As the article points out, the fraction of lost baggage has been cut by 75% in the last decade. I seem to remember even more dramatic numbers if you look furthe

As the article points out, the fraction of lost baggage has been cut by 75% in the last decade. I seem to remember even more dramatic numbers if you look further back in time. But, of course, the comments here are (as of now) only cynical takes on how losing luggage is either complete incompetence, or one of various conspiracies of airlines or airports to earn money by... Well I don’t actually understand the ‘how’ part of the schemes. Apparently it’s by paying the customer the contractual (or, in the EU, required by law) hundreds of dollars per loss and then turning around and auctioning off mystery suitcases at $40 a pop?