A security inspection system, comprising - a luggage drop-off region with at least one drop-off station (1a, 1b, 1c) for dropping off a person's luggage into at least one load carrier, - a luggage inspection station for imaging examination of the luggage, - a luggage pick-up region for luggage not objected to at the luggage inspection station, - a follow-up inspection region with at least one follow-up inspection station (70, 71) accessible from two sides for manual follow-up inspection of luggage objected to at the luggage inspection station by security personnel in the presence of the person to whom the luggage belongs, - a transport system for transporting the load carriers laden with luggage from the luggage drop-off region via the luggage inspection station to the luggage pick-up region or to the follow-up inspection region and for returning empty load carriers to the luggage drop-off region, wherein - the follow-up inspection region has at least one removal station (72, 73) associated with the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) for emptying of the load carrier by the person to whom the luggage belongs, - the follow-up inspection region has at least one transfer system (74, 75) for automated transfer of the load carrier laden with luggage to the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) and from the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) to the associated removal station (71, 73), wherein the transfer system (74, 75) is designed for automated transfer of a load carrier to the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) irrespective of whether the associated removal station (72, 73) is occupied by a load carrier. - a luggage drop-off region with at least one drop-off station (1a, 1b, 1c) for dropping off a person's luggage into at least one load carrier, - a luggage inspection station for imaging examination of the luggage, - a luggage pick-up region for luggage not objected to at the luggage inspection station, - a follow-up inspection region with at least one follow-up inspection station (70, 71) accessible from two sides for manual follow-up inspection of luggage objected to at the luggage inspection station by security personnel in the presence of the person to whom the luggage belongs, - a transport system for transporting the load carriers laden with luggage from the luggage drop-off region via the luggage inspection station to the luggage pick-up region or to the follow-up inspection region and for returning empty load carriers to the luggage drop-off region, - the follow-up inspection region has at least one removal station (72, 73) associated with the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) for emptying of the load carrier by the person to whom the luggage belongs, - the follow-up inspection region has at least one transfer system (74, 75) for automated transfer of the load carrier laden with luggage to the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) and from the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) to the associated removal station (71, 73), wherein the transfer system (74, 75) is designed for automated transfer of a load carrier to the follow-up inspection station (70, 71) irrespective of whether the associated removal station (72, 73) is occupied by a load carrier.