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EgyptAir delayed and lost baggage compensation

Use the verified report, tracking and claim routes below for delayed, damaged or lost baggage.

EgyptAir sets out the complaint periods on its liability page: a written complaint within 7 days for damage to checked baggage and within 21 days for delay, both counted from the date the bag was placed at your disposal, with loss to be reported as soon as possible. The case is then sent to its baggage address, since the airline publishes no online baggage claim form.

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Use the operating airline's official path

Report the baggage problem first, keep the PIR or file reference, then use the relevant claim route below. BagClaim does not submit the form or send documents to the airline.

OFFICIAL ROUTES

Where to report, claim and follow up

01 GUIDANCE

Report at Lost and Found

Report at the Baggage Service Office first and retain the file reference.

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02 FORM

Submit a written claim

Use the operating airline's current official filing route and comply with its deadlines and evidence rules.

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EVIDENCE CHECKLIST

Prepare these items before the form opens

  • Ticket or boarding pass
  • Baggage tag
  • Photographs of the damage
  • Receipts or proof of purchase
FILING ORDER

A clean three-step handoff

  1. 1
    Report the baggage issue

    Create the baggage report promptly and check that the passenger, flight and bag tag details are correct.

  2. 2
    Organise the evidence

    Keep the report reference, travel proof, baggage tag, receipts, photographs and relevant airline messages.

  3. 3
    Submit and save confirmation

    Use the official claim route, retain the exact submission date and keep every confirmation or case number.

COMPENSATION FRAMEWORK

Compensation and deadlines

Baggage compensation is based on documented loss, not a fixed tariff. For international journeys under the Montreal Convention, liability for delayed, damaged or lost luggage is normally capped at 1,519 SDR per passenger, roughly EUR 1,800 depending on exchange rates.

  • Damaged baggage: written complaint within 7 days of receiving the bag.
  • Delayed baggage: written expense claim within 21 days of the bag being returned.
  • Lost baggage: usually treated as lost after 21 days, then claim the documented value of the bag and contents.

If no substantive reply arrives after about 21 days, send a written follow-up and ask for the exact basis of any refusal.

RELATED GUIDES

How to report and claim, step by step

CONTACT TRANSPARENCY

No invented claim email

EgyptAir publishes mybaggage@egyptair.com on its liability page as the address a baggage case should be submitted to, and offers no separate online baggage claim form.

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COMMON QUESTIONS

EgyptAir baggage claim questions

How long do I have to complain about baggage?

For an international journey under the Montreal Convention the written complaint is due within 7 days of receiving a damaged bag and within 21 days of a delayed bag being returned to you. A bag that has not arrived within 21 days can be treated as lost. Individual carriers often set shorter reporting windows on top of that, so the deadline that binds you is the earlier of the two.

Where do I report the problem first?

EgyptAir sets out the complaint periods on its liability page: a written complaint within 7 days for damage to checked baggage and within 21 days for delay, both counted from the date the bag was placed at your disposal, with loss to be reported as soon as possible. The case is then sent to its baggage address, since the airline publishes no online baggage claim form.

Is there an email address for the claim?

EgyptAir publishes mybaggage@egyptair.com on its liability page as the address a baggage case should be submitted to, and offers no separate online baggage claim form.

How much compensation can I expect?

Baggage compensation is documented loss, not a fixed tariff. The Montreal Convention caps the carrier's liability at 1,519 SDR per passenger, roughly EUR 1,800, and inside that ceiling you are paid what you can prove: receipted essential purchases for a delay, repair or replacement value for damage, and the evidenced value of the bag and its contents for a loss.

What if the airline never answers?

Silence is not a refusal and it does not stop the clock on your own rights. Send one written follow-up quoting the report reference and the date of the original claim, ask for a reasoned decision in writing, and keep every message. If the carrier still does not answer, the national enforcement body or the airline's listed dispute-resolution scheme is the next step, and court action stays open for two years from the date of arrival.

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Links were automatically checked on 2026-08-30. Airline forms and requirements can change. Confirm the current instructions on the airline's own site before submitting. BagClaim is self-service software, not the airline and not legal advice.