When you check-in for your London flight or in fact any flight from a UK airport since the security concerns have been heightened you are asked a few simple questions. These simple questions are for everyones safety.
The first question that the check-in staff ask you whether you packed your luggage yourself. This is to ascertain whether there could be anything put in the luggage without your knowledge.
Have your bags been left unsupervised at any time prior to your arrival at the airport. This could be a hotel room or a hotel reception whilst you are waiting to go to the airport. This is to make sure that your luggage could not have been tampered with and that there has not been anything put in your bags without your knowledge.
Despite the many publicised events at airports around the world people still think it is funny to joke about it. Surprisingly there are arrests every month for the passengers who jokingly say, "There is a bomb in my bag"
There are arrests at airports throughout the UK each month because someone has said 'there is a bomb in my bag' The check-in staff have to take these comments seriously and contact the airport police.
It is now not unusual for people to receive jail sentence for doing this or at best community service and a large fine if you are lucky.
Once a bomb comment is made it is possible for airport and aircraft to be evacuated which will cause severe disruption and could cause other passengers flights to be delayed thus missing onward connecting flights and facing long waits.
So after checking that you packed the luggage yourself and that it has been in your possession the whole time you only have to worry about any excess baggage charges unless someone travelling with you makes a bomb in the luggage wisecrack.
The first question that the check-in staff ask you whether you packed your luggage yourself. This is to ascertain whether there could be anything put in the luggage without your knowledge.
Have your bags been left unsupervised at any time prior to your arrival at the airport. This could be a hotel room or a hotel reception whilst you are waiting to go to the airport. This is to make sure that your luggage could not have been tampered with and that there has not been anything put in your bags without your knowledge.
Despite the many publicised events at airports around the world people still think it is funny to joke about it. Surprisingly there are arrests every month for the passengers who jokingly say, "There is a bomb in my bag"
There are arrests at airports throughout the UK each month because someone has said 'there is a bomb in my bag' The check-in staff have to take these comments seriously and contact the airport police.
It is now not unusual for people to receive jail sentence for doing this or at best community service and a large fine if you are lucky.
Once a bomb comment is made it is possible for airport and aircraft to be evacuated which will cause severe disruption and could cause other passengers flights to be delayed thus missing onward connecting flights and facing long waits.
So after checking that you packed the luggage yourself and that it has been in your possession the whole time you only have to worry about any excess baggage charges unless someone travelling with you makes a bomb in the luggage wisecrack.
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Find out about all the different London flights available from all the five London airports and also which companies have flights from London and to what areas. Article by travel expert Craig Walker
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