Airline officials and the police in Ukraine are advising that anyone who is flying out of Boyrspil International Airport make sure that any valuable items are packed in their carry on bags and not the luggage they check in. The airline authorities are having problems with what they refer to as ‘airport vulture’ – or more officially luggage 
thieves who rifles through your suitcase looking for valuables that can be sold. In 2007 alone there were more than 11,000 thefts that occurred, with an entire police squad and six luggage handlers being arrested.
Everyone – celebrities, students, and the average person – are being targets by these luggage thieves and the items that are being stolen are being sold on the black market. The luggage area at an airport is not the most tightly controlled area and with the current scanning methods in place, these luggage thieves can easily see what is in your luggage. If you are transporting anything of value – jewellery, extra money, electronics, cameras, etc. – pack them in your carry on case where they can be watched at all times. Do not pack anything that is valuable in your check on suitcases as the insurance from the airlines only pay by weight and not by value. This means your $500 camera will only get you $8 back.
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