How likely are you to lose your luggage on a flight?

Lost baggage in a busy airport. Man is sitting on a baggage claim carousel rubbing his head. He has a head ache. Nearby people picking up their luggage are depicted by motion blur movement. Traveler is frustrated and sad.

We don’t know about you but whenever we fly, we spend the whole time worrying about losing our luggage.

It’s never happened to us, but the concept of losing all the goodies we’ve bought while on holidays really puts us on edge.

giphy (2)

Well today, we’re feeling a little bit more at ease about our future travels, because according to SITA’s 2018 Baggage Report, airlines are hugely improving their rate of baggage delivery.

According to the report, baggage mishandling has dropped by 70 per cent since 2007.

The report marks 2018 as a turning point for the global air transport industry as airlines increasingly adopt baggage tracking technologies.

Services like real-time notifications and fast self-service bag drop will be more commonplace and 2018 is the year that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Resolution 753 comes into effect which will see the industry increase baggage tracking, the report said.

“Over the last decade, we have seen significant improvements in bag management as airlines have taken advantage of technology,” Barbara Dalibard, CEO, SITA said in a release.

“Now with IATA’s drive for 100 per cent bag tracking, technology adoption will rise further.”

“End-to-end tracking produces data which reveals where improvements can be made in operational processes.”

“While we won’t see a sudden change in 2018, it is a real turning point for the industry as airlines begin to unlock the value of the tracking data for the 4.65 billion bags they carry.”

The growth in passenger numbers globally puts considerable pressure on the industry’s baggage systems and processes.

With the rise to more than 4 billion passengers in 2017, the airlines did pretty bloody well to reduce the rate of mishandled bags, if you ask us.

In fact, at 5.57 per thousand passengers it was the lowest level ever recorded.

Despite the improvement, mishandled bags cost the industry an estimated $2.3 billion in 2017 so there is considerable scope for cost savings from airline investments in end-to-end bag tracking.

Latest News

  • Destinations
  • News

APT Launches 2025 Asia Adventures

APT has launched its Asia Adventures for 2025, including new luxury holidays in India, Sri Lanka and Japan. Five new tours lead guests to the highlights of India, including a seven-night cruise along the rarely travelled Lower Ganges aboard the Ganges Voyager. Further south, Sri Lanka’s greatest destinations are revealed on a new 15-day Land […]

  • Cruise
  • Luxury
  • News

Seabourn announces Western Kimberley Traditional Owners as Godparents of Seabourn Pursuit

Seabourn has named Western Kimberley Traditional Owners, the Wunambal Gaambera, as Godparents of the ultra-luxury purpose-built Seabourn Pursuit. It is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. Seabourn Pursuit embarks on its inaugural season in the Kimberley region this June. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s […]

  • Luxury

Malolo Island Resort opens brand new Spa

Fiji’s Malolo Island has added another string to its bow – opening its $1.3 million day spa on Thursday, 18th April 2024. (Lead Image: matriarch Rosie Whitton with spa staff) Located at the edge of the resort’s luscious patch of tropical rainforest, the new “Leilani’s Spa” adds another level of elevated experiences to Malolo’s already […]