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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- June and July ranked among the worst months in two decades for luggage mishandled by U.S. airlines, The Washington Post reported Monday.
The new statistics also show more than 1 million pieces of luggage were lost, damaged, delayed or stolen during handling by U.S. airlines from May to July.
In 2002, 3.84 reports of mishandled bags were filed for every 1,000 passengers but by July that number had risen to 7.93, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported.
Airlines and analysts blame the problem on a surge in the number of checked bags, fewer baggage handlers, bad weather, more transfer points and smaller jets with weight restrictions.
The problem frustrates fliers, even well-traveled ones such as Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., who is due in court Tuesday to face a misdemeanor charge for allegedly shoving a United Airlines baggage clerk at Dulles International Airport in August, the Post said.
"I was tired after a delayed flight and frustrated by the subsequent further delay of the entire flight's baggage," Filer said last month in a written statement.
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