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A British consumer air travel group, Air Transport Users Council (AUC), said that more than 40 million bags were misplaced by the world’s airlines in 2007.

The Council also said the annual number of mishandled bags was rising and could be as high as 70 million by 2019.
Global travel solutions provider SITA says 1.2 pieces of luggage were lost permanently in 2007.

AUC says passengers are not fairly compensated for their lost luggage. They don’t get what they should from the carriers because they do not have receipts for the items that were in their bag or because the airline is taking into account depreciation of the value of the items in their bag.
AUC says airlines should reimburse travelers for all goods.