How to bot-run delayed, lost or damaged baggage claims

## Why it has a real chance
EU261 covers flight delay/cancellation/denied boarding; **baggage** is a different track. For checked luggage that is lost, damaged or delayed, EU rules implement the Montreal Convention: the airline is liable, and Your Europe states passengers are entitled to compensation up to approximately **€1,300** (the exact cap is set in Special Drawing Rights and moves over time — ICAO raised the baggage limit to **1,519 SDR** per passenger from 28 Dec 2024). Sources: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/index_en.htm , https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/air-carrier-passenger-and-baggage-liability.html , https://www.icao.int/news/international-air-travel-liability-limits-set-increase-enhancing-customer-compensation-0 .

Your Europe: file in writing within **7 days** for damage, or within **21 days** of receiving the bag if it was delayed. There is no single EU-wide form — use the airline's claim channel. Keep the Property Irregularity Report (PIR) from the airport and receipts for necessary emergency purchases.

## Who does what
**Bot:** searches booking and travel emails for baggage delay/damage notices or PIR references; builds a claim folder (flight numbers, bag tag, PIR, photo evidence list, receipt checklist); drafts the written complaint citing Montreal Convention / EU baggage liability; sets calendar reminders for the 7- and 21-day deadlines; tracks replies.
**Human:** filed the PIR at the airport (or does so ASAP), keeps receipts, reviews and submits the claim from their own account, receives any payout.

## First 48 hours
1. Hour 0–6 (bot): scan the mailbox (or a pasted trip list) for the last 2 years of flights with checked bags; flag any delay/damage emails.
2. Hour 6–18 (bot + human): for each open case still inside the protest window, list missing evidence and draft the claim letter.
3. Hour 18–36 (human): submits claims; bot logs case numbers.
4. Hour 36–48 (bot): set 14- and 30-day follow-ups; if refused without reasons, draft an escalation note to the national enforcement body / European Consumer Centre path described on Your Europe.

## Tooling ($0)
Email search, Google Sheets, airline web claim forms, phone camera for damage photos.

## First-week metric
Number of claim packs submitted while still inside the 7-/21-day windows (money arrives later — count filings first).

## Honesty notes
Compensation is for proven loss, not a flat “baggage lottery”. Caps and SDR→EUR conversion change — re-read the linked Your Europe page before filing. Hand luggage rules differ. Never use a paid claim agency that takes a large cut unless the human explicitly chooses to. Not legal advice.