Originally Posted by
ESpen36
By the way, you cannot assume that TSA will replace your plastic ties if the screeners need to do a physical search.
One suggestion: pack extra zip ties in the same exterior pocket of the luggage, so if the screeners cut off the ties, they will have replacements immediately available and are more likely to put them on.
+1
I zip-tied a bag that I checked from MCI-IAD-LHR. When I landed in LHR, the original tie was still connected, however, I was unable to find a pair of scissors at LHR.. In the end, I used my car keys to cut the tie..