Posted on April 17, 2008. Filed under: Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Travel, lost luggage, TSA, luggage, airlines, DOT, mishandled baggage statistics, luggage carousel, cancelled flights, ATA, baggage, delayed flights, aviation, passenger bill of rights, IATA, mishandled luggage, Travel industry, travel agencies, Vacations, FAA, Lost, found, News, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, CBS, NBC |
Air travelers, a lot has changed since 9/11. Do you remember some airports before 9/11 had those “security” people who checked your luggage claim checks against the bags you were taking with you? Where are they now? Who is watching out for your luggage until you claim it at the carousel?
The answer is NOONE is watching out for your luggage [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008. Filed under: Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Add new tag, Travel, bags, TSA, luggage, airlines, DOT, delays, ATA, The Empty Carousel, passenger bill of rights, Lost Luggage statistics, Travel clubs, Frequent Flyer, Travel News, flight cancellations |
A special report just released in 2008 from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reveals that in a three-year period nearly 42,000 travelers have reported items as lost from their luggage at an estimated value of more than $31 Million. We are not talking lost for a couple of days. We are talking lost for good!! Listed [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008. Filed under: Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: airlines, Airports, American Airlines, ATA, baggage, cancelled flights, checked baggage, delayed flights, DOT, lost baggage statistics, lost luggage, luggage, mishandled baggage, passenger bill of rights, The Empty Carousel, Travel, TSA |
When you pack your luggage, do you know what your doing? This elderly woman did not have a clue she packed her husband and his dog…. « Airtravelluggageconsultant Weblog
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Posted on April 10, 2008. Filed under: Travel, Uncategorized | Tags: Add new tag, airlines, ATA, cancelled flights, delayed flights. airlines, DOT, lost luggage, luggage, mishandled baggage, passengers, The Empty Carousel, Travel, TSA |
Dear Air Travel Consumer, not that things are getting any better with your checked and carry-on luggage, released today in the Washington Post, airline luggage mishandles are up 8 percent in 2007 from 2006, that is 4.4 million bags mishandled in 2007, that is up from 2006, 2005, 2004………. You get the idea and it [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2008. Filed under: Travel | Tags: Add new tag, airlines, bags, damaged bags, DOT, lost luggage, luggage, stolen bags, Travel, trip, TSA |
As reported by the New York Times last November 2007 which stated that 5 million travelers last year would have stood at an empty baggage carousel scratching their heads at the end of your travel. How many of you felt this gut wrenching experience and what did it cost you in lost time, vacation time, business time, money, or?
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