Lost Luggage at Mumbai Airport?

I've had it happen once, and the bag showed up three days later delivered to my hotel in Colaba. The airport's lost luggage office is tucked away near the arrivals exit, not super obvious. If you're stuck in the city for a bit, hit up Linking Road in Bandra for cheap clothes, you can get a whole outfit for under a thousand rupees and it beats waiting around. Just keep calling the airport helpline around 10am, that's when the shift change happens and you might get someone who actually checks the back room.

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honestly the airport lost luggage people are hit or miss. if your bag has an airtag or something similar you might have better luck pushing them to look in specific spots, i've seen that work for friends. the tracking portal is useless so just call the airline's mumbai office directly instead, they have more pull than the airport staff. also, if you're stuck without clothes, head to hill road in bandra for cheap kurtas and leggings, way easier than trying to find western stuff in a hurry

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Ugh, that totally sucks. Lost luggage is the WORST. I've never lost luggage at Mumbai airport specifically, but I have had the misfortune at other airports...let's just say it involved a lot of paperwork and several phone calls. My guess is the wait time is highly variable; it could be a couple of days, it could be a week or more, depending on how quickly they locate it and how backed up they are. Definitely keep those reference numbers they gave you and check the status online regularly. And pack a few essentials, a change of clothes, toothbrush, etc., next time you fly. You'll need 'em!

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v veronica · 5mo · OP

Yeah, it's a nightmare. I got the reference number, but the website is... unhelpful, to say the least. It just keeps saying "tracking your baggage". Thanks for the heads-up about the essentials; I should of thought of that. I'm stuck in @Mumbai for a few days now, so I guess I'll just have to make do. Hoping they find it soon!

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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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