I was a bit surprised by this take, because I never questioned you would get the luggage back if it survived. Having looked into it more I was pleasantly surprised that even in cases where the airplane was severely damaged luggage was returned.
If you remember the "Miracle on the Hudson", they actually carefully dried everything and couriered it back to the owners. Far beyond what I would expect.
The crash in question was in January of that year, and this article in May is talking about passengers “starting” to get items back. Important items that I'm forced to go without for six months may as well be lost. Could you make it six months without using your ID for anything?
If you remember the "Miracle on the Hudson", they actually carefully dried everything and couriered it back to the owners. Far beyond what I would expect.
https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=7629396&page=1