Last month, we reported that, with Saudia now supporting the AirTag luggage tracking program, the official list of supported airlines had grown to 30 globally. Now, Latin America’s largest carrier is also joining in.
As reported this week by Folha (via MacMagazine), LATAM, the largest airline group in Latin America, has started supporting AirTag location sharing for passengers on flights within Brazil and across South America.
Starting now, customers whose bags are delayed or missing can generate a secure link from the Find My app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and submit it through LATAM’s self-service baggage portal.
Once the bag is recovered, users can stop sharing the AirTag location link or let it expire automatically after seven days.
According to LATAM, the company handles over 40 million bags per year, and already reports a mishandling rate about 50% lower than the industry average. Still, it says this new option will offer extra peace of mind for travelers.
With the addition of LATAM, the number of AirTag Share Item Location partners now includes at least 31 airlines:
Ajet – Turkey
Air Canada – Canada
Air India – India
Air New Zealand – New Zealand
American Airlines – US
Breeze Airlines – US
Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong
China Airlines – Taiwan
Delta – US
Finnair – Finland
IAG/Aer Lingus – Ireland
IAG/British Airways – UK
IAG/Iberia – Spain
IAG/Vueling – Spain
JetBlue – US
LATAM – Chile/Brazil
KLM – Netherlands
Lufthansa Group/Austrian Airlines – Austria
Lufthansa Group/Brussels Airlines – Belgium
Lufthansa Group/Eurowings – Germany
Lufthansa Group/Lufthansa – Germany
Lufthansa Group/Swiss – Switzerland
Pegasus – Turkey
Porter – Canada
Qantas – Australia
Saudia Airlines – Saudi Arabia
Singapore Airlines – Singapore
Sun Express – Turkey
Turkish Airlines – Turkey
United – US
Virgin Atlantic – UK
How to use the feature
First, make sure your device is running the latest OS version. Then:
Go to the Find My app on your device. Tap Items, tap the item that you want to share location updates for, then tap Share Item Location. Follow the onscreen instructions to create and share a temporary webpage. Tap Done.
Apple notes that in order to “provide updated locations, at least one of your Apple devices where you’re signed in to your Apple Account needs to be online.”
If you want to learn how to view, manage, or stop sharing location updates for AirTag, you can check Apple’s official support page.
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