lost luggage

Airline baggage nightmare

Lost luggage is baggage that fails to arrive with its owner after travel, typically by air.

Airlines maintain lost luggage departments to track and return wayward bags: We spent an hour at lost luggage filling out forms.

The term covers bags that are delayed, misrouted, or genuinely lost.

Most "lost" luggage eventually turns up; truly lost bags may be auctioned or donated.

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Bag kept in cabin

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