"did you pack your bag yourself?"

[mikerj]

"Did you pack your own bag?"

It's a ridiculous question, how many people are going to say no? (apart from those that just want to know what happens when you do!).

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by mikerj

"Did you pack your own bag?"

It's a ridiculous question, how many people are going to say no? (apart from those that just want to know what happens when you do!).

If they then check your bag and find something, you have already admitted that you put it there.

Makes it a lot easier to deal with you then, you have already confessed.

[mikerj]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

If they then check your bag and find something, you have already admitted that you put it there.

Makes it a lot easier to deal with you then, you have already confessed.

It's not a confession though, it doesn't prove that someone else didn't slip it in your bag. Perhaps he nodded off for 5 minutes after waiting 6 hours for a delayed flight...

I've said "I didnt but the misses did" and even that didnt go down well. I'd never dare to feck about in an airport its like laughing at a funeral, even the ones who also find it funny will scawn you for life.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by mikerj

It's not a confession though, it doesn't prove that someone else didn't slip it in your bag. Perhaps he nodded off for 5 minutes after waiting 6 hours for a delayed flight...

The question is usually along the lines of

"Did you pack your bag yourself, did anyone give you anything to take for them and could anyone have tampered with your luggage"

Even if you nodded off, then you are responsible if you answer No to those questions.

Thats what luggage padlocks are for...

have you left your bag unattended at any time.


YES .. it's been in the loft for 11months !!!

Only ever had two incidents at airports, one was a simple case of visiting NY and the finger print scanners insisting I didn't have any fingerprints

The other was a bit errr...hairier.
Going to Neuchatel or Vienna (I forget which) and I've landed at the far side, it's a fairlt small airport.
I've ridden to Heathrow so have my helmet, tank bag etc as hand luggage.
Tank bag goes through security at the far side which is basically a waist high desk with an operator in slapping distance and a conveyor.

Put the tank bag in and having never really had a good close look at the screens (this being an perfect chance) i stand to watch it appear on the monitor.

Lets put it this way, 8 very strong magnets glowing red was funny enough.
The Laptop cables etc wound around the outside of the bag making it look like they are linking up these glowing red dots was funnier still.
The Circuit board of my SAT Nav sat happily at the top of all this was the icing on the cake and I just started laughing.

A nervous security guy does a double take at me then the screen and I decide (Without really thinking about it) to take a photo of it.
It all seems to go slow motion here, I reach behind me and pull out my mobile and point it at the screen while giggling like a school boy to take a photo.
Security guy goes pale and bunny in the headlight eyes then tries to dive under the desk, misses, and nearly knocks himself out as he smacks his head on the desk.

It takes a few seconds for it to sink in for me why he did that and my exact words as secuirty guards start decending on me are "...oh....err..right.."

Lets just say survival instinct had my hands in the air waving the phone around (probably not the best idea), thank god they weren't armed!, and a quick explanation at the desk had me continue on my way, note to self: don't try that in America, especially if the scanners telling them I have no finger prints

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Thats what luggage padlocks are for...

if you've ever flown out of America you will know not to bother padlocking your luggage. They'll just break it off.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by keithd

if you've ever flown out of America you will know not to bother padlocking your luggage. They'll just break it off.

I was talking about while its in the airport, to guard against theft/tampering.

As you point out, the airline/security/customs have the right to open your luggage no matter what.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

I was talking about while its in the airport, to guard against theft/tampering.

As you point out, the airline/security/customs have the right to open your luggage no matter what.

When we travelled to Kenya I noticed that "the right to open your case" was used on some of the fabric cases, it had involved a stanley knief. Amazingly there were a few tourists stood about not too impressed that they're case had been ruined but also that they camera/videocam etc seem to have accidently fallen through the gap somewhere en-route.