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What’s in all the checked bags that get lost?

03/05/26

While the volume of airline passengers – and the bags they check – is soaring, the rate of mishandled baggage is declining, according to a 2025 SITA Baggage IT Insights report. New technology, including compact Bluetooth trackers such as Apple AirTags, is helping airlines reunited passengers with mishandled bags. But bags still end up lost. […]

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Mishandled bag rate drops, thanks to technology

06/12/25

Most travelers likely say a prayer to their version of the God of Lost Baggage when sending a checked bag off on the airport conveyor belt. Not all their prayers are answered. However, the odds of having a checked bag arrive at your destination airport when you do are improving slightly. Global air passenger numbers […]

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Airline checked baggage fees

05/28/25

End of an era: Southwest Airlines no longer checks bags for free Passengers checking bags on Southwest Airlines must now do what passengers on other airlines do: pay for their checked bags. The carrier’s longstanding and much-loved “two bags fly free” policy ended May 28, 2025. Now Southwest Airlines passengers who don’t have a Southwest […]

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Airport Amenity of the Week

11/28/24

Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) gets high marks and many awards for its amenities, including everything from art and elaborate gardens to free movies and the world’s largest indoor waterfall. Changi is also known for its customer service. A few days ago, “due to inclement weather and lightning warnings,” the airport sent out a message on […]

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Wacky anti-theft suitcase + Las Vegas treats

08/25/23

Wacky way to keep luggage safe It’s no fun having a bag get lost or stolen during a journey. Today we have digital trackers to help keep track of suitcases. But back in the early 1960s, one smart inventor created a wacky way to make sure a bag wouldn’t get stolen. Good reasons to go […]

Will your bag fit? Maybe. Maybe not.

06/05/23

This chart greets travelers at boarding gates for international flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). No doubt, there’s something that looks like this at your airport too. The chart lists the maximum dimensions – including handles and wheels – of the under-seat and carry-on bags for each airline that flies out of this airport. And […]

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How about a 2-inch suitcase?

04/17/22

Would you travel with a flat suitcase? We would. In March 2020, just days before the world closed down due to the pandemic, our baggage and accessories reporter spent two days at the Travel Goods Show, a for-the-industry event held that year in New Orleans. In an exhibition hall filled with travel gadgets and suitcases […]

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Airport Amenities We Love: Coat Check Service

11/15/21

Here’s a great airport amenity we’re glad is back. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is once again offering its popular coat check service. The service is back for the third winter season and means passengers setting out from MKE for warm weather destinations don’t have to lug their bulky winter jackets, scarves, and gloves with […]

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Yes, Southwest Airlines will check your pool noodle.

06/10/21

The world – and a young woman named Sydney Fowls – now knows that Southwest Airlines stands by its promise to allow passengers to check two bags for free. Even if one of those bags happens to be a pool noodle. Fowles recently traveled from Ohio to Tampa for a vacation. And, budgets being tight, […]

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