In its quest to protect American shores from terroristic toothpaste and evil iPods, US Airlines set a record for mishandled luggage this August.
According to the Department of Transportation, passengers reported 437,000 pieces of checked bags as lost, damaged, delayed or stolen, as reported in this USA Today piece Mishandled luggage hits record in Aug.
Most of the mishaps resulted from new security rules that forced millions of passengers to check carry-on bags in the wake of a foiled terror plot in London.
Given the circumstances, the number of passenger complaints were relatively low, particularly among the only three US airlines - JetBlue, Southwest and Hawaiian - that did not see their mishandled-baggage rate increase from August 2005 to August 2006.
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