Which airlines offer Apple AirTag’s Share My Location luggage tracking and how to use it

Apple released an excellent iOS 18.2 update for travelers in November through its Share Item Location feature, and it’s now being adopted by major airlines worldwide.

This new enhanced functionality allows multiple people or third parties (including airlines) to track the location of an AirTag or other Apple accessory. This feature unlocks an array of benefits for travelers, especially those with checked luggage.

For instance, if you’re traveling with a partner and sharing your checked luggage item and using AirTags, both of you can monitor where the bag is, even if you’re on separate flights.

Up to five people can share an AirTag’s location at any time. This means that by sharing your AirTag location with the group you’re traveling with, you could use the feature to coordinate your location for meeting spots or when navigating large crowds or confusing areas.

Finally, being able to share your AirTags location with a third party — such as an airline — could also help customer services locate lost luggage faster.

If you’re not already using Apple AirTags when you travel, perhaps this new feature could convince you to take the plunge. It’s also worth adding that you can currently snap up a set of four Apple AirTags for just $67.99 on Amazon — one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for a while. The retailer also lists individual Apple AirTag for $22.99 if you only need one.

Which airlines use Apple’s AirTag’s Share My Location feature?

Since Apple launched its new Share My Location feature it has slowly been rolled out as part of customer services at several major airlines. At present, the following airlines should all now accept location links from the Find My app:

• Aer Lingus
• Austrian Airlines
• Air Canada
• Air New Zealand
• American Airlines
• Austrian Airlines
• British Airways
• Brussels Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• Eurowings
• Iberia Airlines
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Qantas
• Singapore Airlines
• SAS
• Turkish Airlines
• United Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic
• Vueling

How to share an AirTag’s location

First, ensure that your iPhone is running iOS 18.2 or higher and open the “Find My” app or iCloud Find My website.

Once there you should be able to open the “Items” tab, and locate the AirTag that you wish to share. By tapping on the AirTag you should be given the option to “Share Item Location,” by following the onscreen instructions you’ll be presented with a shareable link.

You’ll be able to share the link with one of your contacts, or in the case of an airline — you should be able to paste the link into the customer service app where you’re dealing with your baggage or with on-the-ground customer service personnel who are helping you locate your baggage.

The person or airline you’ve shared the link with will then be able to begin tracking the AirTag’s location.

Is my location data safe?

Each shared link can only be accessed by a small number of people and recipients will be required to authenticate to view the link through either their Apple account or email address.

The location of the AirTag or other accessory will stop being shared once you have been reunited with your item. However, the item owner can also decide to stop sharing the location at any time. If you don’t stop sharing the item’s location, the link will automatically expire after seven days.

Bottom line

Apple AirTags are consistently one of TPG’s most recommended travel accessories, and for good reason. We never check a bag without them. The new Share Item Location feature is an excellent upgrade that makes locating lost luggage much more efficient and surefire.

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