Need alittle clarification re booze in checked luggage.

[Leanne3c]

In the past we have always found an orange note in our luggage in place of the booze we were taking with us, letting us know we could claim it back and the end of our cruise. We never place locks on our luggage.

My question is .... Do they detain your luggage if you have locks on them and they think they have found booze on an xray, and that's why you have to go and get it?? (So you can unlock and give the booze to them??)

[catlady27]

In the past we have always found an orange note in our luggage in place of the booze we were taking with us, letting us know we could claim it back and the end of our cruise. We never place locks on our luggage.

My question is .... Do they detain your luggage if you have locks on them and they think they have found booze on an xray, and that's why you have to go and get it?? (So you can unlock and give the booze to them??)

 

The only locks you can put on luggage are TSA approved locks and those have a place for airlines (and I am sure cruise ships) to unlock them if they need to look through your luggage.:D

[jmca110]

In the past we have always found an orange note in our luggage in place of the booze we were taking with us, letting us know we could claim it back and the end of our cruise. We never place locks on our luggage.

My question is .... Do they detain your luggage if you have locks on them and they think they have found booze on an xray, and that's why you have to go and get it?? (So you can unlock and give the booze to them??)

 

 

Here's what we did.....we had one bottle of scotch in my husband's suitcase. He didn't have a lock so he brought along one of those heavy duty plastic slide bands to keep the ends secure. No one opened it and it came to our cabin with the plastic band still secure. It's a chance you take because not everyone gets their bottles through.

[gotcha3]

The only locks you can put on luggage are TSA approved locks and those have a place for airlines (and I am sure cruise ships) to unlock them if they need to look through your luggage.:D

 

 

You may put any kind of lock on your luggage when its checked for air travel....there is no regulation to the contrary. The only thing is, if TSA decides they want to look inside your bag, they will break or cut the lock off. Most bags will undergo some kind of xray inspection, but this is the government at work here folks, very few bags are actually opened for a hand inspection.

[catlady27]

You may put any kind of lock on your luggage when its checked for air travel....there is no regulation to the contrary. The only thing is, if TSA decides they want to look inside your bag, they will break or cut the lock off. Most bags will undergo some kind of xray inspection, but this is the government at work here folks, very few bags are actually opened for a hand inspection.

 

(From a website about locking your luggage)

 

Here is what the TSA says about it:

 

"TSA LOCK POLICY: In some cases screeners will have to open your baggage as part of the screening process. If your bag is unlocked, then TSA will simply open and screen the baggage.

However, if you decide to lock your checked baggage and TSA cannot open your checked baggage through other means (TSA Recognized Locks), then the locks may have to be broken. For soft-sided baggage, this process will NOT damage your zippers or zipper pulls. TSA will also leave the clipped lock in your baggage along with a Notice of Inspection. TSA is not liable for damage caused to locked bags that must be opened for security purposes.

 

"The vendors below have an arrangement with TSA to supply the traveling public with TSA 'accepted and recognized' locks. TSA screeners have tools for opening and re-locking baggage marked with either of these logos, thus avoiding damage to the lock or bag if a physical inspection is required.

Please feel free to contact either or both Travel Sentry or Safe Skies for more information on securing your checked baggage."

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/claims/damagedlocks.shtm

 

Regarding TSA locks, they say:

 

"TSA screens every passenger's baggage before it is placed on an airplane. While our technology allows us to electronically screen bags, there are times when we need to physically inspect a piece of luggage. TSA has worked with several companies to develop locks that can be opened by security officers using universal "master" keys so that the locks may not have to be cut. These locks are available at airports and travel stores nationwide. The packaging on the locks indicates whether they can be opened by TSA."

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/locks.shtm