# Air travel guidelines post 9/11

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-guidelines-post-9-11/426911 "2007-11-18T07:51:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-guidelines-post-9-11/426911/21 "2007-11-21T15:25:31Z")

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[QUOTE=Rhubarb]  
Even prior to 9/11, I “locked” my luggage with a brightly colored nylon zip-tie. My reasoning being that no lock would keep a determined person out of my luggage, but with the zip tie it was relatively secure, and I’d know immediately if it had been tampered with…The only trouble I had was that every utensil I normally carry with me that would cut the thing off was locked in my luggage!  
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I do this as well and I’ve never had a problem. (When I’ve carried a dive box, however, I use long shank Master locks and just asked the TSA agent to lock them after inspection.)

To cut off the zip-ties I just carry a pair of nail clippers in my pocket or carry-on. No problem, although I miss the days when I could walk on board the aircraft with a pocketknife clipped in my waistband and a multitool and Swiss Army Knife in my pocket or computer bag. Now I live in mortal fear of forgetting to remove these and getting caught at the security line.

Stranger

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