Ban all carry on luggage???

ladygooddiva wrote:

i just wondering what they do with people who needs to carry their medicine stuff (for example asma or diabetes )

That's the first thing I thought of. I have pretty bad athsma and carry an inhaler at all times. The inhaler is liquid. Pills are one thing, but I could see a liquid being VERY scruitinized. I'll have to make sure I can have that on me before I fly...

These are the rules for now, just in from our travel department:

*In the UK*

Following this morning's police action, security at all UK airports has been increased and additional security measures have been put in place for all flights.

With immediate effect, the following arrangements apply to all passengers starting their journey at a UK airport and to those transferring between flights at a UK airport:

All cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of aircraft departing UK airports.

Passengers may take through the airport security search point, in a single (ideally transparent) plastic carrier bag, only the following items. Nothing may be carried in pockets:

• Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses plus contents such as money, credit cards, id cards, etc. (not handbags)

• Travel documents essential for the journey (for example passports and travel tickets)

• Prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (e.g., diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic

• Glasses and sunglasses, without cases

• Contact lens holders, without bottles of solution

• For those traveling with an infant: baby food, milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger) and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight

• Female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed

• Tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs

• Keys (but no electrical key fobs).

All passengers must be hand searched, and their footwear and all the items they are carrying must be X-ray screened.

Wheelchairs and walking aids must be X-ray screened, and only airport-provided wheelchairs may pass through the screening point.

In addition to the above, all passengers boarding flights to the U.S. and all the items they are carrying, including those acquired after the central screening point, must be subjected to secondary search at the boarding gate.

Any liquids discovered must be removed from the passenger.

There are no changes to current hold baggage security measures.


*In the U.S.*

In addition, we want to advise travelers that due to heightened security in the U.S., airport officials are currently advising passengers to allow an additional 2 or 3 hours to their normal arrival at the airport, carry as few items in their carry-on as possible and do not attempt to bring liquids as carry-on items.

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

So the mother must drink her breast milk?

If she doesn't want to drink it, she should keep it in her breast. If it's in a bottle, someone has to drink it.

onelongsong wrote:

just wondering; what rights? where is it written that you have a right to carry on luggage? where is it written you have a right to fly on an airline? driving a car isn't even a right.
if you want to play in their yard you have to follow their rules. if you don't like it; take the bus.

wow, dictatorship supporter are we?? I was talking about the US in general. Security cameras EVERYWHERE, the Patriot Act, and now this. ALL of these things are taking away rights that we have had. And it doesnt matter if it is written. Actually, you have no right TO BREATH; where is THAT written that you have a right to breath? So anything can be said as "not written." We have had these "rights" for sometime now, and they are slowly going away

all4

dharma69 wrote:

They allow them.

Prescription meds with the passenger's name on it (all meds, not just insulin and such) are allowed. Put them in clear plastic bags to make things easier.

At the moment all liquids and gels (folks this includes your water, toothpaste, shampoo, perfume, lip gloss, mouthwash, contact solution, eye drops, your $6 cup of Starbucks, etc) MUST go in checked baggage and not in your carry on. That pretty much means your toiletry bag.

You check it or you lose it.

Figure it out, folks. It may be a pain in the ass but it's right now's reality.

that´s fine but in some ways this is ....................

Spartancus wrote:

Can you believe some cowards are suggesting this?

Read this story, the replies, and my reply below (I couldn't get one to go through on the site)...

http://dailynightly.msnbc.com/2006/08/a_whole_new_way.html#below-fold

Banning all carry-ons is absurd. Unless the airlines can pony up better food, drinks, snacks, baby formula, diapers, wipes, and some decent form of entertainment besides the air travel shopping guides and crappy tv shows, then this isn't going to happen. Of course, if it did happen and the airlines made those provisions accessible to us, we'd pay for it out the nose, and air travel would take a "nose dive" and the air travel industry would further suffer financially.

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I'm for it... less time to frisk the sonsabitches.
Solution... travel with less. You don't have to bring your whole closet when you travel. You can stash the crap in your carry on in the room vacated by the 3 extra pair of shoes and the 4 jackets and sweaters you've packed. And do you really need to take that Gameboy and DVD player on vacation?
Travel light... if you need it... buy that sweatshirt you were going to buy, anyway and wear it.
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And you know what I did on my 3 week vacation in Europe? I packed my dirty laundry in a box and shipped it back to my house so I'd have more room in my little suitcase for shit I bought over there. I also had the store ship some of my purchases to my home... my neighbor was picking up the mail... no big deal.
This is what we get for 6 decades of treating the Arabs like third class 'Stupid towel head, camel jockey, sand coons'... I'm not justifying blowing up planes and shit, but this is the bed our grandparents and parents have made for us and we have to learn how to sleep in it. Welcome to Israel's world... have a nice flight.

...this to me is indeed bad news.
If I can't take a bottle of water with me on a plain anymore, I can't fly anymore. ...

o.k., o.k., I might be a bit weird, but I need a lot to drink and I need it when I need it... so no water instantly to get means no way!

...this whole security thing makes life more difficult I think...

..and impossible for me to fly (without hand laguage... no book, no music, no Spiegel, no tissues and cream, no water!!!!!! - means: not to make!)
It seems we loose all coolness.

i belive so ....it´s getting wired ....