With all this speculation over checked baggage security or lack of, are we going to see an increase in airlines refusing to carry hold baggage or increasing the passenger fares to cover additional security checks for hold baggage.
We have all experienced the increased delays and such with carry on bags so I assume that now that the hold bag security is in doubt it would be a natural progression.
What level of security is hold baggage subjected to normally? By this I mean at the likes of LHR and most European departures. I'm assuming that it is at least X-rayed.
I know that I have had my hold luggage opened on a regular basis in the US but not that I know of in Europe.
I'm also aware of the lax hold bags security in a lot of shall we say non western airports.
If this is proven to be a bomb concealed in hold baggage flying will really become more of a heartache than presently.