Originally Posted by
whirledtraveler
There's only one reason I can think of. They must not be able to see the bottles well enough on the scanners. If that's the case, then putting things in a baggie is really a voluntary compliance move that would have no impact on a terrorist.
I think most of us worked that out some time ago. Only one thing since 9/11 has made a significant improvement to flight security - locking the cockpit door. Everything else is pure theatre for the sheeple.