Airport Security - London & Rome?
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Airport Security - London & Rome?
Gatwick, Heathrow, & Rome FCO security - must we remove our shoes like in the US? Just curious & helps with preparation. In the US, prior to security, we remove our shoes, put them in a plastic bag, put them in our carryon, & put on footies. Since we each have a wheeled carryon, backpack, coat, plastic baggies (1 allowed liquids, plus 1 w/liquid eye meds), & camcorder bag opened & camera out (whew!), taking off our shoes helps (just a little!).
Thanks, Julie
Thanks, Julie
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Haven't flown since fall 2008. At that time all US airport security screening points required taking off shoes. Is that no longer required?
However, I'm asking if taking shoes off for airport security is required in UK & Italy.
However, I'm asking if taking shoes off for airport security is required in UK & Italy.
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Is your "yes" referring to my question in my original post - "Gatwick, Heathrow, & Rome FCO security - must we remove our shoes like in the US?"
Or, is your "yes" referring to my 2nd post question, "Is that no longer required?"
Maybe to eliminate your ???? we can refer to my original post - "prior to security, we remove our shoes, put them in a plastic bag, put them in our carryon"....."helps (just a little!)". Please note, "prior to security"; did not indicate that this is 'required' by security/TSA.
Or, is your "yes" referring to my 2nd post question, "Is that no longer required?"
Maybe to eliminate your ???? we can refer to my original post - "prior to security, we remove our shoes, put them in a plastic bag, put them in our carryon"....."helps (just a little!)". Please note, "prior to security"; did not indicate that this is 'required' by security/TSA.
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I'm not really sure how to make this more clearer, but
taking shoes off - yes
putting the shoes in a plastic bag - no
take the shoes off, either put them on the x-ray belt directly (as some TSA stations require) or put the shoes in the plastic bin. That's that.
Don't know about Rome, but last time in London we did have to take the shoes off.
taking shoes off - yes
putting the shoes in a plastic bag - no
take the shoes off, either put them on the x-ray belt directly (as some TSA stations require) or put the shoes in the plastic bin. That's that.
Don't know about Rome, but last time in London we did have to take the shoes off.
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In the UK, it is random. Sometimes, they'll announce suddenly you'll need to take shoes off. But otherwise, they generally don't require it.
I've never heard of plastic bags either, but TSA procedure has no consistency.
For example, in LAX, you CANNOT put your shoes in the plastic bins, at any terminal. But any other airport, everybody puts their shoes in the bins.
I've never heard of plastic bags either, but TSA procedure has no consistency.
For example, in LAX, you CANNOT put your shoes in the plastic bins, at any terminal. But any other airport, everybody puts their shoes in the bins.
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Thanks rkkwan & yk. The plastic bags are our idea. We do that to eliminate one more item to juggle during the security check.
When we went thru Heathrow last year, we were not required to take off our shoes, but I didn't know how it is going this year. So, based on what you posted, we'll leave our shoes on unless instructed otherwise.
We also were not required to take off our shoes at CIA last year, but could be different this year.
Julie
When we went thru Heathrow last year, we were not required to take off our shoes, but I didn't know how it is going this year. So, based on what you posted, we'll leave our shoes on unless instructed otherwise.
We also were not required to take off our shoes at CIA last year, but could be different this year.
Julie
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Totally, off-topic, but here's where everybody was required to take off shoes and put them in a white plastic bag recently:
http://rkkwan.zenfolio.com/kyoto0809/ef0bf200
http://rkkwan.zenfolio.com/kyoto0809/ef0bf200
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Just came through Rome yesterday on a flight to Frankfurt and then on to the US. Rome security was very casual but the Germans made up for that that. Shoes stayed on both places but the Germans wanted everything x-ray including the passport.
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I think it's more random than you would like to think
if there is a special alert (which can happen for any number of reasons) even if they haven't been requiring shoe removal, it can happen anytime/
if there is a special alert (which can happen for any number of reasons) even if they haven't been requiring shoe removal, it can happen anytime/