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“It’s not something that we make money off,” says Bill Race, who oversees luggage for JetBlue. “It’s probably less than what you paid for lunch.”

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Still, some suitcases remain a mystery. The bags lack identification tags, which can be ripped off during conveyer belt jams. Airlines inventory the luggage and use a database to match the contents with owners’ descriptions. Investigators also look for other clues.

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