The number of lost baggage during flights has almost doubled since last year according to research by the largest UK travel direct insurance company Insure and Go. The company’s figures show that the one in 10 adult passengers have lost a baggage in the last two years. It also showed that one third do not trust baggage handlers.

There have been several studies and investigation lately to baggage handling, all showing an emerging problem for passengers.

The Association of European Airlines’ figures show that one million bags from BA flights alone have gotten lost during 2007. There is also a growing problem of theft at British airports by baggage handlers, according to a BBC investigation.

Insure and Go managing director Perry Wilson says: “We began to notice a problem last year. Claims for lost luggage had gone up some 85 per cent year on year. We realised there was a major problem with the airlines and the baggage handlers.”