It's a secondary effect. De-regulation of flight costs and routes cause airlines to cut as much "percieved unnecessary" expenses to maximize profit to the point

It's a secondary effect. De-regulation of flight costs and routes cause airlines to cut as much "percieved unnecessary" expenses to maximize profit to the point of where they are now - bare bones staffing, ancient IT infrastructure, paying for luggage or even in-flight bathroom use! (1)), negligiable accountability for dropped flights, etc.. These cuts lead to the inability to handle simple and quick tracking of misplaced luggage. 1.) https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/charging-passengers-to-use-the-toilet-pay-to-stand-airfares-10-years-on-since-ryanairs-oleary-caused-controversy/ https://aviationsourcenews.com/news/charging-passengers-to-u...