Delayed baggage · EI
Aer Lingus gives you seven days. Use them well.
Report through ReportMyBag within seven days of travel, then keep receipts organised for the separate claim while the published windows stay open.
First route
Report the bag.
This creates the tracing record. It does not usually replace the later documented claim.
Report once - at the arrivals desk or through reportmybag.aerlingus.com; the form needs the booking reference, family name and bag tag number.
If the final flight was not with Aer Lingus, official guidance routes the report to the airline of that final flight.
Keep the emailed Delayed Baggage Reference Number and track through WorldTracer.
Second route
Build the claim record.
RecoupLane organises what you confirm. The airline applies its own assessment.
The published daily essentials scale is reviewed item by item; each receipt must clearly show date, items, retailer, amount and currency.
Submit through the official Baggage Claim form: receipts upload as individual files, up to 10 per claim, in PDF, PNG or JPG.
Enter bank details only in the official Aer Lingus claim form; RecoupLane never stores them.
Pack contents
What to keep together.
The exact official form can still ask for more. This list is the reviewed preparation baseline.
Delayed Baggage Reference Number
Baggage tag
Booking reference
Itemised essential receipts (max 10 files per claim)
Delivery or return confirmation
Product boundary
What this pack does not claim.
- The published daily scale is current official guidance, not a guaranteed allowance.
- Essentials reimbursements are deducted from the final settlement if the bag is never located.
- The claim form accepts one claim type per submission and sits behind a booking lookup.
- Private pack generation is unavailable; this route is public guidance only.
Aer Lingus
Keep the evidence while this route remains guidance-only.
No airline endorsement. No automatic submission. No guaranteed payment.
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