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What happens to your bag after you check it in?

26 Nov 2025

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Each year, roughly 500 MILLION bags are checked at U.S airports, with only 0.4% getting lost - so how DO airlines move your bags around and keep track of them. PopSci Editors ⁠⁠⁠Sarah Durn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Laura Baisas go on a journey to explain it all. Read the full story that inspired this episode: https://www.popsci.com/technology/what-happens-to-your-checked-bag/ If you have a question for a future episode, go to ⁠⁠https://popsci.com/ask⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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