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Sat 03 Mar 201025m suitcases go missing despite better baggage handling
WORLD AIRPORTS:TWENTY-FIVE MILLION bags went missing in the world’s airports in 2009, and almost a million of them were never reclaimed or were stolen, according to a new report.
The number of missing bags was down almost a quarter on 2008, according to luggage-tracking data from electronics group Sita, but this was largely because fewer passengers were flying, and those who did fly checked in fewer bags, to avoid fees.
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