> The worst case scenario is not being delayed - it's being falsely accused.
Being falsely accused is just one form of being delayed. The kind where it takes longer to clear it up.
> Your bags are misplaced or stolen.
Does worrying help with this? Does it make it less likely for it to happen?
> You can't take your water bottle so now you have to buy another for 10x the price.
Yes. That is how it is. Does worrying help with this?
> Your passport was accidentally torn so you now have to explain that to a skeptical border police officer.
Border guards see torn passports all the time.
> our flight is cancelled and you must now rush to the only hotel to book a room before they sell out
I don't know where you are flying where there is only one hotel. Is this a real worry or are we just catastrophising here?