American Airlines lost thousands of bags in August 2022, according to Consumer Reports

American Airlines It will lose thousands of bags by 2022, more than any other airline in the United States, according to a recent report from the US Department of Transportation.

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This photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows luggage at baggage claim at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

The Department of Transportation released its August Air Travel Consumer Report, which gives us an idea of ​​the number of lost bags at airports across the United States.

American Airlines Lost Bags in 2022

According to a recent report from Business Insider, the Department of Transportation has already published its August Air Travel Consumer Report. It gives us a detailed performance of different airlines in the US, especially how they handle their customers’ luggage.

According to the news outlet, all the airlines in the report showed worse “held” baggage compared to the same period last year.

The August report covers the performance of US airlines in the first month of 2022 through June.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – JULY 16: An American Airlines flight lands on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group have announced a merger between the two companies.

And in the first two months of this year, American Airlines seems to have lost more bags than it lost.

A recent Air Travel Consumer Report found that American Airlines had a lost baggage rate of 0.93 “mishandled bags per 100 flights.” This is a significant increase from the previous figure of 2021, in which it gained 0.76.

In total, American Airlines mishandled approximately 300,000 bags between January and June 2022. Meanwhile, in 2021, it’s only around 177,000, which is a significant increase for this year.

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American Airlines Lost Bags 2022

On the other hand, Allegiant Air has the lowest number of bags mishandled according to the Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report.

The planned number of bags per 100 is only 0.16, which translates to a total of 5,466, continuing the implementation in 2021.

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The second largest airline, one step ahead of American Airlines, is none other than Alaska Airlines. 0.75 bags per 100 packs were mishandled.

JetBlue AirWaysUnited ranked eighth and seventh in the mishandled baggage report.

But United Airlines and Delta Air Lines seem to be struggling to keep up with last year’s performance. In fact, Business Insider reported that both airlines tripled their number of lost bags during the same period.

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