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"The U.S. Department of Transportation recently reported that 183,234 more fliers suffered mishandled bags in September than did a year earlier -- an increase of 92 percent.
The number of reports per 1,000 passengers was up from 4.56 in September 2005 to 8.25 for September of this year. And that was well before the start of the busy holiday travel season. As many as 25 million people were expected to fly for Thanksgiving.
Valerie Wunder, spokeswoman for US Airways, blames the Aug. 10 ban on most carry-on liquids as the main culprit for the spike in mishandled baggage.
Her airline has seen a 30 percent increase in checked bags since the ban was implemented."