Packing your bags this summer? Some things to worry about:

Loads on domestic U.S. flights? Up! Percentage of lost or delayed luggage? Up!

Maybe the people who lost luggage should try the courts: In the UK, heroic everyman Nick Gilbert sues Ryanair for lost pair of glasses, wins, lives to tell the tale in the Sunday Times. (via Consumerist)

Carrying that luggage on-board may not be the solution for international travelers, either. Things may get more difficult if you travel via the UK. The Global Traveller reports that BAA, the folks who run Heathrow, etc., are going to enforce carry-on weight and size restrictions more aggressively. These rules differ, both by airline and by region.

If you’re flying within Europe, the carry-on sizes are much smaller and lighter than if you’re traveling to/from the United States. But what if you’re flying from, say, Houston to Krakow, via London; your carry-on may have been legal for the trans-Atlantic flight, but it went illegal when you touched down in London. If BAA requires gate-checking for hundreds of connecting passengers daily, there will be an uproar. Stay tuned.