Originally Posted by
Globaliser
Why not?
If there are 160 passengers on board, only 10 of them check one bag each, but 8 of those 10 passengers is entitled to priority baggage handling, then 80% of the checked baggage (8 bags out of 10) will qualify for priority handling.
That would be a rare and unusual event. Statistically I was told less than 25% of pax on a flight carry FF status priority (including QC Bronze) (excluding SYD-MEL obviously). So leave the 12 in J to one side, it is unlikely that more than 30 people on the flights carry priority.
Those who travel regularly are more inclined to carry on (and the only reason I checked this time was because I had a case load of samples to take over with me, the case home was almost empty) because of the delays at the other end, however it is fair to say if priority baggage was adhered to then my bags should have been inside the first 25 off.
As I said when the first 20 bags off are not tagged Business or Priority, then it is clear that the message has not gotten through to the baggage handlers.