A very usefull way of protection. It stops the thieves from opening it easy and quick so they would just skip it. Whoever thaught about it- brilliant idea.
Coming back through customs a couple of years ago, nothing to declare, a customs officer went to pull me over for a check, his colleague, donāt bother itās wrapped.
Itās probably also because it is just the norm in some parts of the world - and if youāre at a big international airport youāll have a percentage of people looking to so so as a result. I always did when I lived in South Africa because everyone did and I didnāt want anything stolen or slipped into my bag. Moved to the UK and stopped because baggage wrapping wasnāt really a thing here and Iāve never had a problem despite annual trips back. My mum, siblings and inlaws have also stopped wrapping their bags without incident.
My wife's bag was cut open at joburg and someone had stuffed loads of electronics into it. I suppose it was a mule but they didn't get a chance to get the items out on the other end.
The fear of a corrupt baggage handler stuffing opium into your suitcase as you get on the plane to Saudi Arabia is probably enough to get many people to the wrapping machine.
Is this even a thing?!
What and they have someone waiting the other side to rip it open and get it out again?
Or just so you get caught?
Iām baffled (and probably very naĆÆve too!)
There have been cases in the Philippines where the baggage handlers planted bullets in order to extort passengers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_bullet-planting_scandal
Yeah, it's why I'll probably never go to Singapore.
I'll be looking at world duty free and someone will sneak a few bags of drugs up my bum, only for it to get discovered after we land
I mean, it wouldn't help if the corrupt handler was in Saudi. Open case A, cut open B, transfer drugs to B.
Prove B was wrapped. In most instances that ain't something people photograph, and if they did, still no proving who did it if off camera
If Iām scared enough to get my bad wrapped in clingfilm. Then I will absolutely photograph it wrapped in clingfilm on the conveyor belt at bag check in.
You should also purchase that days newspaper and include in the wrapping while taking a video of it. Zoom in on the date. Then in the same video go to the stand the newspaper was purchased at show identical copies of those papers. Then find a security guard and have him say that itās areal newsstand on the film. Make sure he gives his supervisors name and a phone number where he can be reached. Confirm the supervisor is working at the time you are scheduled to land or shortly there after, but donāt forget to account for timezone differences. I would also confirm that the number he provided is a publicly listed number.
Iād film my luggage going on the roundabout for the first time regardless, not to mention then being smothered with plastic. Iād feel like I was filming my luggageās murder.
Some unhinged takes and paranoia in this thread. If someone's willing to cut your suitcase open to get round a lock, why wouldn't they cut open some cling film lmao.
In joburg the mentality around this is āmake your bag harder than the next persons to break intoā - just another layer of inconvenience/protection.
Yes, so we use keyrings in place of locks - dirt cheap to buy in bulk. Part of our thinking is that a lock looks like thereās something valuable inside.
Yes going through US they just get cut off.
That's exactly the point. If the baggage handlers are watching 300 bags come off a flight and only some of them are wrapped the logic is they'll ignore the wrapped ones.
Over in SE Asia a lot of people use it too, but I saw many pairing the service with flimsy boxes or cheAp duffles as their luggage.
Get a wrap and voila! Your cheap container may fold and tear but your belongings will still arrive in a single lump.
I'm from Brazil and it's very common to have your luggage wrapped for safety and to make sure no one has tempered with it. There are a lot of reports of luggages arriving with missing items, a very popular way to get to the inside without any obvious tempering is if you have that zipper that makes your luggage expand a bit is closed, often that zipper is opened and a knife is used to cut through the expanding part of the fabric to open the suitcase and retrieve items, after that the zipper gets closed and you are none the wiser until you get to your destination and open the suitcase.
I see the wrapping stations all over the world in airports, but I only use it for my flights coming and going from Brazil as an added layer of safety.
If your luggage was inspected they usually leave a note explaining. But if it was tempered not by the authorities but by someone with no high standing morals got to your suitcase you can't tell what happened and it becomes very hard to find a culprit in that scenario.
It's because if your suitcase gets knocked around, pops open, things will stay in. Plus to get into it to rob things, harder to do, off putting? Would have to wrap it back up!
Itās when you go to poor countries and baggage handlers regularly break into bags to rob shit, padlock is easy to pick. If you have a number code itās a bit harder but they can still force the lock. With this it deters handlers to try to rob your bag as it takes longer to break into the bag and will leave a pile of plastic at the feet of the perpetrator. If they are being watched itās in their mind too risky to get caught, so they pick another bag.
Not certain but the only 2 reasons I can think of are:
1. Your case may be broken and you need it to stay intact for the journey.
2. An additional layer of protection, you will know if someone has tried to tamper with your case.
I used it for another reason once. I was only allowed one hold bag/item but I had 2, so I just wrapped them both together. I thought I'd found a brilliant hack and tried to do it again a few months later, but ended up having to leave my tent behind (worth less than the extra fees).
I'm going to weigh my bags next time i travel and fill a bag with rocks until i hit the limit. If they weigh it and it's over i can remove 1 rock at a time until it's under the limit. or leave it as is if all is ok.
I PAID FOR 22KG AND I'LL FUCKING USE MY 22KG DAMMIT!
Firstly...SOLD! I would love to take you up on your offer, please DM me. Secondly here are Heathrow's prices Ā£21, Ā£23, & Ā£25 respectively. [https://www.heathrow.com/at-the-airport/airport-services/bag-wrapping](https://www.heathrow.com/at-the-airport/airport-services/bag-wrapping)
Thatās a clever hack! Wrapping them together definitely saves space but can lead to some unexpected consequences. Next time, maybe try a big duffel bag or a travel backpack to avoid leaving anything behind.
As somebody who worked for a UK airline in a previous life, I can confirm that all of the above are the main reasons. There are certain destinations, mainly Asia and Africa where padlocks are broken and contents tampered with, and the cling film provides a pretty effective deterrent. On the other hand, for destinations like the USA you aren't even allowed to lock your bag lol, so any additional security is discouraged (on the flipside though, they won't steal your sh*t). And finally, as the comment above states there are times now where people unknowingly buy handbaggage only tickets, or tickets with lower allowances, so we used to recommend they just wrap their bags together, and pay for one instead of two.
In Asia I would be more worried about someone putting something in my bag rather than taking something out. Especially Burma as an example, you could end up in a grave by the side of the road
Yeh. Got to be careful with this type of thing in case the two bags come unattached.
I had a tent strapped onto a big rucksack (fairly securely I thought) when I flew one time. The tent didn't arrive at my destination but of course it had no tag on it as the tag was on the main rucksack. Airline basically said "That sucks" and shrugged their shoulders.
So if the wrap tore or if customs decide to cut through it to search the bag then you're losing that tent/second bag basically.
We had taken a pram (buggy) on a flight, you take it to gate and goes into a big bag. when we arrived, half the buggy was still in the bag, half outside the bag and the bag was tied tight again. I have no idea what they do with this shit
Not sure about other places, but in Ireland and the UK a pram is different than a buggy.
A buggy is what would be called a pushchair in the US. A pram is a baby carriage, more like a bed on 4 wheels, and it doesn't fold/collapse down.
Of course nowadays modern baby-pushing-vehicles are a weird hybrid of both, as parents - and companies servicing parents - want to have to just get one device that will grow and adapt with the child. And indeed they're often whole systems now including the seat/carriage part also being a car seat. So yeah, not sure what those multi-use, multi-age things would be "technically" called here in Ireland. But I suspect "pram" when the child is under the age where they can support themselves sitting up, and "buggy" when they're older and in the seat type for kids who can sit independently.
Ugh. Long-winded way of saying "to most people I know in Ireland we would need the qualifier of "buggy" because "pram" would absolutely still conjure the image of the 'preambulator' baby-carriage that's a bed that doesn't fold down to go in the hold"
This happened to me with BA years ago, except they put a tag on my pack and my tent. Luggage got delayed, but when it arrived, the tag was gone off that tent. I was able to claim for the missing bag. Made up for the cost of accommodation while waiting, but still lost a day of holidays.
If you leave something behind at the airport and didn't have someone with you to take it back what happens? Do the airline staff take it and dispose of it?
I went to a customer service/help desk kind of place and handed it in to them. They said they'd donate the tent to charity. I'm not sure if that was true, company policy or if the help desk worker just took it upon themselves to do so. This was in Auckland airport (both the wrapping to bags and being allowed to check them not letting me get away with it a second time a few months later).
Itās like that time Pythagoras wasnāt allowed to bring his fishing on his flight because it was too long so he stuck it in a box and was good to go.
lol my mum in the Uk decided to send me a foldable side table sheād decorated for me by cling filming it to my brothers backpack when he came to the US for a visit. I will never understand how they let that through or how it didnāt get broken on the way.
You were lucky. Check-in agents should know you need to remove the wrap and check bags individually. If the wrap is removed you get none of your bags because the bag tag was stuck to the wrap since the handle became unaccessible. How would this happen? 1) belt systems often snag on the wrap. 2) TSA / CBP either sees something that deserves a closer look or selects your bag randomly. They won't hesitate to cut that right off.
I had the opposite once.
Flying London -> Chicago -> San Francisco. And back.
On the way out. No issues.
On the way back they decided that the San Francisco -> Chicago was internal and had less allowance of weight for carry on. But you could have two bags, not the one I had.
So quick few dollar bag purchase. Two perfectly fine bags underweight.
The staff were unhelpful and rude. Considering it was an international booking also wrong. So that airline was on my no fly list
After all my years of travelling this happened to me on my last international trip. Tired, settling into accomodation and find out absolutely everything in my suitcase is soaked through. Was an absolute cluster!
Was not an issue for me or my travel buddy on a recent 10 flight tour of Asia, and my buddy had a rediculous amount of dangly straps on his bag - he'd just tie most of them together and/or they'd put his bag on a tray before sending it. Did have to take it to odd sized baggage a couple of times, but never bothered wrapping it
I've travelled with a rucksack for decades and never had any issue. You've just got to tighten all the straps and tie them all up neatly.
As for seeing if someone has been on the bag I close the zips with coded zip ties. Again, never had any issues and unlike plastic wrap I'm not paying to pollute so massively.
Decathlon sells a brilliant zippable backpack case (folds up small into itself) for 20 quid. Would never sent my 65L Osprey into the hold without it when I travel for a backpacking trip.
this is the real answer. It's for when you have luggage that is NOT just a conventional suitcase (or a broken one). I
It basically turns any shape and material into a suitcase, thus keeping our items in shape for the luggage conveyor belts, protect it from weather etc.Ā
I know people use it to keep scratches of their suitcases, lock replacement, and other silly uses, but that's obviously not essential.
Itās not just a point of politeness, itās a point of data over experience - if you want to persuade me heās wrong show me the data because it jibes entirely with my life experience.
Youāre trying to say āyou canāt say thatā while presenting nothing in return. Itās just sniping when itās that.
I pointed out that I thought you were being a bit rude.
I'm not telling you that you can't say anything and I'm not trying to persuade you of anything.
I'm trying to say "that seemed rude". What would you like presented in return?
When did being unnecessarily accusative become a normal way of making a point.
It was a fair point to make, and could have been conveyed in a neutral fashion much more easily. Instead you decided that putting it like a dickhead was the better option.
That attitude isn't just unnecessarily rude, it's often counterproductive. There aren't many quicker ways to turn your point from something someone might consider and then agree with, to one that puts them on the defensive and achieves nothing.
If you want people to take you seriously and accept your points, offending them never helps. Politeness isn't just about niceities, it's a powerful psychological tool that helps make people listen to you and take your points seriously.
What you have achieved here is a good example. Lots of comments about your attitude and very few about the actual point you wanted to make. You undermined your own point.
That's a short way of showing off your ability to miss the point, to avoid admitting you could do better.
It really doesn't help you come off any less vile.
When I worked in travel we used to warn against locking the cases. This was because when the suitcase is scanned and they see something suspicious they are going to check and have the right to just cut it open if need be.
4. You're smuggling something you shouldn't be and you think if it's wrapped in cling film then Border Force won't bother opening it as it's too much work.Ā
They give you one in Thailand when getting your bag wrapped, put it on the bag when they are nearly done then a few more wraps to keep it secure. Bit pointless as you need one to be able to get at the knife on the first place.
Haha I usually use the term box cutter because like as not itās a pair of scissors, flat screwdriver or a bit of pointy plastic as it is an actual Stanley knife.
we get parts delivered at worked covered in multiple layers of wrap for protection in transit.
It's actually really fucking irritating trying to remove all the packaging
As a plane loader/unloader myself, I can confirm border force do not care in the slightest. if they see a bag they like the look of, theyāre getting into it no matter what
The alternative to that is to ensure no-one puts any contraband into your case at the airport for it to be removed at the destination airport by another worker. This is known as rip-on, rip-off.
Last time I was in Spain they had a service like this. But your bag still got scanned/checked like everyone else's. Not sure if someone didn't also check it first before it got wrapped.
It became way more popular in Australia after the Schapelle Corby case (got caught with a bodyboard bag full of weed, swore she didnāt put it there, ended up in a Bali prison)
Re no 1, we flew from Manchester to Istanbul a few years ago and asked exactly the same question as OP - who are these idiots cling filming their luggage?!
We obviously then bought a load of souvenirs in the Grand Bazaar and, on the way back, the side of one of our suitcases ripped under the pressure as we unloaded it from the bus at Istanbul Airport. We then humbly had to find the cling film machine and apologise for ever questioning it.
I've been to Istanbul 5 or 6 times in my adult life, so I know what to look out for! All the stuff we had bought was made in Turkey - two cotton dressing gowns (which were the main culprit on the weight), a set of bath towels, a set of Turkish coffee cups, a Turkish coffee machine and a few boxes of Turkish delight / spices for presents.
Just wear the bathrobes in the airport next time :D
Once when I was travelling with my son who was quite young at the time, our bag was overweight but my husband realised there was a hole in the lining of his jacket so we started posting all the toddler clothes through the pockets so that they would weigh less in the bag. The baggage weighing staff member watched amusedly. Eventually we got it under the required weight and went on our way. For the whole rest of the way my husband melted in this extra warm coat and kept looking at me dolefully and complaining that he was wearing "the coat of clothes".
I used to wear my ski jacket and snowboard boots onto the plane so I could put clothes and food in my snowboard bag without going overweight or running out of space. The boots are pretty comfy and often there's was room to pop them in the overhead locker and put on some trainers instead.
Oh I've definitely done this before, I flew to Montreal with a computer mouse in one coat pocket and a laptop charger in the other because they wouldn't fit in my suitcase. When we left Istanbul we already had a bag for life as our carry-on luggage which had two metal lamps from the bazaar in it. But it was 30C and I couldn't stomach wearing a 5kg cotton towelling dressing gown all the way home so I took the hit on the overweight luggage as a kind of delivery charge.
Turkey is famous for textiles: you can get really high quality clothes, towels and dressing gowns in Turkey for fraction of what they cost here in the UK.
Many goods nowadays are imported, so often subject to customs duties and, if you are American, tariffs. It is often cheaper to buy some things in the country they are made.
I'll allow š¤£š¤£š¤£
I'd pass on the Turkish coffee accessories, the towelling but Turkish delight and spices total win.
One of the things I like in the aisle of shite in aldi/lidl is coming up to christmas they have excellent Turkish delight, In the same way UK has excellent Indian food, so the Germans with their Turkish immigrants have great Turkish connections which Aldi/Lidl leverage
One of the benefits of living in London is having ready access to stores catering to pretty much every nation you can think of, and in this particular case, also a very strong Turkish Cypriot community which means getting hold of Turkish stuff is almost as easy as when we're in Cyprus...
No you wonāt, easy enough to wrap it up again.
Itās just another business trying to make money. But the amount of plastic used for this is not something that should be taken lightly. These shops always seem busy no matter where in the world your flying from
There's more. I once saw somone try to hand in a carrier bag full of clothes. Airline refused saying they don't even allow laundry bags let alone barrier bags. Told them to get it wrapped and they'll lay it pass.
If you want to know if someone has tampered with your case make a notch only you can see on the padlock and match into where it currently is on your luggage that way if it doesn't line up, you'll know for sure someone has opened it.
I'll tell you why else. We flew home from New York on and someone apparently brought fucking fish in their bag and it was sitting on top of ours on the flight home. Completely drenched our infant's clothing.
they used to sell those luggage straps to make sure it stayed closed back in the day but you don't see them as much these days bc almost all bags are full zip now.
It's typically done when people don't fly a lot and think it stops airport inspectors opening your luggage.
It will discourage lazy staff from thieving though.
Some countries have really bad security at luggage unloading area, and if you are flying in from western countryās they know you are loaded and good target for luggage cutting and stealing.
The plastic warp gives another layer of protection and adds additional time to break in!
These thieves are operating on making it look like your luggage got damage in transit, but the warp should hold everything inside.
I was told of a scam in a certain country where a bullet would be slipped into your luggage then when found at the scanner checking in, you'd have to bribe the 'official' to get through.
Most people don't check their luggage to see if valuables have been stolen before they get home.
If you had wrapped your suitcase and could immediately see it had been cut or removed then you might check there and then at the airport before you leave.Ā
I'm not even someone who has ever wrapped a suitcase but I can see why some people would.
The point here is thar someone ātrying to tamperā with it and giving up is preferable to someone stealing shit from the inside, even though itās mostly low value itās still an inconvenience.
3. A theft deterant. If you are a baggage handler looking to steal from someone's bag. your going to pass over a bag with 17 layers of plastic wrap in favor of one of the other 750 bags your going to lay hands on today.
I did this for point one last week with mutliple work destinations causing damage. Replaced the case on the other side but this was useful to keep things together until I could for sure! Only time I've ever done it.
We once sent a load of Walkers salt & vinegar crisps to my sister in Malaysia ( from the UK). She rang us to ask why weād sent her a load of dried noodles. Obviously somebody had pinched the crisps and replaced them with noodles of which there is no shortage in Malaysia. She was super annoyed at being deprived of her crisps.
Potentially because luggage compartments are pretty dirty and you can't be sure your bag isn't resting on another bag that may be contaminated with bedbugs or other nasties
I do it sometimes because baggage handlers and airport infrastructure arenāt exactly gentle with the cases. So if they absolutely hammer it in still likely to get my stuff at the other end instead of having a half case and my underwear 2 continents over by the end of the week.
Waterproofing-ish. In some airports they can leave your bag outside on the ground while loading as opposed to some covered box or something. If it rains, then your bag would get a bit wet.
I could potentially see it being used to hold the bag together too but at that point why not just put a belt around it or something?
Iād use that in case of interference years ago they found traces of coke on my clothes (I donāt touch it) fucking alarm on the wall the lot, I explained to the guy Iām just back from Amsterdam smoking and erm avoiding the ladies. He just said itās only a tiny amount I could have gotten it from money. Thank fuck cos Iād 7 grams of hash up my arse wrapped in cling film š
Stops bugs getting into your luggage. Planes cargo area are not insect free zones. I recall my parents came from holiday in Europe and found a giant cockroach in the house, so most likely hitch hiked.
Never leave your luggage on the floor or leave luggage open when unattended.
Only time have done this is when travelling to a place with the death penalty for drugsā¦ wasnāt taking any chances of anyone being able to slip anything into the luggage
South Africa they are especially notorious for rummaging through your bags on arrival/departure so theyāve made a lot of money wrapping bags for people as a āpeace of mindā thing.
Never felt the need anywhere else in the world.
Maybe I'm being really thick, but isn't this what luggage locks are for? But better, because it's quite easy to take cling film off but not easy to remove a lock?Ā
Which is why in the TV series the expanse, when Amos goes to earth, the "protection" gang thugs have south African accents.
Sell insurance for when you board, and a different insurance for while you're in transit in your cabin.
You're linking some random sci-fi tv show to a nation based on a criminal activity that happens in three quarters of the world?
Bit of a stretch there bud.
No as a South African I can attest that a lot of people are out here to scam/defraud/punk you. Most of our industries are run by mafia controlled unions and as you should know , the government is very corrupt
I'm also from South Africa and I think you just need to get over yourself. Corruption isn't unique to the country. Two thirds of the world are corrupt and rough.
Casting decisions in American sci fi shows aren't that deep. These actors were cast because they were relatively cheap, the accent is uniquely identifiable and it sounds cool on TV. Suggesting there's some deep, political motivation is just silly.
Some people flying with Ā£1000+ bags like rimova and worried about it got scratched. My grandma was one of them and she wrapped her bags wherever she went
Was wondering how far Iād have to scroll to see mention of South Africa. Only time Iāve ever done this has been all my trips to visit family there.
I do it with my backpack because of the loose straps. Those may cause an error in the bagagesystem that can result in breaking the backpack or worse, making it miss the flight.
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Very common in hot-spot countries to avoid bag tampering and bullet planting, ive seen it first hand a guard slipping a bullet into a bag, instantly doing a check and then extorting for cash.
Our luggage tore when we were on a trip, so we chose to use these wrapping services - I think we were returning from Athens to London.
When we reached London, we were surprised to see that all that wrapping was gone and bag arrived on the baggage belt without it! š¤·
I know why I did at least once...
Got to the airport, and was slightly overweight on one bag, so transferred some to another bag to even it out, but then the zipper broke!!!
Nobody would help (I had 3 cases, one of them with a bicycle, so was a nightmare) so I had to push the broken bag on the floor with my feet, and carry a bicycle + another suitcase (+ my backpack) for about 40 minutes (which if I just walked, would have taken about 5-10 minutes?) to get to the bag wrapping!
And to make matters worse, I was hungover lol.
As someone who used to load luggage into the plane - this makes it 10 times more annoying to load as it usually doesn't slide well, so while it may help you against people trying to get into your luggage, it also guarantees that your shit is going flying
I do this all the time with shrink wrap I buy from eBay. Saves damage to suitcases. Have used my current suitcase on 40+ flights. Never had any issues with this at any airport.
I wrapped a bag once, it was fabric and I had a feeling it wouldnāt survive the journey (Manchester to Dubai). I wouldnāt do it again as I donāt think it did much as the bag still didnāt make it š¤£
How much of a problem is this really? I get if you are transporting seriously valuable stuff (jewellery etc) it might be worthwhile but I suspect itās quite rare for baggage handlers to steal things. I bet most ātheftsā are people just losing stuff or forgetting to pack it.
Exactly this. Iām originally from South Africa and the bag tampering and item theft was (probably still is) a huge problem, so wrapping it just makes it more difficulty for opportunistic rummages.
Can confirm - Source: ex South African.
Anyone from South Africa reading this will think "What you mean you DON'T wrap your bag? - Hai julle almal, kyk Rambo hier"
Yep the only time we did it was flying South Africa. None of the safety/protection/prevention stuff you hear is exaggerated for there.
My favourite anecdote is that we were taken by car to a house 2 doors down because the idea of walking in the street is unheard of.
But once we walked between two streets and it felt like we were free and breaking the rules and living on the edge. We did it pretty fast and literally cut across between homes rather than go round the street and I think it was also considered a more safer area but still not recommended.
Have answered below about our holiday.
Lots of them have migrated to Australia (but experienced racism and have struggled with making businesses a success there) but many are too settled now with established businesses and generations of family there. You obviously canāt choose where youāre born either and some of settled there historically to escape poverty which they did and made a success. They live in big houses, big gardens, some have pools, all have maids as standard and enjoy great weather and weekends and amazing local holidays in their own country.
I wouldnāt choose to live there but the quality of lifestyle in terms of weather and things to do is a lot better than the UK, hence the extended holiday was actually amazing, but due to the safety and freedom aspect compared to UK which is the norm to me I would never choose to live there no.
And likewise they would never choose to live in the UK as itās too gloomy and boring for them from what theyāve always known (they have to do lots of things to stay safe that we donāt but canāt deny they still have a good lifestyle in the sun, sea and things to do), but they would prefer to live somewhere with a similar lifestyle \*and\* safer, which is why many chose Australia.
The weather is beautiful, most people have big detached houses with lots of garden space even if theyāre not particularly wealthy, those who are better off have pools and so much grounds that they can actually use daily (not possible in the UK with the same amenities), everyone has maids working for them even if they have a modest house and income so no chores and more free time, the food is amazing and because thereās no cleaning and other chores involved everyone is making amazing food at home everyday (we ate sooo good without ever going to restaurants), they can do outdoor activities everyday like sports and water activities, BBQ is a way of life and a huge thing, we went to amazing dinner parties and BBQs in peopleās gardens with huge food spreads with everything homemade and gourmet level cooking and sitting under the stars all night, to us it was like soemthing you might experience once in a while but to them itās normal life, regular days out or holidays around the local areas which are already holiday worthy or further out within the country to even more amazing places like Durban, Cape Town etc where they go all the time like itās not a big deal. Amazing road trips and wildlife and things to see.
Our trip was heavily influenced and shaped around family and their homes and lives though, so we got looked after really well.
I went on vacation ro South Africa, admittedly about 25 years ago, and it was great. Beautiful scenery, clement weather, fine food and wine, and it was all affordable.
Safety and crime were the big concerns, and getting a taxi every time you wanted to go 200 metres down the road after dark was tiresome. I didn't know what it's like these days, and I bet living there isn't easy. However, nothing bad happened to me, and as a place to visit, I thought the good points well outweighed the bad.
Yes - Iām from Durban South Africa and recently moved to the UK. Because I was robbed 9 times in one year, I was attacked outside my house, we hardly had any water or electricity (due to loadshedding) and our town went through a literal war where all the men in our neighbourhood had to patrol the streets with guns because people were looting houses and businesses. This isnāt even close to all the stories I have about living there. But it is a beautiful place despite all that
Iāve elaborated further in other replies asking why weād holiday there, it \*is\* dangerous overall compared to the UK but like with anything itās not as clear cut as that.
We had zero issues or ever actually felt unsafe or nervous anywhere, we just experienced all the preventative measures, better to always be safe than sorry and extra care as guests our family felt responsible for. We had an amazing time over a month of travelling around and Iād go again for a holiday with experienced family there in a heartbeat. Someone going to do their own thing may have a different experience.
Interesting, I studied abroad in South Africa as a white dude.
I lived in Soweto for a month and never had a problem. I walked all around there, and even had tea with complete strangers in their homes.
Beautiful country btw... I have been to a lot of countries and South Africa is spectacular.
Iāve elaborated further in other comments about how we never actually felt scared or unsafe anywhere but we were with locals who knew how to look after us. And that we had amazing time and would go again.
I get it, even black/colored (relax reddit, this what they preferred to be called in SA. Not everywhere is America), warned me about ATMs. Apparently the gangs there like to blow them up occasionally.
Hospitality wise, SA was wonderful but for sure it has severe systemic issues after centuries of Dutch colonialism.
I didnāt hear that one but I remember we were always told they canāt stop at a robot (traffic light) due to the risk of being carjacked!
A lot of my relatives emigrated to Australia to find a better life but not lose the good lifestyle (which means theyād never come to the UK) but itās been difficult there too due to racism (weāre Indian) and not being able to make their businesses a success in the same way.
I did my college study abroad in South Africa (Iām from Philly). And a lot of yāall over exaggerate. Just donāt be a dumbass and be aware and youāll be fine.
- A 28 year old girl who was 21 when she went
You can read my other comments for a full picture of what Iāve said about SA which is that Iād go again and had no issues of actually feeling safe or nervous anywhere and had an amazing time, especially as we were always with family who live there so knew how to keep us safe.
I havenāt over or under exaggerated anything, I literally stated a small and funny anecdote of what we did and why precautions like that were taken and in our case the family there were being extra cautious as they felt responsible for us. You canāt assume you know exactly which area and neighbourhood we were in to be the same places you went either or the experiences theyāve had their whole life there. Every family member there personally knows of someone who has been shot before, one aunt still has a bullet inside her from a burglary many years ago and one relative was killed in public some years ago, Iām not exaggerating any of that, thatās just facts.
But like I said also look at my other comments where I explain why we went, why we loved it and would go again.
I was also 21 when I went and two of us young girls even went to stay in Cape Town without family and were fine and had an amazing time.
Lots of family there and we had an amazing time for a month (rest of group stayed for 3 months) with no issues at all.
We never actually felt unsafe or nervous anywhere (I guess because of being with experienced family from there), we travelled to multiple places in the country and our home base wasnāt in a specifically dangerous area, itās just that thatās the normal common sense precautions there thatās second nature and they were being extra cautious with us as their guests they felt responsible for. I think the running between streets thing was done without their knowledge for example.
It obviously feels crazy to us still because of how we live in the UK with so much freedom in that context and no I would never want to live there as it \*is\* dangerous overall and you always have to keep your wits about you and life is adapted around it, but it was an amazing holiday and Iād go again. Lots of other family have been many times with no issues as well.
We went to Cape Town as well alone as two young girls, zero issues as you just stick to the normal safe areas and follow all common sense advice.
This might be a dumb idea so I'm going to use you as a sounding board. What about wrapping the contents inside the luggage. Has almost the same benefit I think. But increases theives disappointment.
Ye I had some items nicked from my luggage when I flew to Joburg. Lesson learned. Every time I have flown to SA since then, I always get my bags wrapped!
Yeah never had it happen on a plane but once on a bus in Thailand. It was pretty annoying because they took little bits and pieces like chargers and toiletriesĀ
Interessting. I recenetly saw some black gentlemen with several suit cases getting them wrapped at a european airport. Was wondering why they are doing it.
The Djibouti airport doesn't care, they will just straight up take what they want
I knew one guy who only got his suitcase back at the bagge claim, but the entire contents were gone
Another got basically their whole suitcase stolen. The suitcase itself was stolen and most of the contents, but at least the thief taped the suitcases tag to a trash bag and thenĀ placed the stuff they didn't want in it lol
Oh you don't need to go that far. At some point Budapest airport was notorious for this... It got so out of hand that they had to fire most of the handlers and hire new ones. now it's okay.
This person knows. Lots of my family are from there and have had awful experiences. I dont blame them they have little to no money but its annoying for the persons suitcase that gets stolen.
Life isnt black and white. Its shades of grey. People do what they do to survive and if you dont have to worry about theft to stay alive thats a privilege but a big part of the world doesnt get that same privilege and unfortunately in most of those countries theres no way out. You can have a level of understanding about it and still not agree with it but thats a lot of peoples only option.
They didn't say it's fine, they might just blame other factors outside of that person's control as to why they resort to stealing basic stuff like clothes.
On a winter trip to South America the baggage handlers in either Sao Paulo or Madrid took my warm coat from my backpack. I ended up buying another one in Santiago so not a huge deal.
We ended up tying our backpack zips with string and didn't lose anything else for the whole trip.
Was flying out of Madrid and saw a huge line of people all waiting to check bags for their flight to Caracas. Every bag wrapped like this. Didnāt get it at the time but makes sense now.
lol. I donāt wrap anything - Iāve got a bag that is so old and battered nobody is going to think itās worth anything. Plus, i donāt travel with anything I particularly care about.
Exactly. Nobody is targeting a suitcase that looks like it belongs to someone carrying nothing worth stealing. Theyāre going for designer luggage or luggage with a ton of deterrents.
I agree but also because the thieves tend to live in poorer areas too. The old saying of don't shit on your own doorstep does not exist in this day and age.
Thieves arenāt smart, if they were they wouldnāt be thieves. They just go for the closes thing, they donāt care about value, theyāll just make a quick and easy swipe and keep making quick and easy swipes until theyāve got everything they can take home with then. As this thread says, theyāre not specifically looking for valuables like western thieves and will steal things like makeup and jeans. Theyāre not wasting their time getting into one suitcase when they can swipe something from 2. If they are looking for valuables, theyād rather look in as many as possible and play a numbers game than think about what theyāre targeting. Itās not āIām going to steal, which should I chose fromā, itās āIāve found this bag thatās piss easy to steal from, lets see what I can getā
Thatās like saying if you lock your luggage it is more likely to get broken in.
Most of these theifs just go for what is the easiest and which ones they are least likely to get caught on
Aside from being a deterrent (like having a good bike lock so the thief goes to the next bike along) it's good for insurance claims as you can immediately show your bag was tampered with for your claim
Who said it was? It's still enough to force an enquiry and get insurance payouts. You're just looking for an argument, it is a deterrent, there are many others. If you don't want to use it, don't, I don't personally, but I couldn't care less if other people do?
Not quite. Itās a bit like locking your house and using exterior lighting.
Not going to stop a thief, but might make them move on to the next, less secure house (bag).
Bigger than youād think, the airlines and security are all big on the ādid you pack this bag yourselfā and āhas it been out of your sight at any timeā but once it goes into their care ANYTHING can happen to it and thereās zero accountability, locking your case is pointless cause they are allowed to break the locks if they want to search and they need basically zero grounds, can just pick bags at random. And thereās plenty of places behind the scenes with no cameras where āinterestingā bags can be investigated by an employed thief and the risk of capture is pretty low as you can never isolate exactly where it happened so itās all just claim on insurance type thing
We had it in Cyprus. I imagine it was a random dip in the bag and grab. They took deodorant, antibiotics for acne and something else that was worth fuck all. We know it was the Cyprus end because his watch dropped in there on Cyprus time. A shitty fake looking Tommy Hilfiger thing.
Itās very much a thing. I was jn Tenerife one year (I live in Iceland) and so many Icelanders returning home noticed items missing that it made the news. That meant that every other person at the baggage drop on my flight back to Iceland had their luggage wrapped.
https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/Police-conclude-3-million-luggage-robberies-at-Tenerife-South-airport
Wow. They even stole a luxury car!
Probably shouldāve kept that in carry-on. It would go nicely with all the oversized shit people seem to consider good for the overhead lockers.
Hmm youād be surprised. Got my āhigh valuableā items stolen by germany and italy airport luggage handlers. I think thatās when cling film comes handy.
suspect itās quite rare for baggage handlers to steal things. I bet most ātheftsā are people just losing stuff
I know a guy who was a baggage handler back in the day, they had little gangs going through luggage in the hold as it was loaded. He made thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of pounds in the days when you couldn't legally move cash and valuables from country to country. Eventually got caught and prosecuted, and although found not guilty, he got the sack.
Just to point out how organised they were, when Samsonite brought out hard shell locking suitcases, he went to Harrods and spent a bit of time fiddling with locks on the display models until he knew how to easily pick them.....
October 2022 - had several items stolen out of my luggage that wasn't cling-wrapped, presumably at OR Tambo airport (Johannesburg, South Africa). It had never happened to me before so it didn't occur to me to protect my luggage. Needless to say my travel insurance had to cough up. I wasn't impressed because some of it wasn't replaceable.
I had several hundred dollars stolen from the outside pocket of a suitcase. It was dumb of me to leave it there, definitely, but I had to leave for the airport return trip at 4am and forgot to take it out.
I literally watched an airport employee steal my boyfriendās Ray Bans while we were going through bag check. Luckily I saw it and was able to get them backā¦ Sticky fingers that lot.
I had to read your comment a few times.
1) You think baggage handler theft is rare.
But ...
2) story about a baggage handler who ran gangs of thieves in the holds of planes and made 'possibly hundreds of thousands' - plus a detailed and sastifactory denoument to his subsequent legal case.
Then ...
3) Despite the aforementioned wealth of your 'guy', and their organisational skills, he would learn to pick locks in full view of everyone in Harrods.
My mum had all her prescription medication stolen from her hold baggage flying from the UK to west coast USA. She packed it in her hold bag because she has A LOT of meds. Had to go 2 weeks without everything as it wouldāve cost her a ridiculous amount to buy it all in the states. She keeps it in hand luggage now with a copy of her prescription.
if it's a huge problem. this is why they tell you to remove your jewelry and medicine from your bags because they absolutely will get stolen. in 20 years of traveling there have been 2 times I left a little packet with some inexpensive jewelry in it in a checked bag. It was stolen both times.
On my honeymoon we had a shopping bag that had about $200 worth of clothes stolen from my checked baggage. The shopping bag was right on top of everything else packed so easy to open quickly and swipe. It was the first time itās ever happened to me and Iāll definitely have locks on checked bags in the future!
Theyāll steal anything and everything. Ā Jewellery and half a litre of gin have gone missing from ours. Ā Theyāll steal your old socks if they can. Ā
Even if you lock the zips on most bags thy can bust them open and then rezip it closed. Ā Experienced thieves some of them. Ā
I travel a lot with A/V gear for work so, of course have to check Pelican cases etc. Pretty identifiable targets for petty thieves, and its oh-so-easy to pop a case open, swipe something, and shut it. Throwing a flimsy luggage lock or zip tie makes it juuuust time-consuming & obvious enough to effectively deter would-be-thieves - or folks having a momentary lapse in judgement. In a pinch I've luggage wrapped suitcases packed with gear for the same effect.
The only time I had a theft from my bag was the only time I shoved a mylar bag from a dispensary into my checked bag because I was short on time.
Baggage handlers broke my zippers off, grabbed ~20 of weed, and sent my bag on its way. I filed a claim and got paid 1.5x what my suitcase was bought for after a fair amount of bitching.
I figure if someone was actually doing their job they'd have used the TSA key instead of destroying my bag, and I'd probably have gotten in trouble š¤·āāļø
Moral of the story, don't put things you shouldn't have in items that are highly visible on an x-ray!
I fly to Zimbabwe a lot (where im from) if im flying via rwanda or Cairo I dont bother, if I'm flying via Kenya, Ethiopia and esp3cially Johannesburg I will 100% wrap my bags.. I have had stuff stolen from each of those spots..
I used to travel for work, and had a routine at the time of having a nice glass of scotch or bourbon after work and then working out as a "work day is done now" thing and to keep a sense of normalcy.
I spent a few months traveling to some areas that were difficult to get what I wanted, so I started bringing a bottle in my check bag.
Bottles kept disappearing most of the time and I would find the "TSA inspected your bag" card inside my bag.
They were straight up stealing and leaving a calling card.
Another time a TSA tried to walk away from the security checkpoint with my laptop.
I was in the Peace Corps and all the people who didnāt Saran Wrap their bags had all of their shit stolen out by the airport staff in Mozambique (stuff you shouldnāt have in your checked bags anyway like cameras and laptops)
I knew a guy that was a TSA agent in Phoenix Arizona (USA), he probably still is, and he was always showing me things he stole from luggage. He showed me a necklace he stole from a little girl and a single shoe from a woman.
He also talked about searching women's bags to check for dirty underwear.
It wasn't just him. I met a few of his coworkers and they were all degenerates.
Yeah. I have mostly seen this in European airports with passengers that looked like their destination was Africa or the Middle East.
No one was getting their bags wrapped for a flight from Paris to Berlin.
A few years ago they did a secret camera check on luggage handlers at Rome airport and arrested several who were working together, pilfering stuff from suitcases.
At the security scanner bit, the man took my husband's expensive sunglasses out of the tray and put them beside his monitor. Husband noticed immediately and got them back but I'm sure many, many people wouldn't realise until it was too late. Thieves all over the place .
Yes this is it. Eg you in foreign land get waved over by security. āMister we have found some weed (insert contraband here) in your luggageā you panic even though you know itās not yours. They say the fine is US$ 500 or they will process you. You pay. They split the fee with the baggage handlers and their boss ( who is who youād complain to if you were brave enough to complain).
This was quite popular in The Philippines until relatively recently. Theyād open your bag, stash some drugs inside and make you pay a āfineā to let you go.
I had a limited edition Yankees hoodie that was stolen out of my luggage in Turkey. Depends on what you are carrying and where you are carrying it I guess.
I had 3 pairs of nice heels stolen out of my bag at Heathrow once. Now I put locks on.
As for the cling film , I use as an extra layer of protection, and to keep light fingers out of cases of wine I bring home from France and Italy. If Iām paying Ā£ 150-200 a bottle , I want them to make it safely back.
I donāt know how it is today but it used to be s problem flying to Rio. They would use a pen to open the zipper in the middle, stick their hand in and then move both ends of the zipper (usually with a lock) back and forth so it would look like it was never opened. Back then luggage didnāt come with a lock on the side to prevent the zipper from being moved.
It really depends where you're travelling to. The only time I do it is when I travel to Sierra Leone, as baggage handlers opening your case is so common there
Depends where you are traveling to. In some countries this is extremely common. By wrapping it in film, it makes it pretty obvious if it was open and harder to open and close. So the thieves will just pick another one.
You don't need to be traveling with things that are very valuable. I had things like a pocket knife, a cool hat, etc stolen from my suitcase. Even when nothing is stolen, it sucks to have someone open it and go through it searching for valuables.
I was forced to gate check a bag on an internal US Delta flight - it was small enough but all the bastards with massive carry ons had taken up the overhead storage and it was just slightly too big to go under the seat - they rushed me and I didnāt remove my iPod touch. When I got my bag back at the other end the iPod touch was gone along with some other random stuff that didnāt have much value but it was still upsetting to know my bag had been ransacked as well as the fact I couldnāt afford to replace the touch. Iāve also had gifts for family stolen from my checked bags on Us to UK flights multiple times. So it is an issue and I NEVER put anything of value in my checked luggage.
It's a big enough problem for people to do it - I have a friend who had most of their wardrobe stolen and had to spend a bunch overseas to have things to wear, and then the airline refused to compensate either the cost of the original items or the replacements as they said they couldn't prove clothes had been stolen. Super messed up and should never happen but it does happen!
I stood on the tarmac in Venezuela and literally watched the military simply opening people's bags and removing stuff, smelling perfumes and lifting cash from bags befors they got put on the plane.
So many insane stories from women who had packed their sex toys and when they open their bag they had personal notes from baggage handlers with some dirty talk.
When it is well wrapped, it takes too long to cut through. Too often I've got home to discover that someone had started cutting through the layers but never made it... the joy....worth every penny.
It's to deter opportunistic theft.
If I'm looking to steal and one case is wrapped in cling film and one isnt, default will be the unwrapped case.
I don't need best case in the world, either and unbreakable lock, I just need to make my case more awkward than the one next to it.
It doesn't have to be a problem at all, there just has to be enough people who believe it could be to make offering a luggage wrapping service profitable.
If you're doing short haul in Europe, not so much. If you're passing through or your final destination is parts of Africa or South America, a bit more so.
As a baggage handler is Europe I can tell you I wouldnāt even have time to open and go through a bag , also a lot of airports donāt have covered belts so waterproofing the bag helps .
I put a large, unsettling dildo in my suitcase purposefully to see if theyād check it this one time and whether theyād do anything about it, and sure they did, they even left a note mentioning as much. Dildo was still there, but clearly had been moved around quite a bit from its original position. My bag only contained clothes and the dildo, there was no (non-dildo related) reason to check it.
Hmm, well, Iāve already got a Twix but I suppose thereās a fair chance Iāll have eaten it by the time yours arrives, so we might have a new frontrunner.
I think if I wrapped my bag and then it came back unwrapped or torn, I'd just assume airport security did it. Which does seem really bad, because someone could put something in etc. But isn't that why we're meant to use TSA locks, because airport security do potentially open luggage?
Go on eBay and look for TSA keys. Everybody can buy these keys and use them. This is why a) you should never use a TSA approved lock for any use case other than luggage and b) you should never trust the government to properly install and manage back doors into anything.
I agree with your sentiment, but not for the eBay keys reason. More for the fact you can open a zipper with a simple ballpoint pen, rendering any lock on zipper-equipped luggage entirely pointless. So instead, i dont bother putting any lock on my hold luggage, nor do I put any valuables into that bag - i carry all items of value in my cabin bag instead.
Protection against that is a suitcase with a numbers lock on the zippers or opening latches.
The cling film is protection against your luggage ripping open.
That's why I have a lock on it, and if any baggage holders want to rummage through my skiddy underwear......there's never anything valuable in there anyway.
TSA only applies to the US. This is a UK sub discussing issues pertaining to travelling NOT to the US, if youād been able to understand any of the comments.
You mean those cheap locks you can get for a few quid at most fine retailers? Whether itās from Poundland or a bit more upmarket, theyāre not gonna deter someone whoās determined and you donāt need any sophisticated tools, a screwdriver will do to break the lock or just split the zip open with a pen.
Sadly, locks only deter honest people.
As I said, I'm not stupid enough to leave anything of value in it and ive been travelling abroad for 40 odd years and never had issues. Charging people Ā£25 to wrap up a suitcase is just another way to part people and their money, by putting fears into people's minds.
Clingfilm is probably more secure than the baggage padlocks. It's a pain to get off though easy with a knife and it's very obvious that it's been cut open.
You can literally undo zips by pinching them so the teeth misalign, then once you're done you can move the two locked zips over the hole you made and it heals it.
> theyāre not gonna deter someone whoās determined
They're not supposed to?
They are just there to deter the opportunistic thief and make it more hassle than it's worth, no one is claiming they are invincible
I may as well ask you why you bother locking your car doors. Don't you know it's not going to deter a determined thief? They'll just smash the window and hotwire your car instead. Might as well leave the door unlocked. Well it deters the opportunistic thief who just walks down the road trying every handle but doesn't want to make a scene
After reading the comments I guess this does make sense for certain destinations but what I donāt understand is this is a carry on sized bag. For this bag specifically why not just carry it on with you if youāre concerned about this kind of thing? Even if carry on bags arenāt free on your airline, I donāt think Iāve ever really seen them be more expensive than a checked bagā¦.
But wouldn't, at least in the US, they just need to say "This needs a security screen" then cut it open, pocket the item, leave the "we tossed your bag" card and send it on it's way?
I had a really nice pair of sunglasses stolen from my hold luggage during transit. It was lovely to turn up in the Alps in blinding sunlight to find myself without my eye protection.
I was a baggage handler and I only ever had one opportunity (due to a delay) to access people's luggage without being seen, and I used it as a break. Most of the time we're too busy, let alone be out of sight. So rare but possible.
The more common result of this is that the bag won't slide across the floor to it has to be chucked to the other end of the cargo hold, potentially causing damage.
I've flown all over the world. Never had a lock on my bag. This is exactly what these companies want you to think happens. I'm pretty sure baggage handlers don't have the time to be opening up cases and stealing stuff.
I mean there's a bunch of reasons why-
1. Makes it so it's more difficult for anyone else to pinch something out of your bag on its journey
2. Stops the suitcass from popping open or unzipping (sorta like a luggage strap)
3. Protects your suitcase from damage to an extent - suitcases can go for a few hundred bucks, but they are literally slid across everything.
Stops baggage handlers smuggling drugs in your bag unwittingly. Especially when your destination is a country with strict drug laws and a poor legal system.
It started after an Australian was caught in Bali with a boogie board bag full of marijuana. Her lawyer (I think) said it had been planted.
Wrapping services popped up at Australian airports immediately. Presumably to prevent anyone planting anything.
My south African friend explained it to me recently. Unwrapped bags often get tampered with by airport security and if they get the bag wrapped and the wrapping is removed or ripped when they claim their baggage, then they can claim from the airline. If it's not wrapped they can't.
My sister had stuff stolen in Barcelona on a layover. My husband lives in DR and a friendās bag was delayed there, stuff stolen. One time I went I pick up my bag and itās just in a wooden cabinet, no security. Luckily Avianca put a zip tie on it as the padlock was gone. I tend to wrap stuff if Iām flying to DR with a layover in Europe. Or if Iām flying with a non-luggage box or bag so it doesnāt come open.
I did it once to distribute weight as my bag was slightly more than max allowed limit. Luckily I had a cartoon in my luggage, I packed 6-7 Kg in the cartoon and got it wrapped.Ā
When I worked at bham airport, a large number of international passengers would get them wrapped. When I asked why, it was to prevent baggage handlers etc from going inside the bags. I guess thatās probably just one reason.
In the east it's normal to use high capacity polypropelyne zip up bags as luggage. They have a tendency to burst. It's just sensible to wrap those. On internal Russian flights they might account for 50-60% of luggage. I don't know if this is in the west but maybe we do it too in some places.
Pro tip: buy some film on eBay and wrap your luggage at home before travelling and save a lot of money
Donāt thank me, I accept donations for 10% (or 1000% if youād like to, or more is even more welcome) of the luggage wrapping service
Zippers arenāt secure, even with locks. You can open a zipper using a pen, look inside the luggage and close it without leaving traces. Locks are a psychological tool only
The cling film is a better deterrent because it makes it impossible to open the luggage without removing the film. Some luggage wrapping services provide an insurance service
Needless to say, never put valuable items in your dispatched luggage, always keep them with you, always.
Also, your dispatched luggage **will** be lost at least once in your life (but hopefully and usually they find it and return it to you at some point). Youāll be 100 times more anxious if there was anything valuable inside
Waterproofing. I was travelling with a soft shell suitcase and some how it ended up getting wet. I didn't have any liquids in the bag so it definitely was spillage from outside. Ruined an expensive dress. Since then I always get my bags wrapped. For a little extra protection.
I'm from a generation when my parents would ALWAYS do it, and every single person taking the plane. There are so many reasons: your suitcase doesnt get dirty and scratched; your suitcase becomes more durable and resistable; especislly if you have something made of fabric and not plastic; it basically gives it a shell; you are sure no one opened it; stole something or put something into; if your suitcase gets broken or open the film will keep it together and you wont gather all your underwear from the baggage belt; etc. I have no reasons NOT to wrap it, but nowadays people think you are weird and non-ecofriendly when you do it, and therse machines rarely even work in Europe.
I have never done this before but am now tempted after receiving a lovely new, quality suitcase as a birthday gift and seeing it scuffed beyond belief after a single journey in the hold š
I was always told it was to prevent people putting stuff INTO your bag - ie drugs.
And itās predominantly used if you fly into countries with extremely harsh punishments for drug smuggling.
The only time Iāve ever used it was at a left luggage service in France. We had to have the bags scanned and then sealed before they accept them.
Theyāre known as Blind Mules. All you have to do is follow the victim and steal it - often with violence.
If the drugs are discovered you walk away and let the victim deal with it.
My brother lived there n Malaysia for 10 years and said lots of his colleagues always wrapped because of that fear.
It is important to understand that "deal with it" can mean decades of jail or the death penalty for the carrier. You usually can't avoid that by saying "But that's not mine!!".
> I was always told it was to prevent people putting stuff INTO your bag - ie drugs.
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> And itās predominantly used if you fly into countries with extremely harsh punishments for drug smuggling.
this it not true at all, btw. It is used a lot to prevent people stealing things from you - you can just read the top comments to see this
Itās big in South Africa for dodgy bagger handlers but tbh Iāve travelled twice to Tambo and 4 times to CTIA with my suitcase not even having a padlock on it and nobodies tried to nick my stuff yet. Imagine it was maybe a bigger problem in years gone by.
That or nobody wants my primark and NEXT clothes
Itās easier to determine that any damage that has occurred to your suitcase is from that flight if itās been wrapped like this as you can take photos etc and show recipt.
People are paranoid about luggage item theft. I do understand it if you are traveling with valuables but, surely keep them on your person?
It does happen across the world but people massively overestimate how often.
My wife and I have travelled multiple times to countries in Europe, Africa, North America and (south east) Asia and have never had or heard of others having issues personally.
Once, I arrived at rhe Airport and before check in the zip on my suitcase broke which meant it could pop open at any moment...so we paid to have the case wrapped shut. Problem solved.
I used it travelling to Africa, border control doesn't have to open your suitcase unless the scanner sees something dodgy. The handlers are known to do some manual scanning themselves tho
Donno - I fly about 20 times a year. I see these all over Bangkok airport, I use samsonite polymer clip suitcases, no zippers - tough as hell.... I figure every scuff, scratch, every bar code sticker added on is a badge of honor and a memory. Although wheels tend to fail faster than the case.
I was checking in in Canada to go to Japan one day, the check in lady started removing the old barcodes.... I said no need.... Another frequent flyer behind me piped up and said, "that's his history, dont do that" so she stopped.
If security/immigration wants to get into your bag, plastic wrap or locking your bag with a code will not help. I leave my bags unlocked. Every once in a while i get a paper notice inside my suitcase from US border services that says they went through my bags after check in... nice of them.
I imagine they would be surprised what they see.. I am a last minute drunk packer, sometimes I show up in a country with unmatching shoes no socks or underwear and a few bottles of hot sauce,,,, The rest is usually clothes I haven't worn in 5 years..
Anything of value is in my carry on, and anything I need I can buy in the country I am going to.
Simple, take anything with a zip maybe YOUR suitcase and zip it up, push a simple pen HARD into the teeth of the zip, entire zipper fails and opens, wrapping it in pallet wrap keeps your case closed
Top Tip, if you cannot confidently kick your check-in luggage down a flight of stairs, it is NOT ready for a flight on an aeroplane.
So you can know if anyone has been through your luggage and as extra padding because airports get paid for every minority they arrest and every suitcase they mangle
Same reason people keep plastic bags over their remote controls or plastic wrapping in the cars. Fear of using things and make them worn out, ie people who lived in poverty and suddenly can afford nicer things, like better suitcase. This applies to ex soviet countries.
You can open zip locked cases with a pen or pencil amongst other things. Never purchase one of those cases for a start.
This is just adding another level of protection.
A) protects your case from all the little cuts and such, my samsonite looks still brand new despite beaing nearly 20 years because I wrap it (but I do it myself as one large cling film costs like half of what the service costs at the airport). I then remove it carefully and reuse it before going home.
B) easy to spot if your case was tampered with
C) if you have a softshell case like me, it helps you "squish" it further. Useful on returns when you have worn clothes and souvenirs.
D) slapping the check in sticker leaves no glue on hardshell
E) if you use neon pink wrap like I do, you spot your luggage near instant at the conveyors
These became popular in Australia after old mate Schapelle Corby got convicted of drug trafficking weed in Bali or Indonesia. She got busted at the airport with a large amount of it and did many years in prison there. Very harsh penalty, I think everyone agreed.
Her story was that the weed was planted. I guess you could have a stronger defence if your glad wrap was gone or tampered with.
Similar note, when I worked for an airline call centre in the early 2000s , many people used to call up asking why their bags were opened and looked through. I'm sure many thing happen at airport luggage handling, and I'm sure some of it is illegal.
Itās a common practice for flights to Middle East from Asia because people in these routes use cardboard boxes for cabin baggage. Sometimes the ground staff, who are poorly paid labourers, mishandle the luggage resulting in scratches or fabric tear. For those travelling with cardboard boxes have experienced a tear in the box and some items missing. So for safety reasons they wrap their luggage.
>Surely the theifs are long gone by the time you get your bag and notice the film cut?
Nope, the thiefs are the baggage handlers or airport staff. They are still there.
The cling film is there to make it obvious that your bag was tampered.
It would require the airport to take action if they simply dont then its no longer easy to solve.
Not like you can just start using another airport to get away from the theft either, depending on location it might just be that 1 in your area.
I have done the cling film with a large trekking rucksack to ensure I didnāt get the straps ripped off by over zealous baggage handlers (this had happened on a previous trip).
So I went to the Philippines a few years back to visit my then gf. I was flying over with my then gfās mother since she lived in the uk same as me.
And they had me do this I was curious why and her exact words was putting the wrap on discourages thieves over in the Philippines. Apparently itās quite common for some folks to find suitcases and take some things for themselves
I had this realialisation recently that people with high quality or leather suitcases might plastic wrap them to protect the case and prevent it from getting scratched and damaged when baggage handlers throw them around.
Used to think the same, until a very recent trip to Asia in which we bought a tonne of artwork and ended up with four bamboo tubes. Took the lot to DPD in Cambodia to see about shipping it back, but left after they quoted $480 to ship it. So instead used Mrs Wrap to wrap the tubes together and checked it in with my bag for Ā£0. Win
so this year I went to Portugal from the UK, nothing special right well I packed my sunglasses in my suitcase and guess what when I got to my case was in the suitcase but no sunglasses š :( . some Funker opened it and took them. my gf was like you left it at home I I didn't as I knew I put in. so I get why it's done
2 reasons
1. Protects teh case from scuffs etc
2. Lets you know when case has been tampered with. Its not uncommon to lose valuables that were in luggage
This might have started in the Philippines. Corrupt airport staff/officials would put a bullet into a random luggage, get stopped at inspection, get charged with bullshit, staff will tell you they can make it all disappear for a certain amount of money.
The only reason I can think of is that youāre travelling with family and one of your cases is an embarrassing pink that you need then need to take off the belt at the other end in front of hundreds of people.
I havenāt seen anyone else say this yet, but from my understanding in most countryās itās always been to stop smugglers targeting your bag. If itās not cling filmed when youāre not looking they may try to sneak drugs in to pick up the other end so they donāt have the risk of security, and if the bag gets stopped youāre left explaining it.
Extra security used to be a queue for this in countries like Egypt, as people assumed they would go through luggage just for valuables, and this either deterred them from doing so or gave them a clearer indication that it had been tampered with.
not sure why to be honest because 1. if your suitcase had been tampered with in another country very little use to you when back home (maybe claim on insurance - but surely insurance would assume you had something that wasnt allowed to leave the country) 2. it could just be re-cling filmed by the supposed thieves.
if anything its more of a peace of mind thing. a bit like a padlock can be fairly easy to break into but if you feel a little more comfortable on the plane. for the sake of a couple of pound why not
Iāve used it for my travelling backpack. Has to go in the hold but itās a backpack so itās not protected or secure. Works great for that! Small 1 inch knife in the top pocket to help me cut it out of the 100 layers of cling at the other side though, or it takes ages to do by hand š
Because a sucker is born every minute. TSA will cut that shit off in a heartbeat if they want to get into your bag. it's just a gimmick they sell in the airport stupidly BEFORE you go through security. You never see that wrap-stuff AFTER security.
I did this once, but stopped at target and bought packing cling film. On my way back to uk from Florida, as loading suitcase in the car, zipper failed. It was still under warranty in UK, so cling filmed it closed in order to fly. Fit my replacement suitcase shortly after return home
It did, however, make me fear what if the zipper in my bag fails and all my dirty clothes and lingerie would be on display in the luggage carousel. I now pack using packing cubes.
I saw these in the Netherlands. I had a retro toy Ghostbusters pop gun that they wouldn't let me on the plane with. I had to check my backpack into the luggage hold. They said it had too many tassels hanging off it and I needed to get it wrapped. These little businesses charge a lot of money to wrap it so I went to the cafe, asked for a bin bag and just put it in there. They checked it then lost it for a week.
If you're flying to US, any TSA agent could open your bag without your permission with their special key.
Wrapping it in plastic like this will make them reluctant to do so, out of their respect to petroleum products in general.
As a person that grew up in South Africa and now lives in UK the reason for wrapping is theft.
I have not lived in South Africa in many years but I will never ever travel in or out of South Africa without my luggage fully wrapped
As someone from South America, wrapping my bags is just routine, you never know who has access to them. At worst, you can argue your bag was opened if the film is broken or removed. Ironically, the one time I'm certain my bag was opened was when flying to the US.
Used to work at airport. It is good for security and adds strength and assigning to rhe bag. When under the plane, bags are thrown and bumped etc. Zippers can break. Thinks can spill. Often cargo on commercial planes are frozen fish etc. Which can soak bags also in the pit of the plane etc.
There were cases were unscrupulous elements would sneak things into other bags in the loading zone and try to collect them at the destination. This prevents from such things from happening.
Considering stories I've been told by two different people I used to know who worked at our airport in the 90s and 00s:
It makes it harder for the case to open up while handlers are throwing/kicking cases around to see if they can get any breakage noises out of the case when they get bored.
It makes it a little less easy for anyone to steal anything out of the case quickly if your case goes astray (maybe another airport) or handlers get light fingered, especially if you can't lock the case anymore, or if it's relatively easy to pick/defeat quickly like a lot of key-based case locks.
I guess it also waterproofs the case in case of rain, but cases tend to be quite water resistant anyway.
I do this almost every work trip. I travel between South Africa and the UK mostly. Personally I have 2 reasons:
1: extra security to acoid tampering
2: I spent a fortune on a new bag after they destroyed my previous one, so I'd prefer to keep it in good shape for as long as possible.
PS: wrapping in the UK is crazy expensive for what it is.
R120 per bag in South Africa ~ Ā£5.5.
Wrapping in the UK is about Ā£20 per bag.
I checked in my desktop tower in a box with bubble wrap. The cling film wrap compacted the box to make it more secure, protected it from water that somehow got on it, and prevented the box from shredding.
That box arrived a different shape than when it was shipped, but my PC was totally fine, tempered glass and all.
If you're concerned that while you're in the air you won't be able to get your daily quota of single-use plastics, wrapping all your luggage in cling film allows you to hit your target in one conveniently expensive swoop.
I've flown in and out of Johannesburg airport many times and it's definitely not paranoia there, things have an unfortunate habit of going missing and bag-wrapping is the easiest way to guard against it.
To stop people robbing stuff, bought some duty free perfume once on the way out , put it in the bag for the way back, on return found bag had been opened and perfume gone, only people to handle the bag in between were baggage handlers.. coming back from Turkey
I don't get it either. If it's because you are scared your bags get damaged, get briggs and Riley in the UK because they have a no questions asked lifetime guarantee. I would get it re tampering but that van always happen since customs and security will just cut off the film. Imo it's just a cash grab for people who are not used to travelling.
Ps: i know B&R are expensive, but you can get them second hand and you keep them for life instead of spending 100 to 200 every 5-10 years. It's an investment.
Iāve seen more clingfilm wrapped cases pulled for inspection than people who donāt bother. Not sure if theyāre trying to protect their luggage or think itās less likely to get them stopped for inspection at destination
Once you wrap it up and check it in; you know if someone has tampered with it plus it stops it busting open. Next stop customs šhope thereās no narcotics in there!
People wrap luggage in cling film for a few practical reasons, but it is not some magic security shield.
Mainly, it helps protect the suitcase from scratches, dirt, rain, broken zippers, and rough handling. If the bag is old or the zipper is weak, the wrap can also keep it from popping open during transport. Another reason is tamper evidence - if someone opens the bag, the plastic wrap will be obviously damaged.
That said, it will not stop airport security from opening your luggage if they need to inspect it. They will just cut it off. It also will not stop a determined thief. It is more like cheap outer armor for the bag, not real security. Personally, I think it makes the most sense for long international flights, expensive suitcases, fabric luggage, or bags that already look like they might fall apart. For normal travel with a hard-shell suitcase, it is usually optional.
I used it once when my outer zip pocket broke & I was paranoid that anyone could put something in there & then itās technically my belonging as itās in my bag - so to be sure I did the airport plastic wrap before putting it into the hold luggage on the plane.
Many of these places have a shipping station in them so you can wrap stuff up in boxes and airmail it home or airmail bulky things like gifts, that you won't need on the next part of your trip but don't want to lug around. Also, if you wrap your luggage and it gets opened for inspection, you would know to go through your things carefully to see if anything is missing. Zipper locks do not work. Zippers can be opened and closed with no sign of entry.
People wrap luggage in cling film mainly to protect it from scuffs, rain, loose zippers and minor tampering. It can also help keep a damaged bag together during transit. The downside is that airport security may cut it open if they need to inspect the bag, so it is not a guarantee.
Cross contamination be it disease hygene, tampering deterant or animal escapee from across seas to prevent habitats being destroyed maybe? Seems a bit ocd though tbf and the way the world is now i wouldnt put it past being a new fasion trend or mass hysteria š
Most luggage now have a zipper which can easily be opened with a ball pen. Luggage theft is a common thing. Wrapping it will offer protection and evidence in case someone tries to open it
Itās like a tamper proof witness. If youāre flying from a country known for trafficking drugs, when you land and they find drugs in your luggage your defense can be that the bag was wrapped when you checked it and when it came out it wasnāt.
Source: had to do this a lot when traveling a lot during the 90s in and out of Colombia.
Most important question why is Captain Kirk working there??
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Flown more than most, used to do 100k miles/year for work. Never seen the need to shrink wrap a suitcase. Never understood why itās necessary. Maybe itās the same group of people who wear masks whenever they are in public (afraid of germs or perhaps have a weaker immune system)?
I work at a airport and people that do this are evil hence why they get yeeted extra hard in the aircraft hold plus ive seen border force deliberately pull these bags aside to check whats inside them many have missed flights because of that.
I was thinking it had something to do with protecting against bed bugs since traveling is a common route of their spreading ... The stopping theivery doesn't make much sense to me.
I'm just playing around. I'm American and I have an English brother in law. I love hearing these things. Boot=trunk, Jumper=sweater.... Hell we even have our day after Thanksgiving Turkey sandwiches with HP Sauce now.
As a Venezuelan, you'll see stations to wrap your suitcases in at every airport back at home.
It's extremely easy to open a suitcase's zip with a something as simple as a pen, unfortunately, bypassing locks.
Yes, sure ā they can still cut the plastic and steal your stuff, but it's a somewhat simple/affordable extra layer of protection. Not very eco-friendly, though..
I once had a suitcase burst open and all my luggage fall out when another suitcase got slammed into it. Thankfully it was on the luggage rack of a train so I saw it happen and rushed over to sort things out, and the suitcase was fixable before I reached my station. If that had happened in the hold of a plane or on one of the conveyors belts or trucks on the way between the check in/baggage reclaim and the hold, I would have been screwed. Also if it had been irreparable in the middle of nowhere I would have been screwed. The cling film holds your case together and prevents it bursting and all your luggage falling out, so now I use it all the time. Those stations at the airport are a rip off though, you can get a roll of that stuff for like Ā£5 and itāll last you for years.
This is a clear sign to TSA ā āOpen Me, Open Meā!!!! I have seen this only among those coming and going to countries known to dealing illegal substances. What are these people hiding ?
Sometimes it's just the fun component. It looks great to see those wrapping machines swirl your case and wrap it up. I've done it once in India just for the fun. It was a horrible idea when unpacking the suitcase when I landed in the UK. I was at a hotel room and needed to change quickly to meet someone. I had to ask for scissors and tried quite hard to open the case.
I donāt do this for true hard-sided luggage with latches. But I have a hard-sided suitcase with a zip that I wrap to prevent the zip from bursting. Happened once years ago and my underwear spilt out onto the conveyor belt š plus I donāt want my expensive suitcase to get damaged.
It is to stop thieves in baggage handling. If you are travelling through certain countries where their TSA has reputation for stealing items out of checked in luggage I highly recommend getting your bag plastic wrapped. If you ever travel to South Africa or even just transit through there it is a non-negotiable.
I did this because my suitcase was cracked and a wheel was hanging off, wanted to make sure it wouldnāt crack more and have all my things tumble out.
Made it all the way round Japan using their baggage delivery service and on the last trip they beat my suitcase up.
Itās retired now but gave me piece of mind for the way home that it wouldnāt open.
Do yourself a favor and get a soft luggage in the future. The hard luggage is in vogue and may seem like it will protect your things better but it doesnāt stand up to wear and tear.
I really think most people who use cling wrap are just trying to protect their suitcase from scratches since they're thrown around a lot. In the same way, if you bought a cheap suitcase, wrapping it is a good way to prevent it from cracking.
I say this because a LOT of people wrap their luggage in Vietnam and everyone is using these $15-20 suitcase. And if they spent more on their suitcase they'd also be the type to want to protect it from scratches.
Yeah, had a big suitcase on a holiday to japan and just didn't trust the zip. They kinda overdo the wrapping a bit, but the tension it adds completely negates the risk of broken zips, tears, loose stuff catching on things.
Itās commonly done in South Africa as a layer of protection due to high thefts from luggage. Also, to protect your luggage. I have some really nice samsonite luggage which after my last trip looked like it got dragged behind the plane.
As if flying isnāt bad enough for the environment, people add goodness knows how much plastic which takes an inordinate amount of time to break down š
This practice should be banned.
It's also something that in many far flung airports where the staff live a different quality of life may pilfer from luggage and thus it's recommended for security to wrap it.
However, most baggage handlers will curse you as the bags stick to everything and don't slide for easy handling.
Youāve never sat on a plane that just arrived at Chicago-OāHare airport and seen the luggage handlers tossing luggage off the plane onto the ground which has several inches of dirty slush because the tiny trailers hadnāt arrived yet, have you.
I bought a cheap case as original one broke on outward trip, new one burst its zip as too full - fixed it but didnāt trust - would have used this service
This is offered by the airport for very full luggage to make sure it doesntāt burst open during transport. There are wrapping machines all over the airport.
It is not against stealing or something. When your luggage is totally full it is most likely that with the small hits it can "explode". I was only doing this if my 32kg luggage is is filled with 30-35kg and I could realize it was looking bulky.
And might be some people don't want scratches on their luggage.
I thought they were useless, but then I travelled to Cuba.
They routinely open your bag to steal stuff from it when you arrive and even depart. The only way to stop them is that film because they don't bother cutting that and leave your bag alone.
I would imagine there are other destinations where that happens.
When you travel to certain countries, with alot of corruption. Someone who works in that airport may plant something illegal in your bag, then they'll pull you to the side. Saying "why do you have this illegal item in your bag, this constitute for an arrest and jail time, unless you want to work out a deal (money wise)". This was prevalent in the Philippines 2015-2026 unfortunately "laglag bala" where they would plant a bullet in the bag, and wrapping your bag in cellophane was a way to mitigate that problem.
So they know that no one opened the suitcase once itās been checked in.
You can padlock zips but a knife will go through the suitcase material like butter.
I thought youāre supposed to leave them unlocked for certain destinations, like the US? Picked up luggage a couple of times with a note inside from Uncle Sam saying the items may have moved due to an inspection.
For the USA if you're locking your luggage you're meant to use a TSA approved lock - identified by a red diamond like symbol - that way the TSA can open them with a master key.
The problem is that you can buy a TSA master key for like 3 quid on Amazon, so anybody who's planning on thieving from luggage probably has one too.
I saw something on YouTube ppl can open the zipper with a biro and close it back up, leaving the lock untouched.
Anyway, the question is what TSA does with cling filmed luggage
I imagine itās the same principle as having a burglar alarm and a security light. You could still get burgled, but if your neighbour doesnāt have those things, the preferred target is obvious to a thief.
You can bypass a padlock with a pen in 1 second and when you're done stealing you can put things back like you never opened the case.
With clingfilm you need to be carrying a knife and then saw through layers of clingfilm around the full length of 3 sides of the suitcase, and then it's impossible to hide that it's been tampered with.
Far from impossible, but much harder than the non-clingfilmed cases right next to it.
Oh for sure, but if the thief is using a knife (as we are discussing) and theyāre up against a padlocked soft case or a soft case wrapped in clingfilm, theyāre picking the padlocked one. Itās just about levels of risk and opportunity.
If I ever become a thief, I'll most definitely choose the cling film over padlock, simply because it's much easier. But I'm glad thieves are more hardworking in your universe.
But in this example the choice is between cutting into a soft case (ignoring the padlock entirely) or cutting through several thick layers of cling film, which will be slower. So choosing the cling film means āworking harderā.
Is one of us on glue? Have you ever tried to cut through cling film using a knife? It slows you down by what? Two seconds? That padlock gives you more protection than the foil.
Have you ever cut through more than a couple of layers of clingfilm at a time? It quickly cumulates into something much tougher than a single layer. Iāve gone to war with wonky wodges of clingfilm in the kitchen. These cases are being wrapped in multiple layers and they quickly become like a plastic carapace that takes a good effort to cut through, especially if youāre trying to be quick. A thief will choose a case that has no wrapping.
OK. In my experience, unless there are literally tens of layers, it takes little to no effort to overcome using a knife (given the knife is sharp). But I might be wrong, whatever.
Anyway, I still believe that cling film offers very little protection, if any, but it's a good indicator if your suitcase has been tempered with.
I agree that in terms of protection it is more to give evidence of tampering and to just add another layer of deference. I think a lot of us on this thread are just talking at cross purposes, thinking about different amounts of cling film, styles of case, motive of thief (someone up thread mentioned mules shoving stolen goods into cases to smuggle them, rather than stealing).
For what itās worth Iāve never sniffed glue but I have taken acid before. If we ever discuss something again and you disagree with me, ask if Iām on acid instead ;)
Yes, I donāt think heās cutting through the padlock but cutting through the case.
(Which is or isnāt under several layers of flimsy, thin, cling film!)
I don't know why people people are ridiculuing you for this. The cling film is supposed to be a deterrent more than anything else, thieves aren't going to want anything that slows them down.
It's also an obvious visual proof that the luggage has been tampered with, which you can use to get compensation from the airline before you get to your hotel (at which point they can claim it could have happened between the airport and hotel)
Iām right here with you on this. Cling film being a deterrent to a knife wielder seems illogical and not enough of a reason to go to all the faff of cling filming your suitcase.
If anything, it makes it more of a target because of the lengths someone is willing to go to to feel secure makes it seem like it would have more valuables.
If you just have a padlock with a zip, anyone can split the zip, rummage inside your case, then simply realign the zip by moving the zipper bit around the length of it.
If you've got a suitcase with two zip sliders that you lock together, they can be overcome in seconds. Run the zip sliders to one end of the zip, and then push a pen into the middle of the zip. It comes apart, and you can open the case.
When you're done being nefarious, you take the zip sliders and run them entirely to the other end of the zip. This re-seals the zip and conceals the fact that it's been opened.
Zips are only secure if the sliders attach to a fixed point on the case.
I think they meant knife in the zip to pry the teeth apart, you can run the zip closer over the bit you pried and it resets and the damage in virtually imperceptible.
The one I saw on a TV program is that they use blunt knives, stab it into the zip so it breaks and then take what they want. That way it looks like an accident, as opposed to slashing cases Teh cling film stops them getting to the zip 'accidently'
If they know you have something valuable in it worth stealing, designer luggage etc then trust me 20 layers of cling film isnāt doing anything to stop them.
They don't need a knife, just a pen, and after tampering with the content of your luggage, they can use the padlock zipper to close it again.
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FYI for all of you that upvoter this person's comment - luggage zips can actually be opened really easily in literally seconds by just sticking a pen through them, and they can be reclosed without any sign they were ever opened in the first place - even if padlocked. This has been going on in airports around the world for years. Padlocking zips is however a useful deterrant against oppertunist thieves chancing it with carry on luggage in stored in overhead bins but don't be under any false illusions that they do against baggage handlers who want to have a rummage in there.
It'a not the case shell but the closing mechanism.
If you have a zip close case, doesnt matter how hard the body, all you need is a pen to get into it.
Not even a knife is needed - you can open any zip up suitcase with a pen, stick your hand in, grab whatever then zip it closed, and from the outside it looks like nothing ever happened.
One is for security so it canāt be opened by luggage handlers in some parts of the world, second reason I guess is to avoid scuffing on your suitcase, as they do go through a bit of a beating. Lastly youāve overfilled your case, itās somehow not closing properly anymore, so you get it wrapped. These are all guesses
Me and my partner do it every flight. I despise how our luggage gets handled so it: 1. Provides some protection against my suitcase getting so damaged; 2. Means itās less dirty (yes I clean my suitcase after every flight); 3. Means anyone canāt as easily get into it.
We have never once been stopped - been doing this for 10 years on an average 3 return flights per year.
Around 2010 I went on a family holiday to West Africa from Gatwick Airport. My cousin's suitcase had a camo-print design on it. I can't remember if it was on the way there or back but I remember one of the airports being very unhappy with the camo-print design. He was ordered to securely wrap his suitcase in this bubble wrap before they would let him fly, apparently it was a security issue?
A lot of Backpackers do it as theres a risk the machines can catch straps etc and shred your rucksack. I also did it so all the stuff hanging off my bag, boots, hat etc didn't need to find space in the bag
I thought it was when people had bottles of wine etc in their cases. Only because the only time Iāve ever seen this in an airport was at the carousel and it was clearly still leaking red wine everywhere.
We do this as well but we just buy the roll online and wrap it at home...cost couple of pounds for 1 roll and we can do all our suitcases for this.
We do this, as it adds a layer of protection for the luggage, also we can easily tell if the luggage was tampered with. Sometimes where we go, the airport doesn't have the best reputation. Since then, no issue. Only do this if your luggage is under weight as you don't want to cut it up, to remove weight.
This gained massive popularity when Schapelle Corby was found to have drugs in her body board bag that she denied putting there, everyone traveling freaked out for a while and cling wrapped everything while flying
Because the evil pricks posing at baggage handlers in Johannesburg steal with impunity. The wrap slows them down and makes it obvious that the bag was opened
I used to work as a ramp agent (not in a high theft country) and these bags are always the worst to load. Believe it or not we do use the handles on your bags and this cling makes handling your bag so much more difficult. You're basically guaranteeing that one of the wheels are going to be used as a grab point.
Itās offered to pretty heavily flying out of Bali. To guard against theft and also supposedly against people stashing contraband (mainly drugs) in your luggage.
Additional protection for you bag, can show tampering, can help keep things dry, and most of all some other people on your flight will be nasty, which means their luggage is nasty too, might help protect from little beg crawlers and flea boys from infiltrating your own baggage. Also Iām sure not everyone on your flight will wrap their bag so it might make it easier to pick out on baggage claim.
At Miami International where a lot of people fly to sketchy countries in South America, there are guys with wrapping stations.
I did it once but not for security reasons. I had a duffel bag with a lot of different things that was clattering and I was afraid something was going to break. The wrap solidified the whole mishmash and everything arrived intact.
I once saw a video of a person who was able to open a luggage with a pen. Even if the luggage is padlocked they can do so.
People who cling film their luggage want to make it as hard as possible for people to access their luggage without their being evidence of it being tempered.
Always seems to be people from Europe/middle east/Asia doing this, and it's such a waste of plastic for barely any real protection other than for the surface of the luggage
Always wondered this.
I spent a summer as a baggage handler while a student. Cling film wrapped cases are much much harder to grip so often, intentionally or unintentionally, get flung around a lot more because handlers canāt get to the handles.
Have never bothered with it myself, being too tightfisted, but it's not a bad idea when travelling into countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, which each carry the death penalty for drug trafficking (as well as having truly awful prisons). Additionally, of course, you should never carry packages, suitcases etc for other people, even short distances.
Because depending where you are traveling and where the plane has been, there may be insects or arachnids that could get into your luggage, this helps prevent that. Or heck maybe another person on the flight has bedbugs and they have hitched a ride and are looking for a new home in your luggage.
Search "tanim bala" (plant bullet) and that is one answer.
There was an issue back home a couple of years ago where people are randomly inserting live bullets on random bags in the airport. It will of course be detected in the xray and some corrupted members of the airport can extort money from you. Some people would choose to just pay up and avoid any delays/commosion.
Because of that - we've had a couple of these wrapping services around the airport to avoid the issue.
Not UK, but both of my two flights terminating in Brazil (one international arrival, one domestic within Brazil) did this automatically. It actually made claiming at the baggage carousel a bit of an adventure because you didn't want to grab the wrong bag, even accidentally.
In hundreds of other flights, I haven't seen it done elsewhere.
I assumed the given answer of "to protect the contents from damage and from being pilfered" was always the correct one. It had been so long since I'd flown where pilfering wasn't institutionalized (Thank you TSA, for the love letter next to my undies...) and where concern for damaging your luggage was the norm that I found it quite endearing.
You are a guy who hasnāt flown a lot?
I donāt care if security has to go through my things (as a guy) but on more than one occasion my girlfriends who packed very methodically have noticed someone had gone through her panties and bras and on every occasion one or more was missing.
One GF felt so violated she cried and threw out all her underwear garments, saying even if she washed them it would remind her of a stranger touching them.
So yeah people wrap their luggage.
Basically, to give you the immediate thrill of seeing your luggage come down the conveyor belt, loosely covered by shreds of the plastic wrapping, left behind from whoever ripped it open and ravaged your belongings.
I use this as a failsafe measure when my luggage is packed full and I am worried about the primary zip failing, or when I am using a luggage that does not hold shape and I do not want the items inside to move around. In both cases the wrap acts as an additional layer of protection and holds things tightly together.
Protects your luggage both from just physical damage during loading and unloading, obviously the stuff inside it is still subject to how well you packed it if you have something in it that could be damaged.
Plus it keeps baggage handlers from rummaging through your bags. Locks can be picked, & zip ties can be cut and replaced, plus the zipper itself can be split open. The plastic wrap makes it too bothersome to try to quickly take a peek inside and see if thereās something they might want since it takes time to unwrap and rewrap, plus it becomes glaringly obvious your bags were went through if the plastic wrap isnāt right.
When travelling internationally i use this service. Extra protection against damage, everything holds together if the suitcase gets damaged. And added security.
This happened to me in Asia, I had one too many bags for the particular flight I was getting on, the other airlines would let me check 2 bags but this one wouldnāt. So they wrapped my bags together so they became one. Cost about $20 Canadian, was ridiculous really but hey, it got both of my bags on the flight.
They do this at the Miami Airport, too.
But usually just for people flying to shithole Latin American airports where luggage theft is common and people will tear into your suitcase to steal a half-used bottle of Nivea foot cream.
Lols I really thought this started in the Philippines when they used to put bullets on random travellers. We used to call it "Laglag bala" (dropped bullets).
Tell me youāre in a safe country without telling me you are lol šfor us what they do is they take our stuff at the airport during searches so itās better to use the wrap esp if Youāre going to Kenya !!!! Be careful
I've always assumed it was to prevent people stealing your luggage when it's out of sight and putting something in there so they can arrange for it to be stolen on it's arrival (or for the person who owns the case to be mugged!) It does seem a bit daft though- surely a drugs smuggler would just carry their own cling film!
Other than that, maybe they're afraid something will leak onto and into their case if it isn't the type that seal?
Or maybe they're just making up for the lost carbon footprint they would have liked to have made by flying further afield...
I travel to Asia to Paraglide.
My paraglider and harness, reserve chute vario, electronics etc, has a replacement value north of $8,000
It goes in a backpack (for hiking to launches) that has loose stapes, buckles etc that can get caught in luggage conveyors which would obviously rip off whatever gets caught.
Wrapping in plastic stops stops this happening, and also stops people from stealing out of the backpack.
Also several of the paces i fly have the death penalty for drug possession.
Criminal gangs insert packages into unsecured luggage at airports and then take them from the carousel, or steal the bags from you later etc.
For $20 - I never have to worry about either of these things happening.
Have you seen the videos of how to open a zippered suitcase or backpack with just a pen?
Our suitcase burst open whilst checking in with mins to spare cos the cunty checkin lady said it was over weight and we were trying to swap stuff into another case without exposing Santa pressies.
We had a whole film crew waiting on our arrival at the next airport to film us coming home for Christmas and so we had to think quick and get it held together by cling wrap so we could get on the flight! šš
I used it once at the end of a bike tour. I was planning on finding cardboard to box up my bike on the last day of my trip, but the last day of my trip was May 1st and I wasn't expecting every business in this european country to be shut down. Showed up to the airport without a plan, but then ended up just getting my entire bike plastic wrapped for the flight which worked out great
If they coming to the US that will be shredded and your momma's ashes will be dumped because fu. Customers only exist to feed business, not to actually be catered too.
Late for the comment party so someone might have said this already.
I grew up in a country where this practice took off because they would tell people that this ensures no one steals your stuff. There are people to this day that do it and that offer that service in other countries.
So people donāt steal. Yes itās common enough that this should be considered when flying to certain areas. When I was in the peace corps (Mozambique) they told us to do it for that reason. Those who didnāt got A LOT of stuff stolen out of their bags from the airport staff. Is it solvable? Sure, but these countries have troves of other issues where airport theft is bottom of the laundry list to solve.
A few years ago I had this dodgy street vendor plastic zip up shopping bag sort of thing. I packed a bunch of soft stuff in it then took it to the wrap dude. Came out looking like a thanksgiving turkey but my stuff was still inside after 17 hours and 3 flights. I thought I had a picture of it but donāt.
I guess it's more of a way of adding an extra layer of.protection if your suitcase lock cracks open (and it does happen the way they handle luggage when loading them onto the plane) you don't get all your shits spread everywhere.
Case could be broken, or damaged and/or security, so you can tell if your case has been tampered with. I also know people who were flying to China who did it as the Chinese were spraying heavy amounts of disinfectant post Covid, so this was to protect their belongings inside the case.
But if a thief has a choice of 2 cases to steal from, 1 wrapped in cling film and 1 not, most will take the easier option.
It's similar to having CCTV on your house, if someone wants to break in and can see you have cameras they can just cover their face. But it's easier to go to the house 2 doors down that doesn't have cameras.
Now if one case is a luxury design brand where the case alone costs Ā£600 and one is a Ā£30 off-brand case they might decide it's worth the effort. But if they wanted to re-wrap the case they'd need to plan ahead to make sure they've got clingfilm available and they'd need a discreet way to dispose of the removed clingfilm as if someone catches them throwing clingfilm away they could be reported for potentially opening cases.
Yeah but that takes time and normally theft from airport bags is pretty quick.
It's not about making your bag impossible to steal from, it's about making it harder to steal from than the bag next to it.
Itās the same as why you lock your front door when a burglar could just get in by smashing a window. Ā The cling film makes your bag more difficult to tamper with so if someone is looking for a bag to tamper with, stash something in, quick search for valuables, etc then your bag is less convenient than the bag next to it which doesnāt even have a padlock.Ā
Personally Iāve never bothered to get mine wrapped but there are certain countries where you want to know if someone has been in your bag or where things are more likely to go missing. Ā
Youād only think so because luggage wrapping is not common practice in the UK. In countries where wrapping is popular, most of the time it just suggests that the suitcaseās owner is a very cautious and careful person than anything else.
Where Iām from in southeast Asia, most of the time itās just people trying to protect an overly crammed suitcase or storing frozen foods inside.
How do you get the cling film off when youāve reached your destination, youāve no knife or scissors, airport rules because youāre on holiday, bit useless for those occasions
I just left London and saw the same thing. Had assumed it was for sealing items that may not meet baggage requirements on plane. They sure seemed to charge the earth - 22Ā£ for a small item or something. The machine looked cool but seemed super wasteful.
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Extra layer of protection. We use it periodically when travelling in the 3rd world...obviously someone can snip it open, but it's one small deterrent; the thought process is, if they have to choose between my wrapped up bag vs a standard bag...they'd pass on my bag and go for the quicker grab-n-go.
I seem to remember it popped up around the time that aussie woman rocked up in bali with a heap of drugs and claimed she didn't do it (she went to jail for it). So the boomers and the likes turned to wrapping their bag in plastic instead of locking it to keep the drugs out.
Serious answer: wrap your luggage if you're flying to SE Asian countries that have death penalty for drugs.
It's too easy for someone to slip some drugs into your suitcase and make you an unsuspecting mule.
They either have someone on the receiving end take it out of the bag when it arrives at the airport, or if it's caught... Well it's your bag. Good luck proving your innocence.
Wrapping your bag may save your life.
Our society has reached peak uselessness. Luggage is made to protect whatās inside. Luggage should be designed to and be expected to get beaten up by the reality of handling via mechanized transportation systems. I think weāre cooked.
The baggage handlers let out sit out on the tarmac during a downpour and the suitcase and items inside were soaking wet when we arrived at our destination. Cling wrap would have been a nice option or maybe a baggage handler that gave a damn.
When I was travelling through Africa almost everyone gets their suitcase wrapped so I was recommend too aswell as security will almost certainly search your bag if itās the only one not wrapped
My hard body bags get scuffed every time I check them. I havenāt tried this but Iāve heard the wrap helps with all the scraping and sliding on hard bodies.
I've wrapped a cheap guitar in a hard case in cling film multiple times while travelling, nothing too expensive but I wanted to bring one with me. It helps me with two things,
1 I know straight away when I get off the plane if they've been rough with it as the clingfilm leaves an obvious mark
2 Guitar cases have a habit of springing open when dropped so this keeps them secure while being thrown around.
I've never had a guitar damaged because of this š¤š»
Because the ramp apes (who load/unload the luggage) consider it a direct challenge to fail the closure devices on your suitcase and spill all of your pharmaceuticals, dirty skivvies and marital aids all over the airport tarmac. š¤£
Because there are countries known for drug trafficking; Chapelle Corby went to Indonesia and someone planted drugs in her surfboard case. She is very lucky to not have been executed (drugs are a death penalty there). By wrapping your suitcase you have evidence that any drugs were planted on you
I've only used that sevice once when I was coming back to the uk from Melbourne. The zip for my backpack that hides the straps broke while traveling so the straps were flapping about. Had it wrapped so there wasn't anything loose to catch on anything
So the thriving bastards at baggage control canāt nick anything like they did with my raybans. Spoiler alertā¦. Zips with locks donāt work either you can open the zip with a pen
Like many people already said:
1. To see if it was opened at any point
2. In case it is broken and you dont want it to open during transit
3. Same as 3 but when itās not broken but for extra protection
Have used for all 3 instances, last time for the flight home from Japan. Our shitty luggage was falling apart and we were worries that all of our belongings will fall apart if itās not wrapped
Lol did not realise i got the third option removed when editing haha
3rd option is same as second option but the luggage does not have to be broken. You wrap it for extra durability
Getting unto suitcases is piss easy even when they have a lock, the only way through that film is to slash it which is easy to notice and hard to do discreatly enough
Some comments mentioned, it's sometimes about inserting things into suitcases too. So the idea being, a wrapped suitcase is one step harder to get into than an unwrapped.
I never thought about this to be fair. Good point, especially if you end up being a unsuspecting mule.
True, but I suppose would take much longer to unwrap and re-wrap. Seeing a baggage handler mess with one suitcase for so long is suspicious too. Plus more likely to just be like "can't be bothered with that one, I'll go for the next unwrapped one".
All things are a deterent. Seldom do mechanisms stop crime in it's entirety.
Make it a massive pain in the arse and criminals will likely pick an easier target.
Do locks, security cameras/systems and patrols stop crimes occuring? No they make it a pain to do and increase the risk to the criminal.
I know in Australia it got super popular in the early 00's when Schapelle Corby claimed a shit tonne of weed was put into her bag after security and she ended up in jail in Indonesia for 10ish years
I had a new bag and it was covered in oil after I received it at the destination. After that I try to get it wrap to protect it from rain or any other liquids and is totally worth it.
in Philippines people wrap their luggages because of the airport scams done by the staff themselves. they will plant/drop bullets and as you go through security they will charge you with fines to pay. also the latest scam there is "torn passport scam" be careful with your passports the security will try to rip it "accidentally" and will demand bribes to bypass the issue. careful of NAIA airport as personnel themselves are the thieves and scammers
I did it for quick identification launching onto the carousel. It also keeps things intact.
I donāt use the expensive service. I wrap with dollar store crap.
Corrupt countries OR bad airports handle luggage badly or open it and take stuff !
OR you have bad luggage and realize too late !
Just stand there for a short while and see who the customers are !
Because the Oceans do not have enough plastic yet š
It could be a way for them to use up some of the recycling and make money off of it too (assuming the service is paid for). Obviously this will then add back to the recycle ā»ļø problem, but hey, money makes the world go around!
Some have the myth that if it's wrapped it won't be security checked.
I can assure you, saran wrap will not deter any agents from checking your case.... neither will a padlock š
I used this in Gatwick once!
I went to see All Elite Wrestling in London over the summer, and got an upclose seat where they let you bring the seat home. Only problem is I had to fly home to Ireland.
The seat itself technically fit the measurements and weight for a check in bag, but they wouldn't take ir by itself as it could unfold, etc
Maybe scared of me checking in a deadly weapon by wrestling logic š
So they directed me ro the cling film place, got the chair tied up tightly and they let me check it in via oversized luggage and it arrived safe and sound.
3 reasons
Bad for the environment
Attracts attention so itās probably more likely to be stolen
Damn annoying if you need to get something out of it or itās overweight
Oh you wanted good reasons? I got nothing
Flights that go to third world countries, after the plane lands, baggage handlers and staff wild pick out anything they want from your bags like theyāre in a tescoās, so by wrapping it youāll know of it was opened, theres nothing you can do either way
It shows you have never gone to a third world country. Airport staff may open your lugagge just to steal things. The extra cling film is to make it more difficult for them to open it (compared to another bag that doesn't have it).
Additionally, the cling film somewhat protects the casing from scratching.
You can put little bags of sweets in there at various points so when youāre unwrapping it when you get home you get little treats, itās a nice way to give yourself a lift from post holiday blues.
I went to a birthday party recently and they didnāt even bother with Luckyās Dad rules. Every time the parcel stopped the kid got to stick their hand in a treasure chest and pull out a coke of sweets.
Weāre raising a nation of squibs, Janelle.
I broke the zip on my suitcase unpacking at hotel when I arrivedā¦. Wrapping it at the airport meant I didnāt have to spend time trying to buy another one whilst I was away
Because they're flying from South Africa. To prevent theft from your luggage - there's luggage wrapping stations in the airports for this exact reason. Standard practice
I have used this service. My donkey brained friend tried to put his puffer jacket in my home bargains suitcase and it busted at the seams. Quite a life saver in that fairly rare situation.
I landed in Singapore a few years back to find my luggage had been smashed in transit, so this would have helped keep it together until I got to the hotel at least
I understood it to be helpful for items you'd bought on Holiday, such as rugs, lamps, artwork etc. people are hardly likely to bring packing materials with them
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Itās going to be banned in a few yearsā¦
Some countries/airlines are hotspots for things to go missing from a zipped hold-all/bag. Putting cling films around makes it a lot easier to quickly identify when this has happened at the airport.
Years ago we were strongly advised to have our luggage wrapped when we flew out of Miami, because staff who werent that well paid, had a habit of breaking the locks and stealing from the cases.
Ive never experienced it anywhere else, and I've flown in and out of a few places.
I used it last year because the zip broke on my luggage. Under the plastic on the other side it was entirely open. Saved my ass.
Alternatively, if you have particularly valuable things you might want to wrap it beyond a simple lock.
TopĀ Tip - you can wrap your own bag in cling film and get more or less the same effect if itās one of the ones with 4 wheels!Ā
And thatās costs just the price of the cling wrap!Ā
Makes security not bother to pop it open and look inside. Also makes it waterproof. One time my clothes were drenched in someone else s pickle juice or sth from a jar that broke bc I hadn t wrapped it. I still don t wrap it but...
Its to stop the baggage handlers opening it and stealing some of your stuff then closing the case again.
Buenos Aires airport is the best. At the check in desks maybe 6 or 7 areas to get it done, each with a hot half dressed girl coaxing people over.
People flying to Philippines had to do this due to the bullet scam. They would put a single bullet in your luggage then find it at security and make you pay a lot of money in lieu of criminal charges. I don't think the scam is as rampant as it was 10 years ago though.
Theft from baggage is a much more significant problem in some parts of the world than in the UK, looks like the label on the bag is written in Arabic.
Am wondering if the pic was even taken in the UK but if not would be odd to post in an AskUK sub.
Normal people spend a lot of time recycling their hard and soft plastic and restricting buying plastic wrappings, hoping to save the planet. And then some idiot decides he can make a few bob wasting unnecessary masses of cling film. And people buy it ffs.
Several reasons, many already mentioned. I would add that I use it to protect my fabric suitcase from getting dirty or catching a bad smell (god knows what happens to these suitcases in the airport).
Everyone knows this. Itās if you are transmitting through countries that have the death penalty for drugs you can be sure no oneās f**ked with your luggage. I thought this was common knowledge
I've always thought it's for water protection. Just cuz the luggages may stay outdoors during transit. Or maybe to keep things together in case they break when they get thrown around?
I use it when flying to the Philippines because there's a history of the baggage handlers and customs officers planting bullets in people's luggage (google it, kinda wild)
In a lot of airports the baggage handlers are very adept at sticking a ball point pen into the zip of a bag, unzipping the zip (with the pen) and sticking their hand into the bag and stealing what the x-ray machine told their collaborator in security was of value in your bag and whereabouts it was in the bag. Places like OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg, South Africa have (or had) a massive problem with this. The wrap goes a long way to prevent this. Some edification for you - [7 BRUTAL Tips to STOP Baggage Handlers from STEALING Your Luggage | Airport NOW](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqRQO2jcWkE)
Depending upon the country some places used to have people sneakily put metal objects such as blank bullets in large bag pockets so the passenger would get stopped at security and have to pay a fine. Wrapping the whole thing in clingfilm made that a lot more difficult and obvious.
Have you seen those luggages that have burst open and it comes out of the conveyor in a tray with all the clothes? Yea thatās what itās for. Luggages that are too full especially for longer haul flights or long term tripsĀ
Protection against tampering. E.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy\_Aquino\_International\_Airport\_bullet-planting\_scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport_bullet-planting_scandal)
So there's a country I know of which had a scandal at its airport, or airports.
Security were accused of dropping bullets or bullet casings into luggage to then haul up innocent passengers in order to extort them under pain of trumped up criminal charges.
Cling filming is used as a safeguard to help reduce the risk of corrupt airport staff tampering with your luggage.
Went from Spain to Cuba and pretty much every person wrapped their suitcase. I was told it was because luggage staff get bribed to slip drugs into your suitcase.
Id only do it if I had seriously concerns about the integrity of my zippers. Baggage gets beat up and I sometimes (always) test the limit of my zipper on the way home š¤Ŗ somehow things fit different at home.
99% of people I've seen doing this are Indian. Presumably theft from baggage is a big issue in India, and some other countries having read the comments.
The other reason I've just read - combining two smaller cases to make one piece of luggage - is a great reason.
I had to do this once because I took a suitcase abroad and the zipper went all funny on me, to be sure it wonāt split open and iāll lose all my underwear. I wrapped it
That's a South African airport. It is purely for protecting your luggage contents from theft. Unfortunately there is a very high crime rate in South Africa and airport baggage handlers regularly try to steal your stuff out of your bags. Yeah, there's security and CCTV but the truth of the matter is that very often between luggage check-in and the time it gets loaded in the cargo hold of the aircraft valuables in your luggage simply disappear...
This is the main reason.
Iāve used this for times when Iām travelling with a big hiking/camping bag. They have so many straps and handles on them, wrapping prevents them getting caught in the conveyor belts etc.
1. Let's you combine 2 suitcases to count as only one.
2. Certain countries it's very common to open you case and steal stuff. So basic protection.
3. If fun to use the machine.
One huge benefit of this is, less likely to pick up bed bugs from other passengers bags. Bed Bugs are a huge problem globally. Having to catch multiple flights your luggage going through multiple airports and coming into contact with other peoples bags in the hold.
But the only time I did this was when my suitcase was really full, I know some airports are not nice with suitcases and are rough, going through the conveyers, loading and other suitcases on top, I did it so the bag doesn't split.
One time I was flying out of Florida to the Caribbean. There was a bag wrapping station with a line about 100 people long.
Apparently when you fly into Cuba or some places in South America itās an absolute must to prevent tampering and broken luggage.
I work for a large student accommodation building and I notice that all of our Asian students do this - my assumption is itās because theyāre taking long-haul flights and/or there may be multiple changes so it helps keep your shit together even if the case is damaged in transit
Once it actually came in handy, I bought another bag while I was in the country, but when I say bag I mean like a leather duffle bag, which I didnāt want to get scratched etc, also I packed it very tightly so I didnāt want it to burst or anything, wrapping it gave it a bit of protection, stopped people opening it, and kept all my stuff inside the bag. I obviously wouldnāt recommend a normal person use it for a normal bag tho
Back in the day, in Colombia it was used so people wouldnāt PUT Ā“stuffā into your bag. You know, the kind of stuff that could get you arrested š¬ā·ļø
My massive suitcase was thrown over 5m into the luggage area of a ferry in Thailand & the hinges broke straight away. Had to get whole suitcase wrapped in loads of cling film before I could fly back home as it wasn't possible to easily get a suitably sized replacement suitcase.
When foot and mouth was on in the uk, mexican official sprayed all the bags with an unknown substance, i suppose this wrap will stop the liquid from penetrating into your belongings
On top of security concerns, I've seen people use it to wrap things like rucksacks with loads of straps/pockets etc so they're less likely to get damaged.
If you're going to or transiting through South Africa, then get your luggage wrapped. I did and even then, someone tried to get into it with a screwdriver. Ruined the suitcase but the valuable stuff was in my hand luggage.
I was on my way aboard, a guy had his hand luggage wrapped, security asked him to open it for a deeper check, he then requested to exit security to get his hand luggage wrapped again, the security team explained we may just ask you to open it again so not much use.
Captains such as the one pictured in the first image sometimes have sensitive information in their baggage. That isn't wrapping, it's a portable force field.
wrapping luggage is literally a hg move for protecting your stuff from spills and scratches. plus, it makes it harder for thieves to get in, so it's kinda genius.
My suitcase cracked as I arrived at the airport going on holiday so had to have it wrapped! On the way back I bought a roll of cling film from a local supermarket and just did it myself! Saved about Ā£40!
I knew a guy who worked in baggage and he told me NOT to put it in clingfilm because that makes it a target for baggage. They see one, they cut off the wrap, jimmy the lock, have a rummage, close case and re-wrap. He claims he never stole anything but one thing that did stand out about most of the suitcases wrapped in clingfilm were that most contained "dubious" items, stuff people would be embarrassed to be caught with (Dildos, fleshlights, one even had an adult sized babygrow, rattle and feeding bottle!) So, if you're in the airport and you spot one, there's a high chance of...
That really, really does seem like what people would say to stop people wrapping their bags up and making it more time consuming to get into them. I'm just going to fill mine with spiders though.
Any bag can be a target unfortunately, most of the x-ray machines that bags pass through have a monitor that shows the contents of the bag, anyone watching the screen can identify valuables and get the bag diverted to an area where nobody is looking and steel the items. Whilst I was working at an airport in London I saw 4 people who worked in the baggage system get caught with items that were removed from luggage, they were arrested and some of them spent some time inside.
I've seen a lot of people carry cardboard boxes through the airport. I've done this myself carrying a bike box. It helps keep the cardboard waterproof if it's raining while being loaded/unloaded.
After some very shady handling once by the baggage staff, I had my lock and a zipper basically ripped off and all of my knickers spilled on the conveyor beltā¦
And that was with one of the most expensive and sturdy cases on the market. I am wrapping it ever since. Not only it saves from this happening but also protects from weather, dirt, leakages from other suitcases etc.
To prevent bedbugs from entering your luggage while being stored with other luggage that could be carrying them. This is brilliant actually! Wish all airports had this.
Ugh. Hate seeing this done. Such an epic waste of materials. More so when travelling to super safe westernised countries where there ain't no time for theft.
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If you fly with cardboard boxesļ¼airlines will often request you wrap them.
Anything with straps that can get caught are good candidates for wrapping.
Any items that are overpacked into softļ¼zippable carriers where the zip may give way.
Any items that you want to give an extra bit of protection toļ¼like a carry-on that you've been told
to check.
I saw u.s customs agents open a couple suitcases once when their dogs alarmed them.
As soon as the suitcases opened multiple cockroaches scurried out.
Cling wrap is either for their protection or our protection. Imagine your suitcase just sits next to a cockroach colony for a few hours during your trip.
I treat every piece of luggage like a biohazard when I get home so I can avoid cockroaches and bed bugs.
You wrap checked luggage, which goes through automatic systems and is less likely to be checked unless you're carrying something you shouldn't be. Like a bomb.
Wrapping will show whether your case has been tampered with as well as some minor protection against bumps and scrapes.
I don't do it, but I can see why it's used as a service.
Have only done this once, I was recommended this when going to Bangkok about 15 years ago. Apparently there had been quite a few cases of people stuffing drugs into people's suitcases, having them walk through customs and security, and then robbing them in the parking lot to get the drugs back. Basically, it significantly reduces the risk of being caught, I suppose. And people had be caught with drugs and were facing the death penalty in Thailand as a result.
In some countries, luggage theft is a common issue where luggage agents will search through bags for valuables. This is a deterrent for that.
Also reinforces overloaded bags (a lot of airlines have higher weight limits so people take advantage of that)
You joke, but I once saw this at DFW. I was stopped as I had a mountain bike with some mud on the tyres so the took the wheels away to wash them before I was allowed in.
A man in front of me had an old style suitcase, squarish and brown with the little protective pads sewn over the corners. He opens it and it's like the case from Pulp Fiction and the yellow glow, except I got to see what was in it - cheese, just cheese. Full to the brim with cheese, not plastic vac sealed blocks, but all wrapped in waxed paper. I got my wheels back before I saw anymore, but I always wondered what the story was behind it.
Haha, what a MacGuffin! All sorts of stories could start with that :D
Side note since you mentioned the mud. Fly into New Zealand and all along the corridors between your plane and customs/baggage reclaim are signs saying "if you have it, we will find it" and "tell us, it will be ok", "don't be stupid" that kind of messaging.
Is it about drugs? No - its seeds and vegetation. Really shit hot in nit letting in any more non-native species. Really, really on it.
I would imagine some folk fear a third party might place an illegal item in their bag after itās left their custody and use them as unwitting mules. The wrap shows that nothing has been tampered with and the third party more likely to select a different bag
I saw an Instagram reel of a guy who had 2 bags but only allowance for 1 wrap them both together and got away with it - probably not the actual purpose tho lol
I do this because I have a nice, expensive suitcase and this keeps it from getting scratched up. Also keeps handlers from opening it and stealing things. I have a cloth suitcase cover I use sometimes in lieu of the cling film but the cling film works better.
I personally have done this before with large cardboard boxes, simply to prevent them from opening up and as a layer of extra protection.
But wrapping your actual suitcases seems unnecessary.
They sell this service on the fear that your luggage may break enroute and you'll lose all your stuff. It won't hide anything from sniffer dogs and X-ray machines anyway, so no worries there, and if you're going to get searched at your destination they'll do it regardless and with selection through the usual means - the person's demeanour, other factors...I doubt they'll see this as much of a signal tbh.
Itās definitely not just for showāstops zippers popping open from rough handling, and having that extra layer makes it way harder for anyone to sneak something into your bag without you noticing. Plus if your case is already a bit battered, itās basically cheap life support for the journey.
One time on my way back from the US, my case came out of the luggage collection carousel wrapped in clingfilm. Apparently the US customs had decided to cut my bag open (There was a note in the bag telling me I had no ability to complain or sue) and then clear wrap it back together and put it on the plane.
I thought it was people wanting not to get their precious luggage scraped or scratched which I always thought was ridiculous!
The anti theft thing makes more sense
This is standard in many other countries, the primary reason is because it deters theft. If your bag is wrapped in plastic, someone behind the scenes can't quickly slash the zip/break the lock and see what they can grab, as the cut plastic would be obvious. And if they remove the plastic entirely, you can notice immediately and bring it up with security upon receiving the bag, plus it's not a subtle thing to hid (a manager would notice hopefully).
Is this done after going through security? Might be an excellent way of having your carry on take up less space in the overhead as well as keep others out of it whilst it is there
Our case had burst open on the belt once. Totally fucked, we had to buy a new case there and it was fucking extortionate, I would have killed for a wrapping service and bought a new case in town instead.
Times I've wrapped my luggage:
- My wife bought fancy hardshell cases and didn't want them getting scuffed š¤¦š»āāļø
- When a zip has bust or the luggage is torn and don't have time / can't be fucked going to get a new case
- Not having a padlock for one reason or another
- Large hold-all with loose items inside and nothing to pad it out, so wrapping bundles it all up tightly to stop the contents from rattling about
- Carrying high value items, the wrap is just an extra layer of deterrent
If you're flying to South Africa. I have family who do and it's well known that baggage handler staff steal from your luggage. Apparently this puts them off.
Fly from Budapest airport, have everything stolen by airport staff ; then youāll get it wrapped as well. (If the wrap gets cut you can prove they got into it, have a claim)
I always thought it was to help prevent the spread of bed bugs? Something like how if there are bed bugs hitching a lift in a bag in the hold you donāt want them to be able to get int your bag and then on to your home? Not sure how true that is.
We saw so many people doing this when we went to the Maldives last year. All that plastic being chucked in the bin - in a country that has zero land fill capability and ends up burning everything or shipping it off to India. Completely unnecessary and should not be a "thing" unless in an emergency e.g. zip broken.
I suspect most of those doing it were simply trying to protect their expensive designer luggage from getting scuffed on the journey.
Seems the height of selfish entitlement and disregard for anything.
(Cue replies saying I'm equally environmentally unsound for taking long haul flights).
you can lock your zipper pulls together, but people can still get in through the zipper with the pen trick. Wrapping in film prevents the pen trick from working.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXDdL1hqTVU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXDdL1hqTVU)
I once had a broken zip on my suitcase so it wasnāt closing properly. Didnāt fancy buying a new one just to get back home so I used the cling film. It was quite a saver at the time
I had a suitcase wrapped flying back from Morocco- iād bought too much tatt so had to buy another suitcase, as iād bought it from the market i didnāt have a lot of faith in it surviving so had it wrapped because i really didnāt want to see my old pants flapping about on the runway.
I could be completely misremembering,Ā but I feel like I first started seeing these at Australian airports, after Chappel Corby got convicted for smuggling cannabis in a boogey board bag. She always said that she never smuggled and someone at the airport had put the cannabis there. If wrapped and had been cut openĀ you could try and flag that straight away I guess.
Some airlines throw or mishandle the baggage when loading them in aircraft. I have watched my own baggage through the aircraft window - being loaded terribly after boarding the aircraft. Since then, I have learnt that some handle quite well. Emirates has a container that they use to stack properly and load the container securely.
For me, it is because where I am from (not UK) airport staff break into your luggage and steal things so your wrap your bag as a deterrent.
So when I travel there, I wrap it up. It is ingrained in me.
I used to use this when flying into South Africa or Kenya, but donāt anymore as itās a huge waste of plastic and bad for the environment. However I did before because both JNB and NBO airports are horrible for theft. Itās a pain in the arse to get into so the baggage handlers donāt bother with it.
I know make sure my case is well locked up, but that doesnāt stop them.
Mainly because my bag does not have an overly secure lock. Cant afford them yet.
I am not worried about my stuff being stolen. I am worried that someone use my bag to smuggle something in.
Everyone saying different stuff..
I always assumed it was to prevent surface-damage to your suitcase from being knocked into other cases and stacked roughly in the hold.
Speaking from the standpoint of someone who has been travelling abroad multiple times a year and has suitcases experience excessively traumatic damage (especially on cruises) basically every time I can see the appeal if this does anything to improve the lifespan of a suitcase at all.
Thereās some countries this is really popular in and theyāre probably catering to that audience. Having recently went to Manila Philippines, almost everyone in that airport had their luggage wrapped up in plastic wrap.
One reason is to protect the luggage from scratches so when itās thrown around it will remain shiny when theyāre wheeling it around.
A second reason is the thought of security, that it makes the luggage more tamper evident when it goes through questionable countries and they riffle through peopleās luggages.
When I visited my parents in Kuwait you saw people doing this, but their āsuitcasesā were merely boxes, so this held their stuff together for the flight basically
Because some countries canāt be trusted to return your bag to you intact, lots of baggage places will open your bag and help themselves, it just causes a hassle to cut through so less chance of items being stolenĀ
One thing I have never understood is how this wrapping is allowed at all. In a security area hidden beneath the terminal, checked luggage is also scanned and if necessary searched, just like your hand luggage. If a suspect bag is wrapped, the wrapping will have to be removed to physically check it.
Back in 2015, airport officials in manila plant a live bullet in your luggage. Theyāll keep you in a holding area and take your passport hostage for a hefty amount of time
I thought it started after Schapelle Corby claimed drugs had been planted in her luggage when she was arrested for drug smuggling. It's supposed to stop people tampering with your bag.
In addition to what everyone is saying about security and structure, I think there is benefit to you stuff being protected better. Iāve had flights where someone had things like Ghee or strong smelling liquids in the luggage that cracked and leaked all over my stuff. I think the cling film is an added bit of protection to that also.
Either way must be a brilliant money maker
I wrapped my suitcase last year simply because I was travelling solo with my toddler who was considered a lap infant so we had to share a suitcase.
Our suitcase was filled to the brim, like to the point where I was worried the zip might not hold up while the case is being thrown around and my son has such rare allergies that some things wouldn't be able to be replaced on the other side if we lost items so I wrapped it to ensure it wouldnt bust open and we loose our stuff.
Having said that, on the flight back home I didnt wrap it, i had slightly less items and since we was going home I didnt care if we lost things as I could replace them at home.
I once had my bag burst open on the luggage claim conveyor belt. It wasn't even very full but the zip must have gotten damaged. Since then I've started wrapping it for extra protection.
No one wants to see my knickers going around that conveyor belt lol
Pro-tip: the wrapping service is usually over Ā£20. If you have something you want to wrap, buy a roll of clingfilm ahead of time and wrap the bag before checking it in. Resist the urge to wrap it earlier, youāll probably forget that your passports are in the front pocket and youāll have to surgically slice the wrap to extract them.
Bonus: if you have a lot left over, sell it for a tenner to the bloke who stopped to compliment your thriftiness.
The only time I ever used it was when I took a bus from ValdepeƱas to Madrid airport and my suitcase had burst opened everywhere. Some guy manifested out of nowhere to wrap it and it was the only reason I didnāt lose half of my belongings lol
To stop scammers, when my friend was travelling in SE Asia he got to the Philippines and his bag was stopped by security and they said that they found a bullet in his bag. He said he had no clue where it was from and had no knowledge of when or how it couldāve got in there. The police said that they understood and believed him but heād need to pay a fine there on the spot or it would go to trial. He obviously paid and handed over something like Ā£200-Ā£300 and was free to leave.
Since then heās always used shrink wrap for any checked luggage just in case.
It's common for handlers in certain airports to open up cases and steal items, happened to me a few times. This just adds an added layer of protection.
i used it once when my zipper broke as i was packing to leave, and i had no time to go find a replacement case. i think also people want some protection from scuffs and bumps when it's being thrown around
When I travelled to Mauritius about 8 years ago, I was the last one waiting for my case by the carousel. I asked a member of staff who then wheeled out a ripped case on a trolley. Of course, it was mine. It wasnāt an old case, but it was fabric. My clothes were all spilling out but everything seemed to still be accounted for. Coming home, I obviously needed to use the same case so I taped it with duct tape. One of these wrapping things would have been amazing, for me.
I still heavily suspect the case was maliciously broken into, given it was padlocked closed. But I have no evidence.
To me, this "service" has always felt like a "of we offer this service, someone will pay us for it"
Despite the fact it's absolutely pointless doing this. If the TSA want to get in your bag, they'll just cut it
In theory it's to make your bags harder for baggage handling thieves to open.
I've done it myself on occasions when travelling to countries where such thievery is rife (looking at you USA) but often the wrapping has been removed but nothing has been stolen.
My luggage broke and this helped a lot just making sure nothing feel out.
I know as well that certain countries itās just an layer of protection because they will go through your bags
Wanting to bring stuff back from Japan, there is a popular plastic ikea-like size bag but with zips you can buy for about Ā£2, costs another Ā£5 to wrap it in cling film to protect it. Much cheaper than buying a new suitcase.
My case and my girlfriendās case have both had items stolen from them,
including chocolates, jewellery, and even prescription medicine.
Unfortunately, people donāt fully trust random baggage handlers not to take things.
If your bag is TSA-checked, it has a sticker showing where it was inspected.
Sometimes it has been opened and gone through,with no sticker from tsa, probably by a baggage handler.
If youāve ever flown in and out of South Africa youāll know why.
People steal from your bags, this just adds a layer of complexity to them just popping the zip with a pen.
As someone who had a zip fail during transit/handling and found my boxers scattered all over the arrivals hall, seemed like a good way to preserve some signatory in the trip home.
Itās very easy to pry the zip open even with a pen. And some of the workers at airports have more suitable tools. Very country dependent but seen bags/luggages arriving with zip puller locked yet the zip was separated and stuff missing.
I once had to pick up my bag half way through an arduous journey with many stopovers, not all planned, and found my bag had been slashed open with a knife, so I got it cling filmed. They could have used the zip, it wasn't locked or anything.
We just flew with a brand new bright orange suitcase, not hard shell but that sortof hard wearing fabric material and it arrived onto the collection belt totally filthy, the case looked years old after a single flight. One of my immediate thoughts were "so thats what the cling film is for!"
I guess having always used dark coloured or black cases I never realised how filthy they were getting, but glad I know now!
If you to certain Asian countries, they actually open the luggage and steal your valuable contents. It has happened to me previously where they took everything and I came to an empty bag with only shoes on the side. I think once it's cling filmed, there's less chance of them wanting to search and open your luggage.
Originally it was for rucksacks and other baggage with loose straps that might get caught and ripped in transit. Canāt see the point for a basic square solid case.
my gf do it all the time !! is not cheap at some airports ! but she do it bcz:
1. Mainly bcz she like all her stuffs to remain in a great condition
2. just in case it was broken with bad handling her stuffs are safe !
When you travel to third world countries, airport staff often open cases and steal things when they get the opportunity. Your holiday spending cash or your camera could be several months wages for them.
Source: wife is Venezuelan and travels to latin america often.
Same as always - to prevent theft, or, on a lesser scale, if you have a crap weak bag... it decreases the chance of a little rip turning into a massive gash and spilling the contents everywhere.
Theft from luggage is a crime of opportunity - a tea leaf is far less likely to go to the bother or opening the plastic wrap.
There was a time when some airports used to insist on it. JoBurg was one.
Flying out of the UK into destinations with āless than reputableā airport baggage handling and security , this is just another visible preventative measure so thieves will pick on someone elseās case.
I did for the first time a few weeks ago at the airport abroad. My zip broke. Wrapping it kept it intact, was roughly Ā£18 after conversion, which was cheaper in the moment than buying a whole new case and repacking everything.
As an Australian I grew up seeing a few high profile cases of drugs (allegedly) being placed in luggage without knowledge. It became very popular to wrap luggage then.
I didn't actually realised until I moved away that it was common to find this service all over the world.
I suspect certain types of people think customs won't bother opening cling film wrapping so they can smuggle stuff. You're wrong. Irish customs are not fooled
Transiting in Hawaii pre- TSA approved locks (with the little red diamond design) we were told to NOT lock our suitcases as if the scanners flagged anything they (TSA) would just cut the lock or slice the case.
So between 2001 and 2003 you had to perform mental gymnastics working out which was a safer bet depending on where you were traveling to.
Also handy if you are traveling somewhere known for bedbugs š¤¢
Laws regarding pesticides can vary by country. A few don't use as many as other countries, and you're more likely to get some stowaway bugs there š¬ Canada is one that I have experience with
I do it if Iām travelling to/or have a connection in an African country. Iām Zimbabwean so I know first hand how just a padlock or key combination is not enough. I have gotten home to find so many things missing.
I also do it if I have a dodgy suitcase.
I often wondered this myself but apparently it's a must if you're travelling to and from somewhere that experiences flooding on the regular.
Mate of mine went to get married in Thailand and when they were on their way from the airport to the destination, their coach went through a large area that was flooded about 4ft deep and the cases in the luggage hold of the bus were submerged. Suits and wedding dress, plus accessories etc all destroyed.
Iāve done it usually when I donāt trust my luggage, either because itās broken or because itās very full when coming back from somewhere. Also sometimes for luggage compliance reason I end up travelling with multiple bags that I put in one huge one and then have it wrapped, it weighs less than using hard case luggage.
They are very carful with your suitcase during transportation, never throwing it or else. There is no chance of your zip splitting, unnecessary practice to wrap your luggage for protection.
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Should your aircraft rapidly disassemble during mid-flight over a large body of water, this will assist your luggage in floating on the surface, aiding recovery by any vessels within the scattering range of the afore-mentioned vehicle disassembly...
Keep a roll of cling film in your carry-on, and once you're in flight, take the opportunity to use the bathroom to cocoon yourself against the possibility of a rapid disassembly event. You'll thank me later!
Read so many replies and can't believe nobody has said it...
Have you seen some of the shit some people take on a plane? Not to single out any particular group, but its often Asian or African people who turn up at the airport with a few cardboard boxes of... whatever as their luggage. Yep, I guess that sort of packing needs to be wrapped up to survive baggage handlers.
Rain on the tarmac too, I've had fabric suitcases come out drenched at the other end. Backpackers with loads of straps & zips etc are a likely candidate to need wrapping up securely too.
In my case (pun intended, sorry). My suitcase had split open on the way out and the airline had provided a strap to hold it together which definitely wouldn't have lasted for the return journey. Luckily, it had zips for each compartment so I didn't lose anything and I always take my medication and valuables as hand luggage. My case had been gone through but it was obviously all crap as they didn't take anything!
I had to do this once whilst flying back from Australia to the UK. I'd gone to Aus with an old school suitcase rather than a backpack. After a year 'backpacking" with this suitcase, it was absolutely knackered and barely held together. I was too skint to buy a new suitcase, so when I went to the check-in desk they just told me "this needs to be wrapped". It was slightly embarrassing, however it was free and thankfully it kept the suitcase intact for the entire flight.
Two thoughts -
I've seen this done in Asia, as protection against smells - my backpack came off one flight reeking of durian and it took forever to get rid of.
Second, I've also had the pleasure of my bag being treated roughly by Heathrow and breaking open - resulting in my boxers being scattered along the baggage reclaim. I'd rather avoid that happening again too.
As someone who went to West Africa to buy local music recordings, and had half of them stolen by the time I got my case back on the carousel, I can see why this would have helped.
As an FYI I work in baggage and would always advise against using this cling film if possible, it makes it so the bag has more grip and causes more faults on certain pieces of equipment airports use, makes it more likely your bag will miss its flight.
Not just damp - someone was flying with a suitcase that had a huge container of some sort of pickles in oil. Obviously it cracked and by the time we were collecting luggage, there were about 6 of us who had suitcases soaked in some sharp smelling castor/mustard pickle oil which had also seeped into clothes from a corner.
I never underestimated people's stupidity again, and we always wrap our suitcases at home. The whole roll costs Ā£9 or so, and we still haven't run out. I don't know why people pay for the Ā£14.99/suitcase wrapping.
I know people who do it for two reasons. First being so that their bags don't get dirty or marked up and secondly to deter people from opening their bags, I've seen it advertised as 'security wrap' before. Seen it all the time when flying through the middle east, which I assume you are from the photo.
Slightly off topic. I remember seeing something about an airport in (I think) Egypt, that the airport would load decoy bags with a hidden camera inside so that if any baggage handlers opened the case to have a rummage and pinch stuff, it would film them in the act. I think it was because the airport became notorious for it and it was putting travellers off flying into/out of the airport.
Dont quote me on it, but I remember seeing/hearing about it somewhere.
I've been through some dodgy airports, and have had things taken from cases probably by airport staff in those dodgy airports. If you cling wrap your case it means that if they have to make a quick decision between trying to get into your case or someone else's which is not wrapped they would probably chose the non wrapped one. Also it lessens the chance of damage to the case
Cos your going to the Philippines and either:
1. The baggage handlers will nick your stuff. Or worse
2. Airport staff will open your luggage and put stuff in then ask you to explain why you have it. Only copious bribes will bail you out.
In the worse case drugs in order to jail you cos you offended some politician. Happens to nuns now and again.
I've only seen this recently, and I don't really understand the need for it if I'm honest. I flew to Delhi.in January, and a lot of people were getting their cases wrapped up for the return to Heathrow. Strange.
I used to work in an airport and we were always told wrapped cases were the ones security paid most attention to, and would be more likely to search as suspicious, as they looked like they had something to hide. So it's kind of a self-defeating way of making your luggage more secure.
I feel like this confuses people because they set such high expectations when trying to guess. Itās to protect the outside (some are really expensive) and discourage theft. Itās not perfect but gives some people peace of mind and is probably more relevant in different parts of the world.
We do when we go to certain countries on the recommendation of people who live there we travel with. We have often had suitcases come back to us with stuff not owned by ourselves when not wrapped. They get paid poorly in some of these countries so checking a few suitcases could get them a few extra quid. Ive also been to countries where you have to lie about the value of the goods in the suitcase because if you say anything is new or expensive it gets āseizedā
I don't like this transition to a low trust society. Seeing cheese, steaks and coffee locked in perspex or metal mesh at my local Tesco is fucking absurd.
I haven't travelled to the USA for 10 years, but saw this at a number of US airports back then.
I always assumed it was a way to clearly indicate if your bag had been opened.
ā¦Comes with insurance cover (Iāll
link LHR service and you can see how they upsell it for little extra)
I looked into it for extra revenue, Itās only certain nationalities interested in it so we had zero business case.
https://www.heathrow.com/at-the-airport/airport-services/bag-wrapping
TLDR : Pointless if you have travel insurance.
Iāve always wondered this myself.. until my suitcase came off the 1st leg of a flight with a huge crack in it and I had no option but to get it wrapped for the 2nd leg.
One that I have not seen mentioned is to protext your suitcase.
Some people have expensive rimowas that cost north of a thousand pounds, the cling film just helps to protect it a bit.
Whenever I flew through the middle East you would see loads of idiots getting this done to their baggage and boxes of "holy" water. Well done for creating all this unnecessary plastic waste you cretins. Not that they give a shit about the environment in that part of the world.
We didn't have the strongest suitcase and it had to go all the way to Manila. It helped hold it together much better. Also less of a target for people trying to open it (more trouble going through several layers of cling film).
I worked in airports for over 10 years, wrapping luggage in cling film may sound like a great idea to the passenger, but it can cause a great deal of problems in the baggage system. The cling film makes the bag sticky and can cause it to get stuck in the baggage system, this can cause a bag pile up which can cause machinery to fail and possibly make the bag miss the flight, the cling film can unwind from the luggage and cause an even bigger problem in the baggage system as it will get wrapped around machinery and cause major faults, these faults can range from a few minutes for a minor problem to possibly hours when something catastrophic happens. I have seen a lot of these problems. Just a little bit of cling film can cost an airline a significant amount of money and cause disappointment for passengers when their bag does not show up at their destination.
It's a great money maker for the wrapping people, I just don't understand why airlines and the airport continue to allow it to happen.
I was made to wrap my large travel backpack in cling wrap at the Paris airport because the dude at the check in refused to take this bag as it had some dangle straps on it. The main shoulder straps were tucked away in zippered covering.
I had been around the world with that damn bag with no issues and suddenly this arrogant POS in Paris said it was a flight risk so I had to pay a bunch of Euros to some scammer to wrap my bag. Felt like he got a cut from everyone he sent their way.
At least I got him move me to an exit row after I asked and he judged me tall enough to earn it.
My kids went to SA to see their mum last year and she recommended this be done because of theft by the baggage handlers at OR Tambo. It was about Ā£20 for each case so we deciced not to bother as they only had some clothes in for once they got there. The cases were more for bringing gifts back.
Its opportunistic behaviour. You dont need to make your bag impossible to tamper. It just needs to be slightly more of a nuisance than the next bag to come along.
Had it done on a whim at Fiumicino Rome as the case was very full and had been hard to close. Worth every penny after I saw what KLM had done to the case in transit. I have no doubt I would have lost the contents otherwise.
They look as surprised as you š
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Only time I used it was when the bag on the way back was fuller than on the way in and nearly burst .. So for me it was just a burst protection.
After that my wife insisted a few times to use that service but TSA ended up cutting it open every single time.
There is 1 answer to this.
Who is [Schapelle Corby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby)
Before her it didn't exist.
She created an entire new service.
If Australian airport customs TV programmes are anything to go by, the suitcase will be rammed full of perishable food that's illegal to take into Australia because of tight biosecurity laws.
Quite what food you'd want to take from the UK is beyond me though, unless you've made a huge amount of homecooked food for a long journey.
Also sometimes if your suitcase is black. You can put put a piece of paper behind the cling film. Put your name in it so in case itās broken / also highly noticeable in the carousel.
If you put the point of it into the zip, you break the connection and can fully open it, regardless of padlocks.
Then, once you have a shiny new iPad (which for some reason some put in their hold luggage) you can run the locked together zips all the way round again to reseal.
The wrap makes it impossible without having to unwrap open, rifle, pilfer, rewrap, in the mere seconds they have with it.
We use it to wrap a car seat and booster together. Easier to spot on the other side and they offer some protection & a warranty if there's any damage to themĀ
I always do it if possible, not even because of security reasons but just in case my suitcase decides to bust open and spill shit everywhere. I worked in an airport for years and I've seen it happen lol
I did it once because my suitcase was broken because of falling off the stairs at the hotel while leaving for the airport. ( it was our mistake)
I had no time to buy a new one, so I paid for my broken case to be wrapped and it travelled safely from Malaysia to the UK intact.
It's rarely a problem in the UK, but when your luggage arrives in some other countries, there is a *much* higher risk of pilferage. And there are a lot of different people who might have contact with your baggage, not just a security check.
If you're passing through an airport somewhere like South Africa, then the best benchmark is that anything you could sell for a tenner on Facebook Marketplace should be put in your carryon instead.
But pilferage tends to happen more with departures than arrivals, so really you should worry about wrapping when returning to the UK.
I think this whole business started in the Philippines where airport staff planted bullets in peopleās luggages before they get x-rayed then proceeded to extort money from them.
Not from the UK but have worked airside and in the bagroom. We actually love it when people wrap their luggage. I've seen plenty of bags come through with zippers torn off and contents spilling out during unloading.
I used to all the time when I started travelling (from South Africa), mainly because people said that you get drugs stuffed in the front pocket of your bag if theyāre easily accessible and secondarily because it makes things harder to steal quickly, so baggage handlers will target other bags for theft. Not had any problems since stopping so probably good marketing campaigns in places where it took off
Mate of mine had to do this recently when moving back to America, had a large packing box that was slightly over weight so we had to untape it, remove stuff and then use this to rewrap it and keep everything secure. Was a lifesaver for him.
this took off in australia after the schapelle corby arrest in Bali. She claimed there was a ring of baggage handler putting drugs in luggage which are supposed to be picked up by other luggage handlers at the other end (ie she didn't put the massive bag of weed in her bag, someone else did after checkin).
it was pretty popular in Latin America as well to prevent the unlicensed redistribution of your wealth. if when you arrive and look out the window and see four bagage handlers you know to double check your stuff before leaving the airport.
There was a big thing in Manilla where workers at the airport would target transient passengers and put stuff in luggage.
Then basically demand big bribes to let people go on with their journey.
This is something which prevents that.
I can't post a TT link but a while ago I saw a video where somehow poo (or something real unhygienic) got on people's luggage and was just spinning on the luggage carousel as obviously no one wanted to touch that, some cases were even open š¤¢
I'd want to cling film my suitcase after that if anything
Absolutely no point, except if you have a damaged bag but then get a proper bag. But well, it's there because people pay for it. Some people get really stressed travelling and think these fake reassurances change anything.
It's a pain to remove afterwards and also a massive waste of plastic.
I think they do it to protect the luggage from getting scuffed up when inevitably being man handled by the staff. My dad travels often and uses pvc covers instead for this reason. I don't travel often and my suitcase is the same one I've been using since my teens. But my dad had to replace his regularly before he got covers for them. Prevents a lot of wear and tear.Ā
One time my suitcase has sustained damage and the handlers wrapped it in film presumably to stop the contents disrupting their systems if the damage got worse.
Iād consider doing this for check luggage, because those bags get thrown about, fall off loading vehicles/ramps and Iād feel thereās a chance it could break or spring open.
I donāt bother with cabin bags.
It plays into the inherited laziness of all humans. That scan was a partial match but can I really be bothered to open the case? It invites serious investigations only and prevents rummaging for the hell of it.
I buy loose leaf tea from other countries, it always scans as something dodgy. They haven't bothered opening the wrapped case but they open the unwrapped case and just smash the tea pots to see what's inside.
Itās a must when visiting certain airports & no I think because itās an in house service (3rd party but still recognised by the airports) no one has ever tampered with one of mine either way. Make me fly a Louis into MBJ & watch it get cut open.
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