Complaint: Baggage Problem Delta often leaves baggage behind
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Old Jan 28, 2009, 2:18 PM
abutterfinger25 abutterfinger25 is offline
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Originally Posted by sarah levine simon View Post
I actually think this is a safety problem that highlights holes in airline security. The idea that they can't track a bag means that a lot of things could get shipped that shouldn't
It is not a hole in the sercurity. All bags are checked by TSA before they even enter the system. Therefore, while the bags get left behind, placed on a flight to Tibet, lost and flying random aircraft for the reminder of time, ect., it has already cleared security and has been deemed "safe".

While I still don't understand why carriers don't scan and track their bags like FedEX, DHL, and the other do. I don't buy the airlines position of "the cost of the system".