Due to security measures for obvious reasons, baggages and travellers are being subjected to more intensive scrutiny. For those who need to go to the USA, it is best to take a look at the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) travel guidelines to help speed up the screening process. Since some baggages may also have to be inspected (read: opened and searched), travellers have been advised to secure baggages with tamper-free locks (read: cables and whatever thing which can be used to tie around handles or luggages) which TSA personnel can easily take away, if needed.
TSA will definitely reseal the baggages after inspection and will put a "Notification of Baggage Inspection" to warn travellers that the bags have been opened. However, I would surely NOT feel secure if my checked-in baggages are only secured by cables. For all I know, someone else (non-TSA staff) could have opened my bags.
For the travellers' peace of mind, there's the Search Alert TSA Luggage Locks available in the market.
"This one of a kind lock alerts you while you are still in the airport that your luggage has been opened while out of your hands. Once the lock has been opened by anyone, the TSA luggage security window turns red indicating the lock has been opened and re-locked. It gives you a chance to quickly confirm that nothing is missing from your luggage or added to it.
This new luggage lock, the only one of its kind, features a security system, which is accepted, certified, and recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). These TSA Luggage locks meet TSA’s standards to allow you to lock your luggage, yet helps them to maintain security at our nation's air and sea ports by allowing TSA personnel to inspect and re-lock your bags quickly and easily"
Peace of mind priced at only US$8.75.This new luggage lock, the only one of its kind, features a security system, which is accepted, certified, and recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). These TSA Luggage locks meet TSA’s standards to allow you to lock your luggage, yet helps them to maintain security at our nation's air and sea ports by allowing TSA personnel to inspect and re-lock your bags quickly and easily"
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