Originally Posted by
ubernostrum
If someone unknown to you approaches you and begins asking you about your baggage, trying to gain access to your baggage, refusing to let you proceed until you give them access to your baggage, do exactly what the voice on the public-announcement system tells you to do: refuse, and notify airport police immediately.
What if this was a bag thief impersonating a baggage checker? Or even some nefarious person trying to plant something in your bag during their "check" of it? One simply cannot be too cautious when it comes to securing our vital transportation infrastructure, and the people deriding you for your attempt to do the right thing obviously don't understand security.
What does this have to do with someone requesting access to your
baggage claim check? And if someone making the request is wearing the uniform of airline or airport staff (almost all of whom also wear some sort of ID) I would tend to assume they were with, well, the airline or airport. And no, I wouldn't call the police. But feel free if you feel it's appropriate.