TSA-approved Locks
Oct 7, 2005 | 11:17 pm
#16
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Originally Posted by skifrog
Does someone out there make zippered softside luggage with TSA built ins?
I have never had hardsided (plastic) luggage.
I have never had hardsided (plastic) luggage.
Oct 8, 2005 | 3:57 am
#17
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Originally Posted by alanR
Europe got more stringent baggage checking after Lockerbie, but even then they didn't see the need to have unlocked baggage
Last edited by tsadude; Oct 8, 2005 at 4:05 am
Oct 8, 2005 | 4:02 am
#18
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Originally Posted by flpab
Because I work at an airport and see the belt system you all have to know that there are broken locks all over the conveyor belts. I would always bring my bags inside to check them. The street drop at my airport has a huge drop off that connects to the main belt, it is not very gentle and the bags get caught and stuck if they are wheels down so they are beat up and then they get shot out of another machine, handled two more times after tsa and then two more times at the destination. That is why your suitcases look so bad sometimes.
It is rough on them and I see locks, tags, the medal pulls, etc all over the belts. Twist ties and zip locks are your best bet.
It is rough on them and I see locks, tags, the medal pulls, etc all over the belts. Twist ties and zip locks are your best bet.
Oct 8, 2005 | 7:51 am
#19
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Originally Posted by tsadude
This is also the case at our airport. There are hundreds of locks,zipper tabs,name tags etc etc littering the floors beneath the belts. If I was a passenger, I would be more concerned with vehicles picking up this stuff in the tires and bringing it to the flightline where it becomes FOD (foreign object damage sucked into the engine)
Oct 8, 2005 | 10:06 pm
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Originally Posted by essxjay
Have they paid it yet? Or given you a timeline? Just curious.
Oct 9, 2005 | 9:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
They said it was approved and sent me a form asking if I wanted a check or a direct deposit. I sent that back asking for a check, nothing has showed up yet but at the glacial pace they have been proceeding on this I wouldn't exactly expect a check yet.
Oct 10, 2005 | 3:56 pm
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I have been using the same locks since April 2004 (bought two packs of two at the same time) and I have only lost one. I like having the locks for peace of mind and recommend them.
Oct 12, 2005 | 10:24 pm
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I used those locks all the time--Can't trust those screeners/handlers, lest some drug dealers that could stuff illegal drugs in my bag. Remember that Australian girl got caught in Indonesai carrying drugs in her checked baggage ? She might have been a mule (drug carrier), but she could easily been framed by druggy handlers or screeners who stuffed drugs in passenger's luggage at the departure airport, to be retrieved by their gang at the arrival airport.
However, my dad had lost two of those TSA locks this year after his luggage was opened by TSA. I guess they never bothered to re-attach those TSA-approved locks, since they all think they are King, not civil servents.
However, my dad had lost two of those TSA locks this year after his luggage was opened by TSA. I guess they never bothered to re-attach those TSA-approved locks, since they all think they are King, not civil servents.