Originally Posted by
craz
In the US a person can not enter the baggage claim area for Intl flights.
that said whats to stop me from simply picking up any bag at BKK say I flew with just carry-on.They dont check each nag against the bag tag the person is holding. or I checked 1 bag and pick up 2
I know it is a domestic arrivals case in the US, but I don't know if it is all airports. I have never seen this in other countries on domestic arrivals
In theory luggage could be taken by strangers in the secure area as well And there are a fair amount of stories about people taking the wrong suitcase. Though that is usually more absent minded than ill intended.