AIRLINK THEFT.

Booked in to airlink flight in Johannnesburg after an international flight arrival. My carry on case was with me the whole way. After boarding the stewardess told me the cabin bin was too small for my case and she told me that she would give it to the cargo personnel who then took it down the steps to load in the cargo hold. She asked me if there was any medicines I may need on the flight in the case. I told her I had valuables in the case. I was given no choice but to hand the case over. I watched her hand the case down the stairs to a man who filled out the ticket. He handed it over to another person who took it to the back as far as I could see through the window. Note it was the second last case loaded. On arrival in Nelspruit I waited a long time for my case and eventually had to query where my case was. A gentleman went to the back and after a while he came back with my case. I was suspicious seeing as it was the second last to be loaded in Johannesburg, but didn’t come out of the plane in nelspruit until I queried its whereabouts. After I met my wife inside the airport I opened my case to check everything. It was a jumble inside and All my money was gone!! USD 980.00 plus Iraqi Dinar and R650.00. And of course, no one knew anything. Note that this case was always with me until this flight when the stewardess insisted I give it to her to put in cargo. Police at the airport in nelspruit did nothing. The airlink desk entered a report on the computer. No one would go to the plane on the tarmac or question and check the people who had unloaded the bags from the plane. Nothing was done to try and find who had taken it or where it was. I am taking this to the police and will open a case of theft against the airline, including fingerprints on the suitcase locking mechanisms. Question: is this a syndicate of staff working together???? Travellers beware…. Your luggage is not safe on airlink. Why don’t they have cameras in the cargo hold etc.