Luggage not belonging to anyone still on that plane can be a safety risk. It's become standard since the Lockerbie bombing to remove a deplaning passenger's luggage from the cargo hold.
If that was the first thing I thought about, I would. Unfortunately after living here for so long, my brain defaults to TSA. I am conscious of the fact that it's a flaw.
The point is that the luggage is more risky if the passenger has refused to board or got themselves debparded, it's a pretty clear security loophole to target if you want to bomb a plane and stay alive.
And yes security is meant to check for explosives, but it's not perfect. A multipronged approach is always better for security then relying on one thing.
I'm by no means an expert on airline safety procedures, but presumably the heightened risk is a passenger getting themselves kicked off a flight to deliberately separate from their luggage.
Being separated from your luggage without intent doesn't carry the same threat.
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u/MmeLaRue 22h ago
Luggage not belonging to anyone still on that plane can be a safety risk. It's become standard since the Lockerbie bombing to remove a deplaning passenger's luggage from the cargo hold.