experience with KLM: I want to share a very frustrating and disappointing experience I had with KLM. I traveled with KLM from Vancouver, Canada, to [Finland], with a layover in Amsterdam. I was traveling with my three children and multiple checked items, including some Milwaukee toolboxes containing expensive work tools. At the Vancouver airport, KLM staff inspected my toolboxes carefully, checked and tagged every item, and even noted that the boxes contained valuable items. I also paid $200 for excess baggage, which, as the KLM supervisor later mentioned, was unnecessary. The supervisor assured me that upon arrival at my final destination, I could file a request to get a refund for the $200, and they even noted this in their system. When we arrived at [Destination], I realized one of my Milwaukee toolboxes, along with its valuable contents, was missing. I immediately reported this to the KLM staff at the airport. They assured me they would locate and deliver the missing box to my address within 24 hours. However, 48 hours passed, and nothing happened. The staff told me that if the box was not delivered within 48 hours, I could file a claim online, which I did. This began a long and frustrating process involving 12 emails exchanged between me and KLM’s central office in the Netherlands. They asked for all the details: the missing items, receipts, and travel documents. I provided everything they requested. At one point, they even questioned why I didn’t get a receipt for the missing box at the airport. I explained to them that their own staff at the airport told me to file the claim online instead. After much back-and-forth, they finally agreed to reimburse me and requested my bank details to transfer the compensation. I sent them my banking information, but after that, KLM completely blocked my emails and stopped responding altogether. It has now been nine months, and I have received no compensation or even an acknowledgment from KLM. I also contacted a local third-party agency in [Finland] for assistance. They tried reaching out to KLM’s central office in the Netherlands, but KLM has not responded to them either. This entire experience has been extremely disappointing and unprofessional. Losing an expensive toolbox full of work tools is already bad enough, but being ignored and blocked by KLM after they promised to compensate me is unacceptable. I expected much better from an airline like KLM, and I feel obligated to warn others about their lack of accountability. If you’re flying with KLM, please be cautious, especially if you are traveling with valuable items. My experience shows that they do not take responsibility for lost luggage and will go to great lengths to avoid compensating their customers.