NPR: lost luggage https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=467273525 lost luggage en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:36:23 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: lost luggage https://www.npr.org/tags/467273525/lost-luggage U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go? When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214841411/luggage-lost-airlines-resale-unclaimed-baggage-alabama https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1214841411/luggage-lost-airlines-resale-unclaimed-baggage-alabama

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

]]> Melanie Peeples Unclaimed luggage piles up at airports following Southwest cancellations After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 05:00:53 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/12/29/1145846556/unclaimed-luggage-flight-cancellations-winter-storm-southwest https://www.npr.org/2022/12/29/1145846556/unclaimed-luggage-flight-cancellations-winter-storm-southwest

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage.

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]]> Giulia Heyward Consumer Complaints About Airlines Soar Complaints were up about 30 percent last year over 2014. The most frequent complaints were about flights being delayed or canceled, and luggage that was lost or damaged. Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:43:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/18/467269948/consumer-complaints-about-airlines-soar https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/18/467269948/consumer-complaints-about-airlines-soar Complaints were up about 30 percent last year over 2014. The most frequent complaints were about flights being delayed or canceled, and luggage that was lost or damaged.

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