Flying without luggage: This is how high the risk of losing your luggage is

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The horror of the start of the holiday: The plane lands and there is no sign of the suitcase. This recently happened on a Swiss flight to Bilbao, without a single passenger’s luggage on board.

Now figures from ground handling provider Swissport show that this is an isolated case. This year, as of September 10, there were approximately 62,000 flights. “Of these, 15 planes took off without luggage, which corresponds to a percentage of 0.024 percent,” said CH Media spokeswoman Nathalie Berchtold. In more than 99.9 percent of cases, luggage is carried. Swissport is responsible for all Swiss flights in Zurich.

28,600 pieces of luggage in one month

However, these figures are only valid for aircraft without loaded luggage. Even on the remaining flights, it is unlikely that all the luggage will be on the plane. Swissport cannot provide any figures on this matter. But he’s Swiss. CH Media writes that during the high season from mid-July to mid-August, 97.8 percent of a total of 1.3 million bags were transported as planned. 28,600 pieces of luggage did not arrive at their destination or did not arrive on time.

This is due to infrastructure and personnel shortages. Swissport now wants to make improvements and is bringing in reinforcements from abroad. “In the coming weeks, we will receive gradual support from 15 experts from Cyprus, Geneva and Basel at Zurich Airport,” spokesman Berchtold told CH Media. (brother)

Source :Blick