Comments on: Lost luggage, gone to the dogs http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/12/28/lost-luggage-gone-to-the-dogs/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jay http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/12/28/lost-luggage-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-27877 Jay Sun, 10 May 2009 14:37:36 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/12/28/lost-luggage-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-27877 The 5 men arrested for the crime did not work for Continental Airlines, they worked for a contract service by the name of Menzies. The baggage found in the dumpster all had interline ( international arrival baggage that transfers to another carrier ) tags, for instance a plane comes in from Europe like KLM or EK and the passengers are continuing on through IAH on a Continental flight. The bags were collected by the contract workers over time as the bags were from several different airlines. Link to story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-02-lost-luggage_x.htm The 5 men arrested for the crime did not work for Continental Airlines, they worked for a contract service by the name of Menzies. The baggage found in the dumpster all had interline ( international arrival baggage that transfers to another carrier ) tags, for instance a plane comes in from Europe like KLM or EK and the passengers are continuing on through IAH on a Continental flight. The bags were collected by the contract workers over time as the bags were from several different airlines.

Link to story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-02-lost-luggage_x.htm

]]> By: j sullivan http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/12/28/lost-luggage-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-529 j sullivan Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:49:12 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/12/28/lost-luggage-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-529 I read on an airline site that a lot of those bags had transfer tags on them so they should not have even been able to remove them from the security area apparently those bags are handled differently and are probably loaded in some order let alone the airport property. I will not be surprised one bit when the FBI bust up some huge very organized theft ring. There is no way one person could do this alone. And this way at least there watching each other to make sure there not getting ripped off by their own partners. But if one person pulled this off god only knows what else he could do. If that turns out to be the case which is doubtful, I wouldn't go near a plane to meet the Virgin Mary herself!!! I read on an airline site that a lot of those bags had transfer tags on them so they should not have even been able to remove them from the security area apparently those bags are handled differently and are probably loaded in some order let alone the airport property. I will not be surprised one bit when the FBI bust up some huge very organized theft ring. There is no way one person could do this alone. And this way at least there watching each other to make sure there not getting ripped off by their own partners. But if one person pulled this off god only knows what else he could do. If that turns out to be the case which is doubtful, I wouldn’t go near a plane to meet the Virgin Mary herself!!!

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