I&#x27;ve done it on tens of flights, nothing bad happened yet. I&#x27;ve had my bag searched twice in all that time, and one of those two times I knew exactly WHY (there was a piece of camera equipment that may have looked odd under x ray, a &quot;Giottos Rocket Blaster,&quot; they did unzip the inner-camera case, and leave a leaflet in the bag).<p>I do recommend if people zip tie they cut off the excess&#x2F;tail so it cannot get caught in any machinery.<p>I&#x27;ve seen a lot of international frequent fliers who zip tie when they have to check bags.