How come airlines still lose luggage with everything being computerized and barcoded?

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Answer 1

Accordinf to SITA (main software to manage mishandled baggage) about 0.75% bags are mishandled. At 4 billion (with a b) bags checks in per year that is about 30 million mishandled bags. The majority of mishandled baggage occurs during transfer as people transferring may move faster than the bags and those are left behind