Luggage ‘safety’ trick passengers MUST avoid at airport – it’s a ‘waste’

THERE’S a luggage trick passengers try to use at the airport, but experts have slammed it as a waste of money.

Jetsetters often come up with hacks to keep their luggage safe from thieves – and opportunists.

But there’s one option – that can cost up to £25 a pop – that experts say may not be worth splashing cash on.

Most airports across the globe offer multiple kiosks where passengers can get their bags wrapped in plastic.

Many see it as a way to keep pickpockets out of their bags, while others hope it’ll stop unwanted items being snuck into their luggage.

But the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said the plastic could be ripped off by security – and the bag would not be re-wrapped.

They said that luggage always gets put through an explosive detective system.

This could see it pulled to the side – and unwrapped.

TSA’s Lorie Dankers told Travel and Leisure: “If the technology flags the bag, the 3D X-ray image is sent to a TSA officer to review.

“TSA officers look at hundreds of X-ray images, so they know what common items look like on the X-ray screen.”

Dankers said that should a plastic-wrapped bag get pulled to the side and pulled apart, it would be left that way.

At UK airports it can cost around £25 to get a bag wrapped.

It comes after holidaymakers were issued a warning when one passenger was banned from a flight – over a viral packing hack.

The trick, which has been hailed on social media, didn’t turn out to be such a smart move.

Meanwhile, Heathrow previously blamed a TikTok craze for chaos seen at the airport.

The airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, said that pretending to need a wheelchair was labelled as a “travel hack” on the social media site, for people hoping to skip the queue.

Another holidaymaker recently revealed a hack to avoid security lines.

Frequent flyers have been left stunned after finding out how much time they can now save themselves after discovering the incredible secret.

Elsewhere, a TV presenter recently revealed a nifty trick to avoid dirty bathrooms on airplanes when you fly.

Aussie Grant Denyer was making his way back home after a family holiday when he came across a hidden feature inside the small jet toilet.