Answer by dda for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off...
Non-US/Canada answer here. I haven't seen a single airport in Europe, Africa and Asia where access to the luggage hall was public. And I've traveled plenty. Even in the Lao version of Podunk OH, aka...
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For a German like me, most of the time they did not check my luggage when I left the German airport.They did not check the tags in the US a couple of years ago, either.However, they might inspect...
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The answer is yes.I know a person who took someone else's bag by mistake (they looked almost the same). He only realized when he arrived home (3 hours later) and opened the suitcase.No one asked...
View ArticleAnswer by Shep for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off...
Thieves aren't mindless stealing zombies. They are probably a lot like you and me, mostly rational, just jerks.So to understand why a baggage claim is safe, you have to think like a thief. Assuming...
View ArticleAnswer by lambshaanxy for Is it true that people "can just take all the...
For what it's worth, there are some airports where they do check. In particular, for domestic flights in Japan, they often (but not always) have people at the exit who verify that you've got a bag tag...
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Deterrence instead of preventionMany common practices in airports won't prevent a passenger from committing the theft, however they would be very good at identifying the thief afterwards. Airports tend...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off...
I don't know if it is still true, but when I lived in Detroit the baggage claim area was sectioned off. After you got your bags, you had to pass by a guard and show your bag stub(s) matched your...
View ArticleAnswer by dlanod for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage...
It depends on where you are and how you're travelling. If you need to pass through customs then the baggage collection area is typically closed to all but travellers, so requires forethought and an...
View ArticleAnswer by MastaBaba for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage...
In some airports, the luggage tag on your luggage is checked against the copy typically affixed to your ticket, by airport personnel. This is exceptional, however.So, although the chances of random...
View ArticleAnswer by Relaxed for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage...
It's not that scary actually. To be in the arrival hall, you usually need to be traveller or find some way to go around airport security. The rightful owner of the bag is probably around too, as are...
View ArticleAnswer by user4188 for Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage...
Yes they don't check it. Why there isn't more theft? This has been discussed on Metafilter and I think this comment sums it up:The simple answer is that there's no way to know that the owner of the bag...
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Is it true that people "can just take all the luggage off the airport...
"They don't check that it's yours at the door"? According to the mouse-over text for this XKCD comic strip:That's scary. I wonder what are the chances of getting your luggage stolen (from the conveyor...
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