I hate a thief!!

[Bearkat]

My daughter just arrived in Johannesburg on her way to film hunts for the next couple of months. Her plane was delayed getting into Newark and she barely made her connecting flight. As she was getting on the plane, they told her she would have to check her carry on case of camera equipment. Despite her better judgement and upon the United employee's insistence, she handed it over. Of course there was plenty of overhead space once she got on board. As you can already guess, her case arrived empty! B#$%$#ards stole all her equipment! She has worked hard setting up a new business and buying equipment for it to all come crashing down by some scumbag. I've sent her money to buy new equipment and hopefully she can source what she needs ASAP as she has clients coming next week. They could have cleaned her out at Newark just as easily as Johannesburg. Who knows, but I'm sure is was at Johburg.

United just sucks and I look forward to the fight to get money out of them. Thankfully she had it all insured, but I hope United steps up and she doesn't have to file a claim.

 

[Red Leg]

My daughter just arrived in Johannesburg on her way to film hunts for the next couple of months. Her plane was delayed getting into Newark and she barely made her connecting flight. As she was getting on the plane, they told her she would have to check her carry on case of camera equipment. Despite her better judgement and upon the United employee's insistence, she handed it over. Of course there was plenty of overhead space once she got on board. As you can already guess, her case arrived empty! B#$%$#ards stole all her equipment! She has worked hard setting up a new business and buying equipment for it to all come crashing down by some scumbag. I've sent her money to buy new equipment and hopefully she can source what she needs ASAP as she has clients coming next week. They could have cleaned her out at Newark just as easily as Johannesburg. Who knows, but I'm sure is was at Johburg.

United just sucks and I look forward to the fight to get money out of them. Thankfully she had it all insured, but I hope United steps up and she doesn't have to file a claim.

Get a lawyer to help you with this. Wish you every degree of luck. Your target is the airline.

 

[matt85]

Yep, call a lawyer.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Nothing worse than a thief. Hate’em.

 

[Tgood1]

Yes united sux, I refuse to use them, different reasons tho

 

[Spearhead]

So sorry to hear this. Put the hammer down on United over this. What a shame.

 

[R.M.C.]

Sorry to hear about the trouble, good luck with the fight!!

 

[Bearkat]

Once her Aunt finds out, I’m sure she will be happy to go to bat with United. It just breaks your heart to have you kid call absolutely distraught, and you cant be right there to help. She is tough and will get focused tomorrow after a good night rest.

 

[Brent in Az]

I think a lot of baggage handlers take that job just so they can steal whatever they can get away with.

 

[CJW]

Almost guaranteed to have happened in Joburg. I had stuff stolen going through both ways. It truly is a POS airport that reflects the society in which it resides. Of course I was naive to it at the time and only learned that it was a huge problem afterwards.

I have a feeling that United will take zero blame but hopefully I'm wrong.

 

[Trophyhunter01]

Need to development a larger version of a Dukes Dogless coon trap just for those ramp rats to put their hand in the bag looking for something to take and bang, got’em. Choot’em Lizbeth.

 

[CZDiesel]

My daughter just arrived in Johannesburg on her way to film hunts for the next couple of months. Her plane was delayed getting into Newark and she barely made her connecting flight. As she was getting on the plane, they told her she would have to check her carry on case of camera equipment. Despite her better judgement and upon the United employee's insistence, she handed it over. Of course there was plenty of overhead space once she got on board. As you can already guess, her case arrived empty! B#$%$#ards stole all her equipment! She has worked hard setting up a new business and buying equipment for it to all come crashing down by some scumbag. I've sent her money to buy new equipment and hopefully she can source what she needs ASAP as she has clients coming next week. They could have cleaned her out at Newark just as easily as Johannesburg. Who knows, but I'm sure is was at Johburg.

United just sucks and I look forward to the fight to get money out of them. Thankfully she had it all insured, but I hope United steps up and she doesn't have to file a claim.

SOB’s that’s horrible!!! If you set up a go fu d me I’ll be the first to send money so she can recoup!

 

[sgt_zim]

My daughter just arrived in Johannesburg on her way to film hunts for the next couple of months. Her plane was delayed getting into Newark and she barely made her connecting flight. As she was getting on the plane, they told her she would have to check her carry on case of camera equipment. Despite her better judgement and upon the United employee's insistence, she handed it over. Of course there was plenty of overhead space once she got on board. As you can already guess, her case arrived empty! B#$%$#ards stole all her equipment! She has worked hard setting up a new business and buying equipment for it to all come crashing down by some scumbag. I've sent her money to buy new equipment and hopefully she can source what she needs ASAP as she has clients coming next week. They could have cleaned her out at Newark just as easily as Johannesburg. Who knows, but I'm sure is was at Johburg.

United just sucks and I look forward to the fight to get money out of them. Thankfully she had it all insured, but I hope United steps up and she doesn't have to file a claim.

Another example of why I absolutely refuse to fly UA.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Was the case locked?

 

[mauserhunter]

Sorry to hear, a family friend worked a jfk for something like 40 years think he was there when it was still Idlewild. The stories I've Hurd him tell I'd never trust any airport or most of the workers.

 

[Rafiki]

So what about rifles? Are they stolen often? I've heard of them not arriving with the owners flight but not stolen, although I'm sure it happens. Anyone here have a rifle actually stolen in Transit?

 

[Hunter4752001]

I wouldn't assume the theft necessarily happened at the Jo'berg end. The only way the camera gear was able to be stolen was the insistence of the United employee that her carry on case had to go in checked baggage, even though it wasn't required. A lot of thieves and other crooks among baggage handlers all over the world. On my return from a South Africa hunt, one of the baggage handlers in Perth tried to steal my revolver case. Only the airline's data showing the case loaded on board in Jo'berg, and the insistence of the Customs supervisor that nothing would move until the firearm was recovered, caused it to be miraculously located.

 

[sureshot375]

A couple years ago, I can’t exactly remember which trip, United had some major problems on the ground in joberg which prompted them to cancel flights and prohibit flying firearms for a while.

 

[mauserhunter]

So what about rifles? Are they stolen often? I've heard of them not arriving with the owners flight but not stolen, although I'm sure it happens. Anyone here have a rifle actually stolen in Transit?

There a lot of anti gun people out there, they will make sure you gun is lost or on the wrong flight. When I worked at ups we had a big problem with them, one women destroyed over a dozen rifles before ups figured out what she was doing.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Sue the life out of them. They have it coming.