There's So Much Lost Luggage, Workers Are Throwing Some Away In The Trash

There’s been a lot of missing bags this summer, especially in Europe. Delta had to fly a plane full of only missing bags from London to Detroit in order to sort the mess on home turf (they likely then shipped some of those bags back to London!). Icelandair has been flying planes with baggage handlers on them. Amsterdam’s baggage system broke, and KLM stopped accepting checked bags from connecting passengers within Europe.

Not everyone on staff is well-incentivized to get their luggage back. They might just be expected to clear the back up. An employee who doesn't see the customer is the easiest to do that with.

Photos of lost bags were shared by a whistle blower. Some of the bags had been opened and taken with them to be thrown away.

The luggage was thrown away because of health and safety reasons. The bags had been left so long that the contents had rotted.

We can confirm that a small number of bags were being disposed of because they posed a health and safety risk to staff and a risk of contamination for other bags in their vicinity. The bags in question contained foodstuffs and other perishable items against notified custom regulations. These items were clearly going off and were at risk of attracting vermin.

They blamed customs and said they didn't know why they had the bags. Dublin Airport denied responsibility for 4200 pieces of lost luggage.

Don't look at luggage. It is only for sport.

It's Z.D.

The baggage systems at Amsterdam broke down and passengers were told that they couldn't check their bags. Don is checking in for a trip to the US via Amsterdam.

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Even though they have been around for a long time, luggage shipping services haven't really been ready for mainstream acceptance. A company on the show pitches that you can save time and money by using them. The risks and the math are here.

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There are only two types of luggage, carry on and lost, and airlines don't have to give refunds for lost luggage. It might be a good idea to ban carry on bags.

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