Luggage Woes

So I arrived in Grenada on Monday night and guess what? No luggage. I must have jinxed it on my flight. I was talking to this girl who was starting 5th term in St. Vincent and told her that Liat had been pretty decent with me luggagewise, as I had yet to lose my luggage with them. Well, I spoke too soon. It's Friday and still.. no luggage. I've called twice a day because there are two Liat flights daily from Puerto Rico. But alas, nothing. The Liat personnel are not very supportive or helpful. They just tell me there's nothing they can do and that it happens. What I don't understand is why it hasn't come so far. They promised it'd be back Thursday night, but when I got to Point Salines International Airport, they said that there wasn't enough room on the last flight so it had been left behind (along with about 30 other pieces of luggage) til Friday's flight. So we'll see...

Strange thing is that I've flown with them many other times, and there have been instances when the flight's been overbooked and everyone has 2 pieces of luggage weighing 50lbs or more and every piece of luggage makes it. Somehow, when we came in, there was a baggage embargo so you were only allowed 50lbs total for 2 pieces of luggage. And our flight wasn't overbooked, rather there were several empty seats.. and for reasons Liat cannot explain except to say "circumstances may have been different" there wasn't enough room or something. Either way, luggage was left behind. And not just mine, but several others on my flight did not get their luggage. I asked if I could be recompensed for expenses I would need to spend in the mean time for clothing and necessities and of course, Liat will not take any responsibility.

So I've been borrowing clothing and sheets from my roomies for the past 4 days. No big deal really. They're cool with it and offered.

So why do I fly with Liat when I have had so many issues with them? Cuz they're cheaper than if I fly straight with American. I typically save $300-400 per ticket. Is it worth it? I'm beginning to wonder...