31. Over the weekend, they concluded that a bomb could not have been hidden in checked luggage in the forward cargo hold. 32. Random hand searches of checked luggage now will become part of the flying experience. 33. Some airlines have been handing out stun guns to pilots, installing video cameras in passenger cabins and taking steps to better monitor checked luggage. 34. Starting Friday, commercial airlines will be required to screen all checked luggage for bombs. 35. -Take half as many clothes in your checked luggage as you think you will need. 36. The agency said that, for security reasons, it would not disclose what percentage of checked luggage is now scanned. 37. The front cargo hold contained only checked luggage, according to investigators. 38. The practice allows baggage handlers to move checked luggage quicker. 39. The precise amount of checked luggage lost by airlines is unknown. 40. The Senate took an important step last week, unanimously passing legislation requiring that all airline baggage be X-rayed, including checked luggage. |