General Chat

Do they explode in bags which go in the hold on airplanes, does anyone know please? :-D

There is a possibility

Not sure you'll be allowed to take beer anyway tbh,

Only if they are full !!

Shouldn't do; most passenger aircraft holds are pressurised, but to a lesser pressure than we are used to at sea level.

Cans of beer - usually a pack of 24, so designed for one beer to be drunk each hour - are heavy. Quite frankly, I cannot think of any one in their right mind who would even think of doing this! Excess baggage can be very expensive! Come to think of this I wonder if they would be allowed to put the cans on the aircraft at check-in time.

My next thought is - will some idiot RR this thread? I have just see the one about Beaches has been. What IS going on with GR.? It's time GR 'staff' - if they are ever 'there' - put a stop to this disruption of complete stupidity!!

So there!!

The cans will be picked up on the xray of your bags, behind the scenes

your bag(s) will be opened by customs staff

the beer cans will be removed


and your case(s) closed .......... but probably not locked



you may lose other stuff as well.



NOT a good idea to pack cans of beer ...... or anything else like that




sylvia

crisp packets blow up like football!!

do you know its quite easy to open a zipped locked bag?AND reclose it as if it hadnt been touched?

Thanks everyone, I won't be putting any in my case, I see if I can buy some there.

Bobtanian
I don't use locks to secure my case, I use cable ties instead that way if they do manage to open my case I will know as soon as I take it off the belt and can report it straight away. :-D

ZZzzz

no point in reporting it



ALL bags can be opened at any time after you have handed them over to the airline, whether you are there or not


It is called security ................ and you have no come back.


and yes, things can disappear.

OH had his case opened behind the scenes at an American airport ........ and then was called over the tannoy.

Someone had forgotten to re-pack his case, and left a folder lying on the side.

It was found, someone else looked inside and found a list of names of people attending a meeting.

The airline saw the list, and realised 2 people with names on that list were checked on a flight.

They called OH's name first ............ and handed the file folder back to him.

It was actually a folder containing notes from an ultra-secret meeting, and no information was to be released to anyone not at that meeting!


There wasn't really an apology, because Customs and Immigration, and Security, are all within their rights to open bags since 9/11.



So ......... he got that back, but there are a few complaints every year from people who have lost items from cases .... and again no real come back.



sylvia

Just a note Re Cable ties? these can be removed and then re used with out damaging them i use them all the time and never have to damage them to get them off

Roy

I understand why it is done but not why behind the scenes, surely they can get you as you walk through customs, as for things going missing, that is theft unless I am being too naive and I would make one hell of a noise if it happens to me, the would have to shoot me to shut me up lol.

The reason it is done behind the scenes is because they cannot search every ones bags because that would take far to long so when you wave good by to your bag all bags are screened via x ray and then and only then is a suspect bag opened

And for incoming flights after screening customs will stop you once you collect your baggage from the carousel

Roy

cable ties or padlocks.............bags similar to laptop cases with two (double ended) zips.................easy peezy...........

Bob

If your bag has been "fiddled" with......... check the contents with a security and/or customs officer........... who knows what has been PUT INTO your bag! You don't want to end up behind bars because someone has put nasty stuff in your suitcase.

Am I the only one who is curious about Bob and his knowledge of opening bags ?? =0)

Caroline, you are not alone, I'm curious too. I only have normal stuff in my case anyway so cans wont be going in.
It was in the papers a long time ago that some airport staff go through bags while the hold is being loaded to look for stuff and nick it, that is what I am more concerned about.

I am sure we were not allowed to lock our cases since the Lockerbie bombing? otherwise they could break into the cases if they saw anything suspicious.

I have bought back many packs of cigs and bottles of booze no problem with anything being stolen, but I am sure it could happen

Security do have a key that can override all locks, it states that on the packageing when you buy them so I guess that would be their get out clause and as far as I'm aware it is mainly flights to and from America that are affected and I don't blame them for that.

When I pack my suitcases for flights I put in a big beach towel with the hem at the back of the case and the extra length hanging out at the front, I pack then fold the towel back over and tuck it well in before using the elastic straps to hold everything in place. I also tuck the sides well in. I just join the two zips with a metal key ring so that it's fiddly to undo and no-one can just slip a hand in the front and steal anything they can reach, because the fold of the towel is in the way. Obviously if a thief wants to try harder they will but I always hope they will think, Oh I'll try another case which might be easier to access.

Don't think I have lost anything so far during my years of flying. I do the same when using coaches and trains but on trains you can usually keep an eye on luggage.

Lizx