Hmmmm.... yeah, thats what I thought, thing is, if they have a second look, will they open the bags on their own or do they call the pax and all that..... again, Im worried about not wanting this to be a pain in the arse for him.

Do you have to go over to the security screening area before you leave for boarding as when all the post 9/11 things started or has this routine been eliminated when you fly internationally out of the USA...??