Researched guidance · private intake unavailable

Delayed baggage · AF

Keep the Air France WorldTracer file at the centre.

Declare the missing bag, retain the WorldTracer reference and organise essentials receipts for the separate written claim window.

AirlineAir France
Initial reportOnline declaration or at the destination airport baggage service
Claim timingWritten complaint within 21 days from bag delivery
Reviewed7 Aug 2026

First route

Report the bag.

This creates the tracing record. It does not usually replace the later documented claim.

01

Declare the missing bag online or at the airport baggage service.

02

Keep the WorldTracer file reference number.

03

Track the file until the bag is delivered.

Second route

Build the claim record.

RecoupLane organises what you confirm. The airline applies its own assessment.

01

Current guidance names basic-necessity purchases directly related to the delay.

02

Keep itemised receipts for toiletries and essential clothing.

03

Submit the written complaint through the official claim route within 21 days.

Pack contents

What to keep together.

The exact official form can still ask for more. This list is the reviewed preparation baseline.

01

WorldTracer file reference

02

Booking or boarding evidence

03

Baggage tag

04

Itemised essential receipts

05

Delivery confirmation

Product boundary

What this pack does not claim.

- Air France Hop-operated flights are confirmed against the same channel before the route is enabled.

- Private pack generation is unavailable; this route is public guidance only.

Air France

Keep the evidence while this route remains guidance-only.

No airline endorsement. No automatic submission. No guaranteed payment.

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