In Reply to: mmm a knife in the outside pocket posted by sherbert on Tuesday, 4. March 2008 at 11:01 Bali Time:
which just happens to have a smallish knife blade used to cut protective coating around wine bottle necks - something I always take anyway but now elect to have it handy for my arrival.
Just sharp enough to slice through the tape with some effort on arrival at hotel - certainly not an appropriate instrument for what you are suggesting. No self-respecting thief would bother trying to use it in the time taken for bag to be loaded onto aircraft - in time taken would attract attention of many - and definitely NOT suitable for "slitting open bags".
What I was suggesting in my answer to comment that airlines don't care was to advise that Garuda DOES care sufficiently to take preventative measures.