Link to CNN article
There were a couple of quotes that most of you will enjoy.
"I'm afraid more baggage turmoil is almost an inevitability," said Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mica, R-Florida, noted that the number of mishandled bags was 23 percent higher in 2005 than in 2004.
When the number of mishandled bags jumps, it usually is because an airline is having a specific problem, Meanen said. Often the problem is staffing, he said.
Too few workers was the reason for massive problems with US Airways passengers' bags over the 2004 Christmas holiday season, according to a report by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
No kidding. Now why didn't we think of that before?
The fact that they've laid off half the ramp at most airlines might be a factor.
There were a couple of quotes that most of you will enjoy.
"I'm afraid more baggage turmoil is almost an inevitability," said Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mica, R-Florida, noted that the number of mishandled bags was 23 percent higher in 2005 than in 2004.
When the number of mishandled bags jumps, it usually is because an airline is having a specific problem, Meanen said. Often the problem is staffing, he said.
Too few workers was the reason for massive problems with US Airways passengers' bags over the 2004 Christmas holiday season, according to a report by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
No kidding. Now why didn't we think of that before?
The fact that they've laid off half the ramp at most airlines might be a factor.
