Airlines losing more bags
United Press International
Oct. 1, 2007 at 8:27 AM
WASHINGTON, 1 (UPI) -- June and July ranked among the worst months in two decades for luggage mishandled by U.S. airlines, The Washington Post reported Monday.
The new statistics also show more than 1 million pieces of luggage were lost, damaged, delayed or stolen during handling by U.S. airlines from May to July.
In 2002, 3.84 reports of mishandled bags were filed for every 1,000 passengers but by July that number had risen to 7.93, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported.
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