Airline staffing concerns leading to additional misplaced, unclaimed luggage in airports

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – The Unclaimed Baggage retail store in Scottsboro, Alabama, is whole of goods from dropped or unclaimed baggage. 

"All my mates at school and things are so jealous of all of the stuff that I discover listed here," explained shopper Kami Willis.

Every thing in the store is from baggage that went unclaimed for at least 90 times. Owner Bryan Owens has run Unclaimed Baggage for some 50 yrs. He mentioned he frequently has witnessed far more bags coming in during chaotic journey intervals, but not like this. 

"We have more solution than at any time ideal now," Owens explained. "Both at unclaimedbaggage.com and in our retailer."

Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama, sells objects from shed or unclaimed luggage in airports. (G3 Box News)

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FlightAware noted that airline staffing issues have sparked quite a few of these luggage complications.

Airline staffing troubles are creating much more delayed or dropped luggage for vacationers. (G3 Box News)

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"With so quite a few lacking workers, so several fewer baggage handlers, what’s occurring is a good deal of these matters are not receiving to their destinations," said FlightAware spokeswoman Kathleen Bangs.

Unclaimed Baggage is getting more luggage from all-around the U.S., like from the closest significant airport in Atlanta.

Unclaimed Baggage is seeing much more baggage arrive in from airports in the U.S. (G3 Box News)

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"Hartsfield is surely a large airport," Owens said.

"But, we’re viewing items arrive to us by the tractor-trailer load each and every week from all across America."