Does TSA search checked baggage?

What really happens to your luggage after you hand it to the airline.

Photo by Sergei Starostin: https://www.pexels.com/photo/security-checkpoint-with-luggage-inspection-29152262/

Yes. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspects all checked and carry-on luggage.

What to know before you fly:

• All checked bags go through automated CT screening — a TSA officer only steps in if the machine flags something

• Carry-on b…