Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In fact having to switch on computers and phones was common on some routes over a decade ago but had faded to a visual examination. The new rules have been huge news over here, the lead on the national BBC news a couple of days ago. There must be a new credible security threat. Surprised it has seems to have been so little mentioned in US media since it is USA bound flights which are effected. Taking shoes off has been around for a long time. Some shoes have metal stiffeners in the instep which throws the body scanner. I must say after 35 years of weekly international flying I am relieved not to need to do it any more. Frank D. >________________________________ > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2014, 18:03 >Subject: Re: [Leica] Heads up for travellers to Europe: charge your thingies > > >Nathan > >that's nothing new - on flights from Hannover to Pisa >and Milan to Hannover around ten years ago the Germans >and the Italians checked my camera, took the battery >out, looked through all lenses and asked me to switch >on my laptop computer. > >On our last trip to the UK, Frauke was "asked" to >remove her shoes to let them check the soles and heels >(and several other passengers were requested to remove >their belts) before we could board the flight home. > >Douglas > >On 12.07.2014 14:35, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> As you may know, last week the US asked European airports with direct >> flights to the US to put in place additional security precautions in >> light of a terrorist threat that has been picked up. The focus seems to >> be on electronic devices, and supposedly at some airport if your device >> will not turn on (because the battery is dead, for example), then it will >> not travel. >> >> Different airport have implemented different things. I passed through >> Rome and Munich last week, both of which have flights to the US. In Rome, >> they simply had a separate security screening for passengers to the US. >> Since I was flying to Munich, this did not apply to me, and the screening >> for me was normal. But when flying home from Munich yesterday, I was >> asked to turn on my camera and take a picture with it, and the agent also >> looked through each of my lenses. Not a big deal, since I keep my cameras >> charged so I can take pictures, but just a note of caution. >> >> Funny enough, I was NOT asked to turn on my iPad, computer or iPod. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >