Airmule

Earn money while flying by selling excess luggage allowance.

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Earn money while flying by selling excess luggage allowance.

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Airmule is the world's largest on-board courier platform. Our travelers earn money during their flights by selling most or all of their excess luggage allowance.

Launch tags:Travel•Delivery•Tech

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Hello Product Hunt community. I am the co-founder of Airmule, enabling travelers to earn cash sharing their extra luggage space. Senders ship for less than half the price of shipping companies, and travelers earn money, often covering the airline ticket, shipping items for others. We founded Airmule last year to enable anyone to travel the world cheaply or for free. Security measures are in place including: Users verify identification offline and online, travelers inspect every item before traveling, and a credit card or U.S. bank account is required. Each transaction, along with item photos and geo-location, is recorded. Senders do not get paid until the item is confirmed by recipient. Travelers from USA to China are earning north of $500 per trip. If you download the app, you'll see a bunch of trips listed from Los Angeles - Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities already. If you are traveling, feel free to list your trip and receive a $75 bonus for your first time (Promo Code: AM75 redeemable at airmule.com/fly). If you need to ship, search of a traveler headed to your shared destination. I'm happy to answer your questions.

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10yr ago

OneUp

Very cool idea, and looks like it is well executed based on their Facebook reviews

Pros:

Makes traveling cheaper

Cons:

Wish they were operating in more airports

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9yr ago

Hoping to see Airmule in O'Hare soon

Pros:

Definitely would love to use

Cons:

Not in Chicago airports :(

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9yr ago

This sort of terrifies me, yet also oddly intrigues me.....

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10yr ago

Airmule

Maker

@caitlin_northup Anything I can help answer?

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9yr ago

Product Hunt

I'm curious how you avoid drug trafficking, @roryfelton.

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9yr ago

@roryfelton @rrhoover Not just drugs but also any illegal item. How do you guys solve this issue?

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9yr ago

Airmule

Maker

@rrhoover @renatorotsztejn Our model inherently prevents this kind of activity. We're not a platform that allows just anybody to ship through our service. Our shipping providers are those with a high-frequency need for daily/weekly/monthly international express shipping, nearly all of which happen to be in the e-commerce space. The items we receive are typically purchased online by our shipping partners' end users in the US or China.

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9yr ago

@rrhoover @renatorotsztejn @jschwitzke Frankly, you need a better answer on this. My background is in counterterrorism and this sets off a bunch of alarm bells. The primary question, what controls are in place to track the 'chain of evidence'/audit trail for the boxes and what was inside them? Can you tell me with 100% certainty who has touched a box and why along the way? How do you verify the box received is the same as the box originally given? Example: Drugs are easy to hide between two layers of cardboard and printing boxes, as you know, is trivial, especially in China. Given your focus on 'high frequency shippers' your exposure to manipulation is vastly increased.

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9yr ago

Airmule

Maker

@shloky Appreciate your response. And please excuse the brevity, but bulleted feedback here: - we partner with TSA certified shipping companies - yes, we can tell you every individual who has touched a container along the way - we manually screen each received item as an added measure - we document each item as it's received and delivered (photographs) - each container is sealed with security tape before traveler check in - we intentionally operate only via checked luggage (checked luggage go through enhanced security measures before being loaded onto a plane) - all travelers receive digital manifests (photos and descriptions) - our travelers are allowed to inspect their containers

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9yr ago

Solves a problem as well as environmentally friendly, but agree w/ @rrhoover concern

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9yr ago

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