Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
Well see the post office analogy, it is all one slowish batch process. Bags do get there eventually, it's incredibly rare for a bag to get completely lost. Technology is coming to the rescue, BA are doing experiments with RFID tags which will allow everyone to identify the exact location of bags.
RFID tags will only make it easier to scan a bag, but it won't help if they don't get scanned. They are not a GPS receiver with a GSM/CDMA transmitter to tell a system where exactly they are located.