Contrary to what was stated, you are asked to provide a receipt to show proof of ownership of the items. I have seen quite a few where people filed the loss claim, and the bag later showed up, but what was inside was not even close to what was claimed. It sucks, but unfortunatly too many people try to scam the airlines.
There is no real time limit before they declare it lost and go for settlement. Some airlines are sooner than 60 days, some later. The other part to keep in mind is the airine will have a warehouse of bags that have been found in the airline, but they can't match an owner most because the tags hve come off, and the owner didn't put a good nametag on it. That is why when you file the claim they ask what some of the contents are. This is the only way left to try to match a bag with it's owner.
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