Since the recent security issues at airports around the world, security at airports in the UK has been stepped up as well. So when you are checking in for your London Flight for example, you will be asked a few simple security questions. These questions are there for all travellers security.

To make sure you know what is in your case the check-in staff usually ask whether you packed your luggage yourself. This is to make sure you know what is in your bags

Have your bags been left unsupervised at any time prior to your arrival at the airport. This could be a hotel room or a hotel reception whilst you are waiting to go to the airport. This is to make sure that your luggage could not have been tampered with and that there has not been anything put in your bags without your knowledge.

Despite the many publicised events at airports around the world people still think it is funny to joke about it. Surprisingly there are arrests every month for the passengers who jokingly say, “There is a bomb in my bag”

There are arrests at airports throughout the UK each month because someone has said ‘there is a bomb in my bag’ The check-in staff have to take these comments seriously and contact the airport police.

Do not be surprised if you read in the newspapers about someone getting a jail sentence or a fine and community service for doing this.

Once a bomb comment is made it is possible for airport and aircraft to be evacuated, which will cause severe disruption and could cause other passengers flights to be delayed thus missing onward connecting flights and facing long waits.

Make sure you keep your luggage in a safe place so that nobody can put anything in it that there should not be in your case and hope that nobody makes a stupid comment and causes your flight to be delayed.

Find out about all the different London flights available from all the five London airports and also which airlines have flights from London and to what destinations. Article by travel expert Gordon Brightman of Bargain Sun