American Airlines Joins Rivals in Integrating Apple AirTags to Track Lost Bags | Global News Avenue

American Airlines (AAL) introduced a feature that enables Apple customers (AAPL) Airtags are in luggage to help airlines track lost luggage.

A spokesperson for an American airline said passengers can generate links through the Apple Share Project feature on iOS 18.2 or later and share links with airlines in the event of delayed bags. The spokesman said customers “usually reunited with their luggage within a day” and this integration was designed to reduce that time, adding that “less than 1% of customers have less than 1% of checked luggage. ”

Americans say the service can be used for travel to the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In recent months, Delta Air Lines has combined Airtag functions

The United States joins competitor Delta Airlines (Dahl) and United Airlines (ual), which one Integrated AIRTAG capabilities At the end of last year. Manchester United and the U.S. were the two worst offenders among U.S. operators in terms of unfortunate luggage in November, at 0.54% and 0.53% of bags, respectively, according to the Transport Department’s air travel consumer report last month.

American Airlines shares have fallen 2% to $15.68 in the past 12 months, down 7% during Thursday’s intraday. Last month, Jefferies analysts Improved goals Starting from $12 to $20, and said the airline “could see significant surprises in 2025.”