American Airlines (AAL) has introduced a feature that allows customers who place Apple (AAPL) AirTags in their luggage to help the airline track down their lost bags.

Passengers can generate a link through Apple's Share Item feature available on iOS 18.2 or later and share it with the airline if a bag is delayed, an American Airlines spokesperson said. Customers are "usually reunited with their bag in just over a day" and this integration is designed to reduce that time, the spokesperson said, adding "that less than 1% of customers' checked bags are mishandled."

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American joins rivals Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Airlines (UAL), which 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:integrated AirTag functionality late last year. United and American were the two worst offenders among U.S. carriers in terms of mishandling bags in November, according to the Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report last month, mishandling 0.54% and 0.53% of bags, respectively. 

Shares of American Airlines, which slipped 2% to $15.68 intraday Thursday, are up 7% over the past 12 months. Last month, Jefferies analysts 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:raised their price targetꦺ to $20 from $12, and said the airline "could see significant surprise to the upside in 2025.”"