Statistics
The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains air travel consumer reports, which include statistics on mishandled baggage. For April 2009 Atlantic Southeast Airlines was the top ranked for reports of mishandled baggage with 9.17 reports per 1000 passengers.
| Airline | Total
Baggage Reports |
Enplaned
Passengers |
Reports per
1,000 passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | 9,642 | 1,051,861 | 9.17 |
| American Eagle Airlines | 10,547 | 1,236,837 | 8.53 |
| Skywest Airlines | 9,056 | 1,713,538 | 5.28 |
| Comair | 2,861 | 564,174 | 5.07 |
| Delta Air Lines | 24,649 | 4,880,051 | 5.05 |
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