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Luggage limbo: Bags still missing after JFK airport woes

NEW YORK (AP) — Over a week after winter weather woes snowballed into a long weekend of dysfunction at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, some passengers are still waiting for their baggage.

The still-missing luggage is a fraction of the thousands of unclaimed bags that accumulated during the chaos. But it illuminates the magnitude of the breakdown and airlines’ limitations in handling baggage backups.

Consultant Robert Mann says airlines generally have a good record on luggage but aren’t prepared for an unexpected backlog that happens fast.

A JFK official told The Associated Press on Wednesday the backlog had dwindled to about 100 bags. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

That tally apparently doesn’t include bags possibly given to delivery agencies or flown elsewhere.

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