With millions of people flying on a regular basis, a small percentage of passengers are the victim of theft. Essentially, airline employees look through your checked baggage to see if they can find valuables like digital cameras, laptops, jewelry, and more. Since putting a non-TSA approved lock on your bag is now frowned upon, it’s easier than ever for thieves to get into your bags. At the very least, try getting an approved lock for your luggage. You can put a combination in and “only” TSA employees have a key to open the lock to search your bag if they want to. Then they are supposed to re-seal the bag using your lock. Otherwise, your old lock will be broken off and not replaced.

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