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Travelers track their own bags for lost and delayed baggage all over the world

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Katherine Scott and Tim Biggs Hundreds of bags were delayed at Hamburg Airport last month. A global shortage of baggage handlers has resulted in a spike in the number of delayed or lost baggage. Photo: Getty Images Lost and delayed baggage continues to plague the airline industry amid soaring travel demand and a widespread shortage of baggage handlers. Several airlines have taken extreme steps to contain the crisis, with US carrier Delta Air Lines this week flying with delayed baggage, and no passengers, from London to Detroit. Icelandair, meanwhile, puts its own baggage handlers on flights to Amsterdam to ensure baggage is dropped off at the city’s overwhelmed Schiphol Airport. Amid horror stories about lost and delayed bags, travelers are turning to baggage tracking devices to try and make sure they can find their belongings, even if airlines can’t find them. Shane Miller used Apple AirTag to find his own delayed bag at Melbourne Airport, after waiting a week t

2022 BYD Atto 3 Standard Range delayed further

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Production of the price-leading BYD Atto 3 Standard Range has been postponed, as priority is given to the best-selling Extended Range variant. 0 See 4 pictures It 2022 BYD Atto 3 Standard Range been hit with new round of delay as production priority was given to the more popular Extended Range variant. BYD Australian importer EVDirect has informed customers that the start of production of the Atto 3 Standard Range has been pushed to mid-October, translating to deliveries in November or December – about three months later than originally planned. The delay is attributed to the popularity and “high volume production requirements” of the more expensive Extended Range variant, which so far accounts for 90 percent of the more than 3,000 orders taken since online sales opened in February. The first arrival of the Atto 3 Extended Range is due in August or September – the previously announced six to eight week delay from its originally scheduled July launch, due to “supply chain issues and lo