About Rick Seaney, CEO FareCompare

Rick Seaney

Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com - is a world-class air travel expert.

FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe.

And all of Rick's data is updated continuously - in real-time.

No wonder he's the media's go-to guy for all things air travel. He's got the answers. And he loves to share his knowledge.

That's why Rick and the team created FareCompare.com - to help everyone become an air travel expert, and get the best deals first -- every time they fly.

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Q. Why Do Airlines Lose Fewer Bags? A. There are Fewer Bags to Lose!

March 2, 2009 | Posted in: Airline Fees, Bags, Customer Service

Yes, the airlines are not losing as many bags as they used to – make that, 1.3 million fewer in 2008 compared to 2007.

And WE are the reason: fewer passengers + fewer bags.

The passenger part comes into play with airline capacity cuts. The bag part has to do with the airline fees – some of us don’t want to pay them, so we haul our bags onboard, rendering them “lost-proof”.

Losing fewer bags probably has more to do with fewer passengers than anything else, and that’s because most of us have “accepted” the bag fees – however grudgingly. Airline execs do, however, see a decline in second checked-bags – and not surprisingly, since most airlines will charge passengers $50 roundtrip for those.

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