Addendum
Global lost baggage rates slide 60%
April 1st 2024
Between 2007 and 2022, the global rate of mishandled bags was reduced to 7.6 per 1,000 passengers, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) survey of 155 airlines and 94 airlines shows. Read More » IATA said industry adoption of its Resolution 753, which requires tracking baggage at acceptance, loading, transfer and arrival, has been introduced by 44% of airlines with another 41% of carriers in the process of adopting article 753.
 |
“Tracking bags at acceptance, loading, transfer and delivery will give the industry the data it needs to improve, reduce overall mishandling and help airlines reunite mishandled bags with their owners faster, IATA director ground operations, Monika Mejstrikova, said. Optical barcode scanning has been adopted by 73% of airports. Tracking by more efficient RFID, which has a 54% usage rate at mega airports (40 million passengers and above a year), has been implemented by 27 airports.
