(Richmond) About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed at Vancouver International Airport after winter storms severely disrupted holiday travel last month.
Robyn Fant says her family picked up their last lost bag on Tuesday, just in time for the flight back to North Carolina after an annual ski trip to Whistler, British Columbia.
While crossing the airport, Mme Fant says she, her husband and three sons checked eight bags for their Air Canada flight and arrived in Vancouver on Christmas Day, but the bags with all their ski gear went missing for the four days. following.
She says it cost the family “thousands of dollars” as they had to rent their ski equipment and buy clothes, including winter boots, gloves, a ski jacket and pants.
The family found the last bag in a restricted area filled with unclaimed luggage belonging to people who were traveling with Air Canada.
A statement from the airport says the number of unclaimed bags fluctuates as bags arrive, are collected or are sent for delivery to owners.
“While we anticipate that it will take us and our airline partners more time to complete this reunification process, steady progress is being made,” the company said in a statement.
There is a 99% pass rate for baggage leaving Vancouver airport, she adds, which means almost all checked baggage is processed and leaves the airport on time.