ATLANTA — After the airline meltdown around Christmas time, Southwest Airlines said “we have returned virtually all of the bags” that were lost in the chaos. The airline’s CEO confirmed that news in a message that went out to Southwest travelers last week. Southwest Airlines, the largest domestic airline in the U.S., canceled more than… Continue reading Which airports and airlines are the worst when it comes to lost luggage? Here’s what we found
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Packers’ running back says necklace with father’s ashes lost in endzone was found
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (KTRK) — A very special case of lost and found involving Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones lit up social media Tuesday morning. Aaron, who grew up in El Paso and played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso, lost a necklace with a football pendant bearing the… Continue reading Packers’ running back says necklace with father’s ashes lost in endzone was found
Cargo handlers arrested for stealing gold bars at Los Angeles International Airport, prosecutors say
Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing gold bars while working as cargo handlers at Los Angeles International Airport, federal prosecutors said. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of Los Angeles, were taken into custody without incident on Tuesday morning by agents with the FBI. Both men were charged with conspiracy as… Continue reading Cargo handlers arrested for stealing gold bars at Los Angeles International Airport, prosecutors say
Couple claims Southwest Airlines lost, damaged man’s dialysis machine
PHOENIX — Sheila and her husband Vernon planned to spend a week fishing in Arkansas. It was one of the few hobbies her husband can still do after becoming reliant on a dialysis machine. However, Sheila said the relaxation she was hoping for was dashed before she even left Phoenix’s airport. “The stewardess looked at… Continue reading Couple claims Southwest Airlines lost, damaged man’s dialysis machine
Frontier Airlines lost and found is accused of theft again; Niles jeweler’s $50K claim still pending
CLEVELAND — A new lawsuit against Frontier Airlines Inc. for missing property bears some similarity to a case involving a Niles jeweler, the latter of which appears stalled in the county courts. Timothy and Tina May, the former of whom is the proprietor of Mr. T’s Heart of Gold and Diamonds along Youngstown Warren Road… Continue reading Frontier Airlines lost and found is accused of theft again; Niles jeweler’s $50K claim still pending
American Airlines mishandled and lost more luggage than any carrier last year
U.S. airlines lost or mishandled almost 3 million pieces of luggage in 2019, and nearly a third of those were on American Airlines flights. Fort Worth-based American fell to last in 2019 in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s rankings for mishandled and lost luggage, botching delivery on 8.48 of every 1,000 pieces of baggage. To… Continue reading American Airlines mishandled and lost more luggage than any carrier last year
Southwest airlines work hard to return your lost items
As a recent NerdWallet study points out, the amount of luggage lost by airlines spikes during the holiday travel season. But passengers do their fair share of losing things on airplanes and in airports year-round. In 2011, for example, the lost-and-found department at Portland International Airport (PDX) logged nearly 16,000 misplaced objects. So far this… Continue reading Southwest airlines work hard to return your lost items
How Delta Air lines is trying to fix the problem of lost and delayed luggage
Victor DaRosa stands under a scorching afternoon sun, loading bags onto a jet heading to Detroit. As each suitcase climbs up the conveyor belt into the plane, a small computer verifies that it actually belongs on that flight. If one bag didn’t, a red light would flash and the belt would stop until somebody acknowledges… Continue reading How Delta Air lines is trying to fix the problem of lost and delayed luggage
LOST AND FOUND American Airlines is ‘reimbursing passenger for lost luggage after she spotted her clothes being sold on Facebook’
A WOMAN was left feeling “violated” after her belongings were stolen from her bag following an American Airlines flight – only for her to spot them on sale on Facebook. Kinley Rice, from Tulsa, claimed items worth thousands of dollars were removed from her suitcase when travelling through the airport. She claims that a brand… Continue reading LOST AND FOUND American Airlines is ‘reimbursing passenger for lost luggage after she spotted her clothes being sold on Facebook’
A boy left his Buzz Lightyear inside a plane. A ramp agent made it his mission to reunite them.
From the back seat of a rental car, a concerned 2-year-old boy repeatedly asked his parents the same question: “Where’s Buzz?” Ashley Davis frantically sifted through the family’s luggage in search of her son Hagen’s beloved Buzz Lightyear action figure. It was nowhere to be found. Hagen was distraught. “To Hagen, it was the end… Continue reading A boy left his Buzz Lightyear inside a plane. A ramp agent made it his mission to reunite them.