Baggage delivery service AirPortr now covers all Heathrow terminals, Gatwick and City

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• John says:

  16 Mar16 March 03:52

  If your baggage is delayed, then Citybags is able to collect it and bring it to you, but you have to sign a customs form. I suppose Airportr could do this too.

  Customs at T3 and T5 seems to be much more active than 2-3 years ago, I always see someone getting checked when I arrive these days. It is always groups of pax with multiple bags though.

  • Matt says:

    16 Mar16 March 04:31

    I’m not sure customs would allow it. Anyone who is importing illicit goods would more easily be able to get away with it if they could get someone to pick up their baggage (they might lose the goods, but could potentially avoid arrest). The key difference with delays is it is out the control of the person who owns the bag, and therefore can’t be manipulated so easily by criminals etc.

    • Sandgrounder says:

      16 Mar16 March 06:04

      When my bags have been delayed, they were delivered to a place of my choice at no additional cost. Isn’t this standard practice? At MAN I had to sign a customs form. However, the potential for duty fraud was reduced as my (legitimate) duty free had been stolen by the time I was reunited with my belongings.

      • mark says:

        16 Mar16 March 07:26

        Yes it’s standard for delayed bags (airline dependent – I even got this from an airline that went bust – oasis Hong Kong) , but this service is for people who don’t want the hassle of picking up the bags.

        • The_Real_A says:

          16 Mar16 March 09:41

          Oh Oasis £75 to Hong Kong if i remember!

        • Danksy says:

          17 Mar17 March 07:08

          I was in the philipines when oasis went bust and had no idea until I arrived at Hong Kong for my flight home! MasterCard picked up the bill for Emirates flights home!

  • Raj says:

    16 Mar16 March 08:20

    Who are groups of pax?

    • TimS says:

      16 Mar16 March 09:08

      Pax is airline shorthand for passengers.

    • Peter K says:

      16 Mar16 March 23:22

      A letter or two followed by x is a common abbreviation term. Eg, in medical terminology Hx is history, Px is patient, Rx prescription.

      The key is knowing what terms are used frequently in the particular literature/message board/whatever and then extrapolating.

      • Martin Valt says:

        17 Mar17 March 20:39

        This is incorrect.

        Rx is treatment. Px is prescription.

        The key is possibly knowing what one is talking about.

• Danksy says:

  16 Mar16 March 06:36

  Do they have a collection service? We are a holidaying as a family of 5 with intentions of using our full baggage allowance!

  • Danksy says:

    16 Mar16 March 06:38

    Yes they do …but not from Bristol!

• Kevin says:

  16 Mar16 March 06:56

  Thanks. Could be useful early next month when we are flying out of LHR but wanted to spend the day in London following an overnight stay at HGI at Heathrow.

• Will says:

  16 Mar16 March 08:58

  I’m glad someone is taking this on and I think it will definitely benefit a lot of people. One of the many transformative experiences from travelling in Japan was the luggage delivery service from hotel to hotel or hotel to airport. It was absolutely brilliant, available everywhere, supper efficient and not that expensive c. £15 for a large suitcase. I know to roll out nationwide would require someone like a DHL but it was seriously useful and I’m hoping it expands to more places.

  • Mac says:

    16 Mar16 March 09:49

    Where can I find out more about this service in Japan? Going to be spending a month there and that would be fantastic.

    • Scottnothing says:

      16 Mar16 March 12:53

      You can arrange it through a luggage forwarding company or via the concierge at each hotel you stay at. It is a very common thing to do. The shinkansen isn’t really made for carrying lots of luggage with you on-board (though it is possible, just not that comfortable due to the general lack of luggage storage, volume of travellers/commuters in train stations and steps/lack of lifts in stations). Enjoy!

      • Genghis says:

        16 Mar16 March 13:04

        There is overhead storage on Skinkansen but just like on a UK train, not overly spacious. I think people should read onebag.com though and learn to cut down on what you need to take on business / holiday.

        • Rob says:

          16 Mar16 March 14:36

          Last time I went to Japan I took two shirts, thinking I could get my hotel to wash one during the day whilst I wore the other. It turned out I had overpacked because the Peninsula did overnight laundry and the rooms have cupboards which open from the outside and inside, allowing staff to put back your laundry overnight so your freshly pressed shirt is there when you wake up!

        • Genghis says:

          16 Mar16 March 14:47

          🙂 Now that is service! Even after having lived there for two years, I still couldn’t really figure out the toilets though…

        • ankomonkey says:

          16 Mar16 March 17:40

          Japanese squat toilets are simple, Genghis…

    • Farringdon says:

      16 Mar16 March 22:36

      The Takkyubin service in Japan is hugely helpful. You can use it from convenience stores – you just need a hotel concierge to help you fill in the form. Highly recommended.

      The UK needs something like this. It’s perfect for a small, densely populated island.

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