A Hongkonger who flew from Germany to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific found one of four of his luggages, with items inside worth HK$170,000, stolen.
The Sun reports the man had sent four pieces of luggage home, but only three arrived on the conveyor belt. The fourth luggage was found left in the X-ray machine at the airport in Frankfurt. Although Cathay Pacific Airways arranged for the missing luggage to be shipped back to Hong Kong, when it arrived, the lock was broken and all valuable items inside were gone, except for some shoes and an empty box.
The luxury handbag, money, scarves, and jewellery that the man had bought during his trip were all gone.
According to regulations, policy states that unless the passenger paid for additional insurance, HK$13,000 is the maximum compensation the airline can offer for missing or damaged baggage.
The case is now being dealt with by the Hong Kong police and Frankfurt airport officials.
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