New Delhi: Apple has widened support for its iPhone-based luggage tracking feature, bringing Air India, Lufthansa, and 34 other global carriers into its growing airline network. The update lets passengers share the live location of their AirTag-tagged bags with airline staff, helping speed up recovery when luggage is delayed or misplaced.
The feature is part of Apple’s Find My app and works on iPhones running iOS 18.2 or later. It allows travellers to securely pass on their bag’s location to airline baggage teams, giving them a clearer picture of where a missing suitcase actually is, instead of relying only on internal airport scans.
How Apple’s baggage sharing feature works
iPhone users can create a temporary web link with any item with an AirTag, such as customers making a temporary web link with suitcases and backpacks using the Find My app. This connection indicates the current or latest location of the item on a map and can be forwarded directly to the airline employees who need to deal with missing or delayed baggage.
It will be a controlled and restricted access. The shared connection automatically expires in seven days or after recovering the bag. The link can be opened by any employer of the airline, even without having an Apple device or special software.
Airlines now supporting the feature
With this expansion, Apple’s Share Item Location feature is now supported by 36 airlines worldwide. These include Air India, Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, American Airlines, United, Delta, Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, KLM, Virgin Atlantic, and several others across Europe, Asia, and North America.
The full list also covers carriers such as SWISS, Turkish Airlines, JetBlue, Finnair, Iberia, Saudia, WestJet, and Vueling, making it one of the largest airline integrations Apple has rolled out for travellers.
Why this update is important for travellers?
AirTags have become a popular way for passengers to keep track of their luggage, but until now airlines could not officially use that data. With this update, airline baggage teams can rely on the same location information that passengers see on their iPhones.
This can help speed up searches, reduce guesswork, and cut down on the time bags spend lost in large airports. Apple says more airlines are expected to join in the future as carriers look for better ways to handle baggage disruptions.