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The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) provides
useful information about these
Checked Baggage Screening
topics:
(The above links will direct you
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Checked Baggage Screening
What happens to my checked baggage at San Francisco International
Airport (SFO)?
From the moment you drop off your luggage at the ticket counter to the time you claim it
from the arrival carousel, your items will change hands many times as they travel to your
destination. This is an example of what you might expect:
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When you arrive at the Airline Counter and drop off
your checked baggage, an airline employee will place
your bag on a conveyor belt, delivering your items
into the San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
checked baggage screening system. |
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Your luggage will then travel through the nation’s most
sophisticated and fully automated checked baggage
system designed to examine checked baggage and clear it
for safe air travel. The checked baggage screening
system at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
allows all checked baggage to be screened and cleared
automatically with minimal physical inspections needed by
CAS personnel. |
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If your checked baggage requires physical inspection, it
will be inspected in a fully supervised and video-monitored
checked baggage inspection area.
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If your checked baggage is locked with a lock that is
not TSA-recognized, that lock (even if built-in) may
have to be broken to gain baggage access. For more
information on TSA-recognized locks, please visit the
TSA website at www.tsa.gov. |
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Hazardous or prohibited materials will be reported to
and removed by your air carrier for the safety of the
traveling public. To see a full list of hazardous
materials, please visit the FAA website at www.faa.gov.
To see a full list of prohibited items, please visit the
TSA website at www.tsa.gov. |
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CAS baggage screeners record each bag that has
been
inspected and then insert a Notice of Inspection
(NOI),
where you will find the badge number of the
screener
who conducted the inspection and a stamp indicating
when and where the baggage search occurred. |
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Once inspection is passed (either automated or physical),
your baggage continues through the conveyor system and
returns to the control of your airline’s personnel. |
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Your luggage is then sorted by your airline and transferred
to the correct holding area for your flight, where it awaits
transport to your aircraft. |
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When your flight is prepared for departure, your luggage
is then transported by the airline or the airline designees
across the tarmac to the waiting aircraft cargo hold and
stowed for transport. |
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