The majority of baggage losses occur at stopovers.

45% of lost baggage cases in air transport occur on stopovers, according to SITA's latest report. Europe holds the dubious honor of leading the ranking by continent, with 7.8 pieces of luggage lost per 1,000 passengers.

According to the same study, the global average is 6.5 bags lost out of every 1,000. In total, 23 million checked bags in 2015 had some kind of problem. Europe's figures contrast with those of North America, with a ratio of 3.2, and even more so with those of Asia, which records just 2 out of every thousand bags claimed.

The majority of the incidents recorded had to do with delays delays (79%), while 15% suffered damage or theft of objects inside and 6% disappeared  permanently. Passengers had to wait an average of 42 hours to recover lost belongings.

In 45% of the cases, the suitcase did not reach its destination because of an incorrect processing at the stopover, while in 19% it was a error due to ticketing, change of suitcase or security, and in 16%, due to a lack of cargo.

In any case, and as indicated also by the study “Air Transport Industry Outlook. Baggage Report 2016” from SITA (which can be downloaded in full below) the number of incorrectly checked bags since 2007 has dropped by 50.7%.

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