The numbers are quite staggering.
From that data, 2,801,968 bags were reported mishandled in 2023.
Mishandled is a catch-all synonym for lost, damaged, delayed, and/or pilfered.
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The USDOTuses the number of bags mishandled per 100 bags enplaned as the measure to compare airlines fairly.
Ill use the initialism BMPH to avoid constantly using bags mishandled per hundred.
For example, 0.58 BMPH is the national average with 485,919,932 bags being enplaned in 2023.
Heres how the figures break down on an airline-by-airline basis.
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