Lost luggage: Virgin Australia allows passengers to track their bags with new app

Guests flying on routes with the technology will receive a push notification on the app when their luggage has been received and when it arrives at their destination. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Virgin Australia is offering passengers the ability to track their luggage through a smartphone app, as airlines attempt to restore faith after a spate of lost and mishandled bags last year.

From this week, passengers flying with Virgin between Brisbane and Sydney were able to take advantage of a pilot of the bag tracking program.