According to numbers released by the Department of Transportation, U.S. airlines posted a mishandled baggage rate (concerning items that were lost, damaged, delayed, or stolen) of 5.1 bags per 1,000 checked in 2021. With approximately 393 million bags submitted at airline counters, that translates to just over 2 million bags that failed to reach their owners as scheduled. Unfortunately, those numbers appear to be trending upward — the DOT reported a mishandled rate of 6.4 bags per 1,000 checked in 2022, and numbers were similar for the first three quarters of 2023. ... However, the news from airports isn't all bad. According to data compiled by the Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques, 80% of mishandled bags in 2022 were merely delayed, meaning they were eventually reunited with their owners (7% were classified as lost or stolen).
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