Cameras in carry on bags??
Aug 18th, 2006, 06:49 AM
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Cameras in carry on bags??
We certainly have read enough lately about what food/drink/cosmetics/toiletries etc we cannot bring on board. But what about our camera equipment?? I can't bear to think that I would have to pack this stuff in my checked bag. Can we really go on a vacation and not take pictures?? And I don't plan to buy any of those throwaway cameras overseas.
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Aug 18th, 2006, 06:57 AM
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Unless security is at its highest level (like between the U.S. and the U.K. last week), taking your camera onboard is fine. Last week my camera bag WAS my carry on bag, and I took several photos from the plane.
Absolutely do NOT put film, particularly unexposed film, into checked baggage. Even if in an X-ray bag, the film will be exposed by the X-rays used for checked bags. Airlines and X-ray bag sellers are very upfront about this.
If security ever got to the point where I could not take film onto the plane, I would have my film developed before I came back from my trip.
Absolutely do NOT put film, particularly unexposed film, into checked baggage. Even if in an X-ray bag, the film will be exposed by the X-rays used for checked bags. Airlines and X-ray bag sellers are very upfront about this.
If security ever got to the point where I could not take film onto the plane, I would have my film developed before I came back from my trip.
Aug 18th, 2006, 07:25 AM
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I will be leaving in a few weeks for Europe, flying into Gatwick on Continental and then connecting with British Air to Croatia. I thought the UK was not allowing ANY carryons at all on outgoing flights. Have they relaxed this yet???
Aug 18th, 2006, 07:44 AM
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Hi,
There's quite an extensive discussion re. carrying cameras on board and carry on policy in general with links to British Airways and the British Airport Authority on another thread "Has anyone actually carried cameras onboard through Heathrow.
Although I have gotten some bad information from BA, I'm pretty confident now that camera gear IS allowed on board so long as it fits in the one brief case sized carry on that is permitted.
There's quite an extensive discussion re. carrying cameras on board and carry on policy in general with links to British Airways and the British Airport Authority on another thread "Has anyone actually carried cameras onboard through Heathrow.
Although I have gotten some bad information from BA, I'm pretty confident now that camera gear IS allowed on board so long as it fits in the one brief case sized carry on that is permitted.
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Here's a hilarious spoof on carry on's that was posted on the Africa forum on a thread dealing with the same subject. Hope the original poster doesn't mind my copying it here.
Author: matnikstym ([email protected])
Date: 08/17/2006, 01:07 pm
FAA Bans People From Flights
'Zero Tolerance for People,' Chertoff Says
In a move aimed at further tightening airport security, the Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it would ban all people from flights leaving or entering the United States, effective immediately.
The FAA, which has in the past banned such objects as toenail clippers and hair gel, took the extraordinary step of banning people after the Department of Homeland Security conducted a thorough investigation of previous terror plots.
"We looked at terror plots of the past, and in each and every case, people were involved," said Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at a Washington press briefing. "These new rules send the strong message that the FAA has zero tolerance for people."
Mr. Chertoff said that while banning liquids from flights was a constructive step, the only true solution was to ban people altogether.
"Let's face it, hair gel doesn't kill people," he said. "People kill people."
Author: matnikstym ([email protected])
Date: 08/17/2006, 01:07 pm
FAA Bans People From Flights
'Zero Tolerance for People,' Chertoff Says
In a move aimed at further tightening airport security, the Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it would ban all people from flights leaving or entering the United States, effective immediately.
The FAA, which has in the past banned such objects as toenail clippers and hair gel, took the extraordinary step of banning people after the Department of Homeland Security conducted a thorough investigation of previous terror plots.
"We looked at terror plots of the past, and in each and every case, people were involved," said Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at a Washington press briefing. "These new rules send the strong message that the FAA has zero tolerance for people."
Mr. Chertoff said that while banning liquids from flights was a constructive step, the only true solution was to ban people altogether.
"Let's face it, hair gel doesn't kill people," he said. "People kill people."
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