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The rise in worldwide terrorism has required measures be taken to harden aircraft against catastrophic in-flight failure due to concealed explosives. The risk that a small quantity of an explosive could get undetected cannot be neglected, and the introduction of countermeasures to reduce the effects of on-board explosions should be considered. This is the idea behind of the European research project FLY-BAG where a blastworthy textile luggage container for the protection of aircrafts from on-board explosions from explosives hidden in luggage in the cargo holds has been developed. The FLY-BAG concept is based on the development of an advanced flexible anti-blasting cover and composite floor system able to resist a small to medium explosion by controlled expansion and full containment of the pressure generated by the explosion whilst, at the same time, preventing hard luggage fragment projectiles (shrapnel) from striking the main structure of the aircraft at high speed.