still no sign of my lost bag after madrid layover

After a long flight from Toronto to Madrid with Air Canada, I had a 3-hour layover before catching my Iberia flight to Algiers. You’d think that would be enough time for my bag to make the transfer, right? Apparently not. My suitcase never showed up in Algiers. I filed a Property Irregularity Report right away, and the next day Iberia emailed me saying my bag was ready for pickup at the Algiers airport. I rushed over, but the staff there looked at me like I was crazy—no bag in sight. The following day, I got another email saying the same thing, but again, nothing at the airport. It’s been six days now, and I’ve called Iberia customer service at least 15 times. Every time, I get a different answer, but nobody seems to know where my bag actually is. They say they’ve escalated my case, but I haven’t heard a thing. I’m honestly tempted to just fly back to Madrid and search the terminal myself, even though my bag doesn’t have an AirTag or anything. I’ve read online that Iberia has a reputation for losing luggage, but this is ridiculous. Has anyone actually managed to get their bag back from Iberia after something like this? How long did it take you? I’m starting to lose hope here, and I’m running out of clean clothes! #lostluggage #iberiaairlines #travelproblems #Travel