Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Please note that in the far east a lot of checking is done with advanced sniffers. They dont involve radiation of any kind and make it easy to check the contents of a bag.So it does not take too much time to ask for a hand check. brgds simon jessurun amsterdam - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] New TSA and air travel with film > Tim Atherton > Subject: [Leica] New TSA and air travel with film > > > > For those who fret about flying with film (as I do...), check out this > > thread about the new Transportation Security Administration - it at least > > sounds like the honeymoon period is going to be pleasant.... > > > > http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0049jU<<< > > Hi Tim, > It's interesting information alright. However, this applies to the US and > will not have any effect in other countries. > > Another thing, it maybe an order by the Transportation Authority in writing > and law but it still comes down to the local security person doing it or not > doing it. Or you stand there getting into a fit about "rights or not" > particularly when you hit a super busy time with lots of bodies going > through. > > In case: Ask for a hand inspection and that triggers getting it done at the > expense of being almost stripped from shoes to a firm pat down to "every > roll hand checked by an explosive detecting wand" and if you have 60 rolls > or more it can mean standing there while the security person meticulously > checks every roll slowly and efficiently. > > A scary routine as the minutes tick away till take off . > > However thanks for the info, it's printed and in the passport for the flight > into the US next week. I'll let you know if it works, as there'll be some > 1600 Neopan going and coming. And would you really let some unknown person > soup your film ? > ted > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html