by RICARDO ANDERSON
September 06, 2022
American Airlines is ranked for having the worst mishandling of baggage rate out of all US carriers.
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Since the beginning of 2022, the US has over 1.4 million mishandled bags.
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Compared to the pre-pandemic level there is a 30% rise in the mishandling of bags.
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American Airlines reported a lost baggage rate of 0.93 mishandled bags per 100 unplanned.
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That means a total of 300,590 bags lost by the airline so far.
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American was followed by Alaska Airlines in the DOT rankings, which reported a 0.75%mishandled baggage rate.
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Delta Airlines dropped down two spots from its 2021 ranking to sixth-place with a mishandled baggage rate of 0.61%.
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The airline mishandled 230,142 pieces of luggage between January and June 2022.
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In April alone, US airlines lost, delayed, or damaged nearly 220K bags, as per report from the Department of Transportation.
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