American Airlines recorded the highest first-half 2026 mishandling rate among reporting operating carriers, while Allegiant posted the lowest as the industry-wide rate fell year on year. KEY TAKEAWAYS US reporting operating carriers mishandled 1,052,493 checked bags from 213,072,877 enplaned between January and June 2026. The overall mishandling rate improved to 0.49 per 100 bags from… Read the full news article