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Going For A London Flight With A Bomb In My Luggage

Since the recent security issues at airports around the world, security at airports in the UK has been stepped up as well. So when you are checking in for your London Flight for example, you will be asked a few simple security questions. These questions are there for all travellers security.

To make sure you know what is in your case the check-in staff usually ask whether you packed your luggage yourself. This is to make sure you know what is in your bags

This question is asked to see if there was the possibility of anyone putting anything in your cases without your knowledge. It is in everyones benefit that these checks are done and most people appreciate the extra safety precautions.

Despite the many publicised events at airports around the world people still think it is funny to joke about it. Surprisingly there are arrests every month for the passengers who jokingly say, There is a bomb in my bag

There are arrests at airports throughout the UK each month because someone has said ‘there is a bomb in my bag’ The check-in staff have to take these comments seriously and contact the airport police.

Jail sentences are not uncommon and at best a fine and community service is the normal result for people who make these stupid comments. Most people have no sympathy for people who do this kind of thing especially as security is such a sensitive subject these days.

If the staff hear one of these comments it is not unusual for aircraft and even airports to be evacuated causing a lot of disruption and at great cost to the airlines and airport itself.

So after checking that you packed the luggage yourself and that it has been in your possession the whole time you only have to worry about any excess baggage charges unless someone travelling with you makes a bomb in the luggage wisecrack.

Find out about all the different London flights available from all the five London airports and also which airlines have flights from London and to what destinations. Article by travel expert Gordon Brightman of Bargain Sun