Originally Posted by HuskyMan

No, though I'm always amazed by people who take the "Because it hasn't happened to me there must not be a problem" attitude. I've lost over $900 in jewelery to baggage handler thieves while flying on one of the major airlines. The airline informed me that their liability is limited to $150.

I spoke with a man who had a $400 cell phone seized by a TSA gate agent for no reason. One of his relatives works for the airlines and told him that the cell phones are then resold for $5.

Just because it hasn't happened to you (yet), doesn't mean it isn't happening to others.