Checked-baggage claim builderBagBack

Build the claim the airline actually owes you: the right law, every deadline, an itemized schedule that argues to the cap, and a demand letter that cites all of it. You file it in your own name and keep every dollar.

BB · — working prototype · not legal advice

Bag didn't show up just now? Open the at-the-belt checklist first — the airline's own report window is hours, not days.

Example claim loaded (JFK → LHR, lost bag). Replace it with yours.

Trip

Where the bag was going

Itinerary Incident Carrier Flight From To Arrival date (when the bag should have arrived) Bag returned on (blank if not yet) Report (PIR) filed on PIR / file reference Bag tag number(s)

Checked-bag fee paid ($) Hours the bag was late Longest international segment (hours) SDR rate (USD per SDR, today)

Ticket touched the US (DOT rules apply on top) Paid with a card that has baggage benefits, or have travel insurance

Pick the airline from the list; if it is not there, type its name — you will enter the claims address from your report at signing.

A domestic connecting leg on an international ticket counts as international. The SDR rate moves daily — IMF daily value.

Contents

What was in the bag

Item	Category	Paid ($)	Replace ($)	Age (yrs)	Receipt

Enter what you paid and, if higher, what it costs to replace today. Replacement is the ask; the engine shows the most depreciation you should ever concede. Under a year old: no depreciation. Toiletries, medication, gifts: full value.

Interim

What you had to buy while waiting

Purchase	Date	Amount ($)

Reasonable, verifiable, actual. Airlines may not cap these per day or pay 50% of clothing — DOT has fined carriers for both.

You

Who is filing

Full name (as on the ticket) Email Phone Postal address

Flat fee. You keep the recovery.

Contingency services take 35–50% of what the airline pays. These tiers are placeholders for the pricing test; payment links are not live in this prototype.

Self-serve $49

Everything on this page: regime, deadlines, schedule, letter, checklist
Deadline reminders by email
Refund if you recover less than 3× the fee

Reviewed $149

Claim check: a specialist verifies the schedule, evidence and dates within 24h
Airline-specific tactics where we have them
Response review when the airline replies
Refund if you recover less than 3× the fee

Escalation $299

Everything in Reviewed
DOT complaint drafted for you
Small-claims guide for your state (court forms and rules)
Insurer / card-benefit claim pack (you submit)

BagBack prepares a claim that you file in your own name. It is an information and document-preparation service, not a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. This product is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Deadlines are computed from the dates you enter and the published rules; confirm them against your ticket and the carrier’s contract of carriage. Liability limits: Montreal Convention art. 22(2), 1,519 SDR per passenger (revised 28 Dec 2024); 14 CFR § 254.4, $4,700 per passenger (effective 22 Jan 2025). Checked-bag fee refund thresholds per the DOT 2024 refund rule. Your draft is saved in this browser only.