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Old 9th Dec 2008, 09:53
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CirrusF
 
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Shrink wrapping luggage

Why are there services offering to shrink wrap your luggage at airports?

Is it just a deterrent against theft by baggage handlers? Or does it offer any legal protection against the possibility of baggage handlers inserting illegal merchandise into luggage? If I bubble wrap my luggage before a flight from (say) BKK to UK, and on arrival I find that the wrapping has been tampered with, and I refuse to recover my luggage, would I be potentially protected against the possibility of a trojan in my luggage?
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