>And how often do airlines lose luggage? More often than packages go missing.

Are you sure that's true? I think the loss rates of both are around 1%
But yeah as dtparr said, obviously don't check your luggage. If it's too big to carry on, take it to the gate instead of baggage drop to ensure that it's manually put on the plane.
Are you sure that's true? I think the loss rates of both are around 1%
But yeah as dtparr said, obviously don't check your luggage. If it's too big to carry on, take it to the gate instead of baggage drop to ensure that it's manually put on the plane.