Last month, we reported that, with Saudia now supporting the AirTag luggage tracking program, the official list of supported airlines had grown to 30 globally.Now, Latin America’s largest carrier is also joining in.As reported this week by (via ), LATAM, the largest airline group in Latin America, has started supporting AirTag location sharing for passengers on flights within Brazil and across South America.
Starting now, customers whose bags are delayed or missing can generate a secure link from the Find My app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and submit it through LATAM’s self-service baggage portal.Once the bag is recovered, users can stop sharing the AirTag location link or let it expire automatically after seven days.According to LATAM, the company handles over 40 million bags per year, and already reports a mishandling rate about 50% lower than the industry average.
Still, it says this new option will offer extra peace of mind for travelers.With the addition of LATAM, the number of AirTag Share Item Location partners now includes at least 31 airlines: Ajet – Turkey Air Canada – Canada Air India – India Air New Zealand – New Zealand American Airlines – US Breeze Airlines – US Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong China Airlines – Taiwan Delta – US Finnair – Finland IAG/Aer Lingus – Ireland IAG/British Airways – UK IAG/Iberia – Spain IAG/Vueling – Spain JetBlue – US LATAM – Chile/Brazil KLM – Netherlands Lufthansa Group/Austrian Airlines – Austria Lufthansa Group/Brussels Airlines – Belgium Lufthansa Group/Eurowings – Germany Lufthansa Group/Lufthansa – Germany Lufthansa Group/Swiss – Switzerland Pegasus – Turkey Porter – Canada Qantas – Australia Saudia Airlines – Saudi Arabia Singapore Airlines – Singapore Sun Express – Turkey Turkish Airlines – Turkey United – US Virgin Atlantic – UK How to use the feature First, make sure your device is running the latest OS version.Then: Go to the Find My app on your device.
Tap Items, tap the item that you want to share location updates for, then tap Share Item Location.Follow the onscreen instructions to create and share a temporary webpage.Tap Done.
Apple notes that in order to “provide updated locations, at least one of your Apple devices where you’re signed in to your Apple Account needs to be online.” If you want to learn how to view, manage, or stop sharing location updates for AirTag, you can check Apple’s official support page.AirTag deals on Amazon AirTag, 4 Pack: $79.98 (-19%) AirTag: $24 (-17%) Apple AirTag Loop: $29 You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day.Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop.
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