US airlines are on pace to post their best year for their handling of passenger luggage. Here is a list of how many bags per 1,000 passengers each airline lost, delayed or damaged in the first six months of 2012:
| 1: Virgin America | 0.88 |
| 2: AirTran Airways | 1.43 |
| 3: JetBlue Airways | 1.79 |
| 4: US Airways | 2.10 |
| 5: Delta Air Lines | 2.11 |
| 6: Frontier Airlines | 2.12 |
| 7: Hawaiian Airlines | 2.73 |
| 8: Alaska Airlines | 2.76 |
| 9: American Airlines | 2.77 |
| 10: Southwest Airlines | 2.89 |
| 11: United Airlines | 3.75 |
| 12: Mesa Airlines | 4.49 |
| 13: SkyWest Airlines | 4.84 |
| 14: ExpressJet Airlines | 5.48 |
| 15: American Eagle Airlines | 5.52 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics