Reply to post: Re: Only valid reason for checking in

America 'will ban carry-on laptops on flights from UK, Europe to US'

Richard 12 Silver badge

Re: Only valid reason for checking in

They already wipe down random items and put the cloth into a "magic chemical detector".

Explosives residue is quite trivial to detect.

It is much harder to do this with hold luggage as there is far more of it, and the passengers don't helpfully open their bags for you.

So nope, not buying it.

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