Originally Posted by Mr Quite Happy
I’m flying regularly between AMS and ZRH and both airports issue seal-able plastic bags but from a security point of view they SHOULD not be possible to count at the other airport. Frankly, the security around the bags (e.g. they are kept at the tills) is a joke, all you need is your 1L of liquid explosive in an old Johnny Walker bottle and to nick (shoplift) a bag.. Alternate of course is to buy one and slit open the bag before re-sealing it with clear tape..
The whole thing has more holes in it than the Bismarck…
Yes, I wrote to them about this and didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply. I have never seen the security people take anything more than a cursory glance at one of the duty free bags and usually they are completely ignored.
In fairness, it's not AMS's fault that everyone else decided to raise their pointless paranoia rating just after Schiphol had successfully (and sensibly, for so many reasons) got to the end of the process of moving security immediately pre-gate.