Laptop Airport Security Check Advice
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I'm traveling to Seattle tomorrow. Since I haven't flown in nearly 10 years, what are the security screeners doing these days to check carry-on laptops?
It doesn't sound as if it will be an issue on this trip, but you should also be aware that customs can seize your laptop or other devices without specific cause, and it could be months before you'll see them again. Times story.[^]
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I'm traveling to Seattle tomorrow. Since I haven't flown in nearly 10 years, what are the security screeners doing these days to check carry-on laptops?
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I'm traveling to Seattle tomorrow. Since I haven't flown in nearly 10 years, what are the security screeners doing these days to check carry-on laptops?
Wear a prosthetic for the body scanners.
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You have to take the laptop out of its case, so the case and the laptop go through the x-ray machine separately. That's all. No need to turn it on, etc. The biggest PITA is not the electronics, but having to take off your shoes. Wear something easy to remove and put back on. Go barefoot. Whatever. :) Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
but having to take off your shoes
That has really annoyed me the last few times because I've been taking my climbing equipment thus all the baggage allowance is taken up with lumps of metal and 180m of rope so to "save" weight I tend to wear my hefty walking boots rather than try and cram them in. They're a pain to take off and put back on.
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I was actually just referring to the good old days (pre-9/11) when flying was a whole lot less arduous! /ravi
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Watch out for the naked people without baggage that walk funny. They could be concealing something. :~ X|
Trust me, it is better to just buy a new toothbrush after you land.
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Take a gun along with you* - makes the whole process a lot easier. * - I'm actually being serious we (legally) took 9 guns with us and we got prioritised most of the way through.
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
I was actually just referring to the good old days (pre-9/11) when flying was a whole lot less arduous!
It's still nice (or rather nicer) in Indian domestic flights. Even a 1 hour flight gives you a free meal (spicy Indian stuff) and unlimited soda. And if you are flying on Kingfisher Airlines, the flight attendants seem to have been picked from former models! :rolleyes:
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Even a 1 hour flight gives you a free meal
When was the last time it happened to you. I flew recently and I was charged even for bottled water. The only thing which was free was pre-filled tap water in a jug.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Even a 1 hour flight gives you a free meal
When was the last time it happened to you. I flew recently and I was charged even for bottled water. The only thing which was free was pre-filled tap water in a jug.
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
When was the last time it happened to you.
Last month :-) Trivandrum-Bangalore-Trivandrum. Free meal, free Coke. Kingfisher Airlines.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
I was actually just referring to the good old days (pre-9/11) when flying was a whole lot less arduous!
It's still nice (or rather nicer) in Indian domestic flights. Even a 1 hour flight gives you a free meal (spicy Indian stuff) and unlimited soda. And if you are flying on Kingfisher Airlines, the flight attendants seem to have been picked from former models! :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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IIRC in the US you have to have those locked and in checked baggage so it won't help with screening your carryons.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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Unfortunately no!
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I'm traveling to Seattle tomorrow. Since I haven't flown in nearly 10 years, what are the security screeners doing these days to check carry-on laptops?
As mentioned laptop out of bag. However, sometimes they take people to a side desk to turn on all electronics, go through all pockets of clothing, swab/test everything for explosive residues.
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True but we did get to the front of all the queues when people saw cases with bright orange stickers saying "explosives" and "firearms" all over them.
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
So people saw your "explosives" stickers and still thought it was a good idea to follow you on to the aircraft? Jeez...
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Don Burton wrote:
How about underwear?
Well, that's the odd thing. They have machines that can see through clothes but you still have to take your shoes off. I guess it's a kneejerk reaction. Can't wait until some extremist creates underwear with micro-fiber TNT, ignited by a fart. Beans anyone? Marc
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So people saw your "explosives" stickers and still thought it was a good idea to follow you on to the aircraft? Jeez...
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Well he did say he was in the US...... they just saw a bright shiny sticker and thought "oooooooh shiny"
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The laptop is the easiest part of the procedure. Take it out of the case including any accessories and put them all in a tray to be screened. Removing your shoes is annoying. Also you can not have any liquids in your carry on luggage that are in bottles that can contain more than 2oz. And then there is the random check where you can be taken aside and more thoroughly checked. Last year on the trip to Cozumel (stop in Houston) I got checked 3 times between the two flights very annoying. At least when I landed in Mexico I did not go through that again..
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John M. Drescher wrote:
Also you can not have any liquids in your carry on luggage that are in bottles that can contain more than 2oz
I had a big arguement with a security guy in Vietnam over wether I was allowed to take my contact lense solution on as carry on... They were doing the checks as some security deal with the Australian Gov and the instruction sheet he had clearly said that contact solution was allowed. He ended up having to call his manager to translate the part of the sheet i was pointing at :doh:
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I'm traveling to Seattle tomorrow. Since I haven't flown in nearly 10 years, what are the security screeners doing these days to check carry-on laptops?
I am leaving New York City to Beijing to Bangkok tomorrow and was wondering the same thing. I have flown more recently than you have but with the recent attempted (terrorist) car bombing in NYC I wonder about what to expect about going through security at JFK airport. I am just going to arrive early and see what happens. What else can I do?
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So people saw your "explosives" stickers and still thought it was a good idea to follow you on to the aircraft? Jeez...
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You have to take the laptop out of its case, so the case and the laptop go through the x-ray machine separately. That's all. No need to turn it on, etc. The biggest PITA is not the electronics, but having to take off your shoes. Wear something easy to remove and put back on. Go barefoot. Whatever. :) Marc