Ever wonder what happens to all the baggage that goes unclaimed? It’s got to go somewhere, right? After 90 days of intensive tracking by the airlines, the majority of lost and unclaimed cargo goes to UnclaimedBaggage.com. According to its Web site, this is “a one-of-a-kind store snuggled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and…
My wife always prefers to carry on our luggage when we travel. Now I know why… A new survey by Sita Inc. — a company providing technology solutions for the air transport industry — shows that “the problem of mishandled baggage is worsening on both sides of the Atlantic.” You want numbers? You better sit…
Over four decades of travel, I’ve been lucky. I never lost a piece of luggage, though my bag was delayed once in Eleuthera and once in Maui. Well, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics released its latest stats this month and it wasn’t pretty. More bags were lost, damaged or stolen from US airlines than in…