L'aviateur,
My record for a missing bag is 13 weeks. American Airlines. Went through customs OK atChicago, bag tagged for Dayton. There was a couple of cans of beer in the bag, and although well packed, they managed to split them after the Chicago pick up. The bag had been in the hot sun at Dallas for some weeks....AA had the clothes washed (they needn't have bothered - they had to be thrown!). All in all, it cost them over $1300.......