There were over 1.6 million cases of mishandled baggage reported in the first nine months of this year alone.
That’s a lot of missing, damaged, delayed, or pilfered luggage.
Here are the US airlines that have luggage mishaps the most often.
ExpressJet Airlines:5.82 reports per 1,000 passengers.
SkyWest Airlines:4.78 reports per 1,000 passengers.
Southwest Airlines:4.31 reports per 1,000 passengers.
American Airlines:3.76 reports per 1,000 passengers.
These numbers might not seem terribly high, but the U.S. you might read the full consumer report at the link below.
Air Travel Consumer Report| U.S. Department of Transportation viaThe Washington Post