Air tags NOT helping locate luggage…

Unlike GPS tracking devices, an AirTag relies on Bluetooth to send its current location to the Apple servers, and then, on to your iPhone's Find My app.

To be successful, when it is in transit, it would then rely on nearby iPhones, where their respective owners have enabled "Find My Network" on those phones. Of course, those same phones would need to have access to the Internet ... which is not always the case since most airlines charge you for that "privilege."

Finally, with your luggage in the cargo hold, it may be difficult, if not impossible for the AirTags Bluetooth signal to reach the passenger compartment.

If you really want to be able to track your luggage throughout their journey, you will need to consider getting a dedicated GPS tracking device for that purpose.

There are 50 passengers on the small Embraer Aircraft on United Express and at least 25 passengers with an iPhone spread across the plane. I saw my Bags being loaded in the Aircraft yet Find My shows them 0.1 mile away at the check-in counter for the last 45 mins. Now on the runway and still showing at the check-in counter. Which Bluetooth phone is the AirTag talking to, to ping forward? None!!!! Doubt it is a GPS device needed issue.