In my opinion this is pretty out there, but entertaining to think about during my rewatch of the first season. There are many characters that have close personal possessions of theirs checked at the airport, then they have to go and find it, most of them overcome an emotional struggle when they are doing this.

Somebody tries to makes the Federal Agent escorting Kate check his briefcase because of the weapons. After being a dick to them they let him bring it on. In it is guns, but also the toy airplane from her friend, the plane is explained in a flashback. Her friend was also with her when Jacob touched her.

Then some bloke makes Charlie check his guitar case, which is all he really wants to help remind him of home. That when Locke first tells him that he knows he is a bloody junkie. Also Hurley is bringing back a guitar case to the island.

Somebody makes Locke check his knives, again for obvious reasons, but that is all he needs to be the hunter he was destined to be, i think in that episode he runs into the smoke monster, was that when he looked into the “eye of the island”? Or was it the night Boone died. I dunno I’m asking.

Another example is Boone saying he can’t find Shannon’s asthma meds because they wouldn’t let her carry them on. That was quick in the episode, which i think was about Sawyer or Sayid.

Yes this is way out there, but i love LOST and reading too deep into it…Namaste