The Reids

Following up to dtren

    >Is this a problem for travel within Europe? OK, at US airports the
    >advice is not to lock or use 'approved' locks, but do any European
    >airports insist on this?

UK Spain Italy Ireland, I lock my cases and the zippers have
combination locks, no one has queried them so far.
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The Reids

Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)

    >Is ANY luggage lock "secure" in terms of preventing theft? The most
    >they can do is (as you say) stop bags from opening accidentally

that's what we use them for, isn't it?
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EvelynVogtGamble

The Reids wrote:

    > Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
    >
    >
    >>Is ANY luggage lock "secure" in terms of preventing theft? The most
    >>they can do is (as you say) stop bags from opening accidentally
    >
    >
    > that's what we use them for, isn't it?

It's what you and I use them for, but I've encountered people who seem
to think they really are preventing theft. 8-)