Quote Originally Posted by TxDoc View Post
Is this a joke???
You mean - we take the time to pack it safely and properly and lock the case with the airport-approved padlock and everything... and then someone opens the case and takes everything out? what for - can't they just scan the whole thing for the security check?
Sadly it isn't a joke. I actually watched them unpack my bike last time. Watching was a mistake, because I saw how casually he unstrapped it and pulled things out, shifted things around, undid ties and carefully-placed foam padding, and then kinda pulled it closed a bit and called it good. When I got the box on the other end of the flight it wasn't closed all the way because the inspector hadn't tightened the straps down. He'd loosened the straps to open it and then just buckled them closed again without tightening them. It was really a nerve-wracking experience.