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From the article: Another reason is that it’s much easier for the TSA to screen checked bags than carry-ons, and airlines keep discouraging people from checkin
by Johnny555 10y ago
From the article:
Another reason is that it’s much easier for the TSA to screen checked bags than carry-ons, and airlines keep discouraging people from checking bags.
Why is it easier to screen checked bags? 90% of the time I fly, no one opens my checked bag (at least, there's no TSA card inside, and the TSA indicator on my lock doesn't show it was opened), so if they check it at all, they must use some kind of scanner -- can't they use that same scanner for carry-on bags?
If screening for banned items makes it too hard to screen carry-on bags, then maybe they could trim down the list of banned items to a more manageable level.
- spott 10y agoLess rush? More space? Better equipment (enabled because of the previous two)? I'm not sure.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoProbably very parallelizable, too - a bag that needs to be pulled off a line doesn't prevent a passenger from going on to their gate.
- mattkrause 10y agoDefinitely. If you watch the baggage screeners, they spent a lot of time inching the belt forwards and backwards to get a better look at something. While they're doing this, every other bag is just sitting there trapped in the queue. On the other hand, a lot of the checked baggage handling is very automated and can probably get a good view into most pieces without fiddling around.
- jackcarter 10y agoIn checked bags, they're only looking for bombs. In carry-on bags, which you have access to during the flight, they also screen for weapons.
- massysett 10y agoThe machine does not have to be in the place where the concourse meets the terminal, so maybe the machine can be bigger, maybe giving efficiency gains. No passengers are involved like they are at carry on screening, so also this might yield efficiencies, as you don't have to keep a bag and passenger near each other. As you suggest there are fewer banned items in checked bags, so less bag opening needed.
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