Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,946
The average for baggage "inconvenience" is about 6.5 reports per 1,000 passengers. Check in early, assure sufficient time between connections, mark your bag(s) prominently, keep a description (I actualy use a digital photo on my camera's memory card to show baggage personnel) in case you needd to fill out a missing baggage report, include identifying information outside (and I highly recommend identifying data and an itinerary inside in case the tags are torn off by airport machinery or...) don't pack anything very valuable and avoid packing anything that might set of a scanner at your departure point (fruitcake, semi-solids like soap, chocolate, etc. in sizes that might resemble a packet of explosives,) secure the baggage with TSA-approved locks and you should better those odds.