There is a regional issue that can come about. We hung out with friends a little over a week ago in Croatia and Italy. We came back via Rome -> Copenhage n ->

There is a regional issue that can come about. We hung out with friends a little over a week ago in Croatia and Italy. We came back via Rome -> Copenhage n -> SFO. No luggage issues on SAS. Friends flew Split -> London -> SFO on British Airways. Apparently the day they left a large percentage of luggage that transited the BA terminal in Heathrow had issues. One bag was lost (returned to the US) for about 5 days, the other is still location unknown. A big problem is that gate people and checkin people will suddenly claim "the flight is full" (some times it is) and try and force people to pack bags. When tasked with such, people don't always think about possible valuables in their bags and rebalance accordingly. In the case of our friends. Their "carry on" was not much bigger than a backpack. The flight was not full. The recovered bag, thankfully, had jewelry and other items the wife of the couple didn't think about when agreeing to check the bag.