Travelling is a mixed bag
Posted on: Tue, 2007-03-27 03:27
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Travelling is a mixed bag
Packing for your holiday seems to be getting more and more complicated. The big question is no longer whether your one-piece or bikini is better for days spent lazing on the beach but whether you can negotiate airport check-in and secrurity. Governments and airports are constantly updating security procedures, and airlines are getting stricter on luggage allowances. It's all for our safety, but it means packing is no longer a matter of tossing the contents of your wardrobe and bathroom cabinet into a suitcase while the taxi driver beeps at your front door. Being up to date with the latest rules is essential if you want to arrive with your luggage (and spending money) intake. You can find out all the rules and regulations at worldbaggage.com.au
I am glad you brought this up. Just today I read that German Airports will only allow liquid containers of up to 100ml from now on.
Actually the article was in relation to Millions of Euros of waste having to be disposed, because the law doesn't allow them to donate the perfumes, liquors ... . I guess its to protect them from liability.
Anyways, its pretty hard to keep up with all the new requirements.
You probably won't do anything wrong calling the airlines.
Andre
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Carry on, you mean, Andre? Or are they going to limit what you can put in your checked baggage, too?
I'm always getting caught with something. A Swiss army knife I left in my daypack, or a fingernail file. The last one was a pair of scissors that was within the rules published by the FAA but that the inspector didn't like.
Even more fun is being selected for the random "we don't want to look as if we are targetting that Pakistani-looking guy" full luggage search. It happened to me in Singapore. At least the security people were very neat about it. I was so glad I didn't have dirty underwear stuffed in random corners but had it all collected in a neat plastic bag.
Carry on, you mean, Andre? Or are they going to limit what you can put in your checked baggage, too?
I'm always getting caught with something. A Swiss army knife I left in my daypack, or a fingernail file. The last one was a pair of scissors that was within the rules published by the FAA but that the inspector didn't like.
Even more fun is being selected for the random "we don't want to look as if we are targetting that Pakistani-looking guy" full luggage search. It happened to me in Singapore. At least the security people were very neat about it. I was so glad I didn't have dirty underwear stuffed in random corners but had it all collected in a neat plastic bag.
Haha. That's the worse part. That inspectors get to see all your private stuff.