly, the success rate is...variable. I've heard horror stories, and I've heard of people getting their stuff back within a day or two. It really depends on how quickly they process things. File a claim immediately with your airline and keep all your paperwork. And then, start the long, agonizing wait. Prepare yourself for some seriously frustrating phone calls. Maybe pack a small emergency kit next time, toothbrush, change of clothes, etc, just in case your luggage decides to go rogue again. Good luck, you'll need it.

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have u tried the chor bazaar route? not for selling to shops but the friday morning flea guys near mumbadevi, some of them buy vintage/retro pieces outright and pay better than the bale walas if ur stuff has any character. got 800 for a bunch of old levi's and band tees there. thing is u gotta go early like 6am and know how to hold ur ground, they smell desperation instantly

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one thing nobody mentioned, watch out for the weight vs piece thing. kabadiwalas and bale buyers pay by kilo so heavy stuff like denim and woolens actually earn more than fancy light stuff. i cleared a whole bag of old jeans to a guy in Malad for way better than what my branded shirts fetched. also wash everything before u show it, sounds obvious but dusty clothes get lowballed on sight.

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honestly the timing matters more than the platform. end of month is when people get salary and actually buy, so list ur stuff around the 1st or 2nd. also post pics in natural light near a window, not on ur bed with flash, makes a huge difference on OLX and insta thrift pages. i've flipped a lot of my old stuff this way and the same kurta that got ignored at 300 sold for 500 when i relisted it properly.

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