Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/11

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Subject: [Leica] Hand Baggage - Three Questions
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Fri Aug 11 10:49:17 2006
References: <7.0.1.0.0.20060811073146.01a372c0@telus.net> <0F5D83EB-5E95-4070-87B5-ED6CE83380DD@shaw.ca>

I always check my laptop as I hate its weight. When returning home  
from the USA the last time I asked the security people to lock my  
case after they had checked it. They did. The delays are more likely  
to expedite my retirement. 50 flights a year or so is getting less  
and less tolerable.
Frank

On 11 Aug, 2006, at 18:37, John Collier wrote:

> They search every bag secure in the knowledge that they are not  
> responsible for any damage or missing items; an open invitation to  
> thievery.
>
> John Collier
>
> On 11-Aug-06, at 10:08 AM, David Young wrote:
>
>> In the USA, baggage is not to be locked, as the TSA want to be  
>> able to open it for inspection.  However, I have been unable to  
>> determine if locked luggage is still permissible overseas.   
>> Obviously, a locked case is more secure from theft... you only  
>> have to worry about losing the entire case!  Does anyone know  
>> which, if any, locks are presently allowed, outside the USA?
>
>
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In reply to: Message from telyt at telus.net (David Young) ([Leica] Hand Baggage - Three Questions)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Hand Baggage - Three Questions)