Ever since the event of 9/11, our idea of air travel has changed so much. We have much tighter securities in each airport and stricter carry-on baggage regulations, such as restrictions on amount of liquid you can take on board.
Transport Security Administration, also known as TSA was founded in United States soon after 9/11 event to strengthen the security of country's transportation systems.
T S A looks after mainly land and air transport securities and checking the bags of air travelers are one of their main tasks.
TSA electronically screens millions of bags for explosives and other dangerous items everyday at more than 7010 locations in over 460 airports in United States. TSA are allowed to access passenger's baggage without passenger being present. Which means, if your bags are locked, TSA can use force to open your bag to examine the contents.
I believe the following questions will Come to your mind. "Shall we stop locking our suitcases?" "We can understand the importance of national security but what about the problem like common thefts?"
TSA has worked with several companies to develop the special locks, which allow passengers to secure the contents of their bags from thefts and also allow TSA to unlock and examine the contents by using universal master keys. Those locks are usually called TSA locks or TSA approved locks.
Travel Sentry and Safe Skies are the major suppliers for TSA approved locks and you can easily identify their logos on their products. Travel Sentry has diamond shape logo and Safe Skies has an Olympic torch like logo. The both companies make several types of TSA approved locks and the most common ones are padlocks. Some padlocks have a tiny little indicator on them, which tells you if your suitcase has been opened for examination or not.
Recently, the suitcase which has built-in TSA lock is getting very popular for travelers. Those suitcases are available from many major suitcase brands, such as Samsonite, Delsey, Victo-rinox, Rim-owa and many more.
My advice to travelers is, 'Use T S A locks but do not forget the unlock combination.' since I had a hard time remembering mine and ended up trying 999 combinations. I also recommend to try setting up the unlock code a day or two before your departure date and test it if it works
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