Frustration Grows at Carousel as More Baggage Goes Astray - New York Times

You know what? Screw airline travel until it stops being used as a weapon of mass distraction every time a Bushtie scandal breaks or an election is coming up.

I's rather stay home and not have to buy new luggage, or drive.

Frustration Grows at Carousel as More Baggage Goes Astray - New York Times:

ATLANTA, Nov. 6 — Since Aug. 10, when a ban on most carry-on liquids sent the amount of checked luggage soaring, airlines have been misplacing many more bags, and the fumbling could well escalate during the busy holiday travel season.

The Transportation Department reported that 107,731 more fliers had their bags go missing in August than they did a year earlier, a 33 percent increase. It got worse in September, with 183,234 more passengers suffering mishandled bags than a year earlier, up 92 percent.