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Old 5th Jul 2022, 22:58
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MechEngr
 
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Originally Posted by GROUNDHOG
Just returned from a trip where I used it and saw several other people using the same app so yes it is becoming a travel tool amongst regular flyers that is more reliable than departure boards in many cases. We just spent 30 hours travelling over 4 flights and could see that it was impossible to meet what the board said, flightradra24 was much more accurate. By the way if anyone sees a red suitcase and a green suitcase on their travels please could I have them back, thanks to Air Canada for losing them, How about inventing a tracker that goes in the bag alongside the flightradar24 app.
That's the Apple Airtag system. As long as someone with an iPhone is nearby, the location of that phone and rough distance to the Airtag will get sent to you. Not enough to say exactly where it is, but plenty to tell if it's near an airport and which one. They can be detected from inside most luggage. The Airtags are not expensive, but the cost of an iPhone to run the app to receive updates might be; but if a friend has one, perhaps they will help.
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