more liquid madness

[Tolsti]

Thailand has now joined the ''no liquid'' madness and in true Thai style have added some ingredients of their own..... soap and chocolate!!... on the grounds that as they could melt certain destination countries like Israel strictly bans them.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/02Jun2007_news02.php

Being PNG in Israel I wouldn't even try flying there but is this for real?? or just T.I.T.??

[Bangkokeasy]

Ah yes, nobody wants sticky chocolate in the cabin.

A friend went through the new arrangements on the 1st. They confiscated his shaving foam, but he says that there was a limit of 100ml per package, as opposed to total. Those items deemed acceptable are placed inside a see-through placcy bag, provided at the airport.

I think they will find this hard to enforce in Bangkok, as soon as a few "high-so's" kick up a ruckus.

Not many travellers have cottoned on to the fact that some airports apply their own liquids criteria when transitting (such as CDG). My friend, for instance, had flown from LHR with exactly the same washkit and had assumed it would be ok for BKK. Once this becomes common knowledge, I predict a sharp fall in duty free sales of all liquids in all locations.

[ZFT]

Another Thai ‘gotcha’ is that they only intend to supply these plastic bags as an interim measure. The AOT have stated that after an initial period, you have to provide your own.

[pacer142]

Another Thai ‘gotcha’ is that they only intend to supply these plastic bags as an interim measure. The AOT have stated that after an initial period, you have to provide your own.

The Netherlands have said the same thing, but as yet there is no sign of the supply at AMS drying up. That said, I'm sure that if the airport stop supplying them the shops will start selling them at a suitable profit.

[MyData]

Interesting. I'll be at BKK later today to get back home.

What I noticed on arrival into Thailand, in May, was the announcements / posters etc. that these new restrictions were being brought into effect on 1st June.

Now call me a cynic, but...

Surely if there is a risk / threat then you act to mitigate that. You don't have an arbitrary date that brings such restrictions into force. Either there is a real threat or there isn't. :ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

[Bangkokeasy]

Real threat or not? - don't open that box!!! :=

I am just happy they didn't do what they did in Indonesia, i.e. introduce it before they told anyone.


Let us know how you get on.

[MyData]

No problems at all. Had perhaps 5 or so liquids / gels / lotions etc. in a small bag.

Straight through.

At FRA we were given the most thorough scanning ever. Very up close and personal (but very professional), and using ultra sensitive hand scanners. My liquids bag went through OK, then they picked up the duty free aftershave I'd bought in BKK. It was in the sealed duty free see through bag. But they didn't recognise the airport (with the long name) so just asked me. A couple of puzzled expressions then they just gave it back to me to continue.

Ugh, am on a monster of a trip at the moment. Samui->BKK->FRA->MAN->EWK ... currently in the lounge before flying to LAS in 30 mins...

I'm very tired and getting forgetful. Just went through security here at Newark and LEFT MY LAPTOP IN MY BAG. Oh dear, the TSA people went nuts! A real example made of me. Lots of swabbing of kit etc. etc. Ooops. Sorry. :mad:

[Flying_Frisbee]

My mother recently had a jar of onion relish confiscated at HHN on the grounds that it was liquid and over 100ml.

[slim_slag]

Had an interesting 'liquid' one the other day.

Passing through security at EMA with the mrs, and I had a shaving gel aerosol in the bag (for me, not her) which I bought in the USA. Only information on the tin is

Net Wt 2.5oz/71g

Nothing on there which mentions volume, and this got picked up by the sharp eyed investigator. I said 'well it's 71g which is obviously under 100ml', but then I quickly thought about it and had to accept that this was not as obvious as you might think.

Anyway, this guy didn't know what to do which is bad as he should be trained in this sort of thing. Fortunately the mrs is a sharp cookie and got out one of her spray things and demonstrated that a 90ml aerosol of aroma was bigger than a 71g shaving gel container. Not sure what that proves, but it got us through.

Nice security guy, on the ball, but poorly trained. For that I blame his bosses.

[christep]

A great news report on the liquid ban when first introduced at HKG here: http://one.revver.com/watch/195421

[fyrefli]

Not many travellers have cottoned on to the fact that some airports apply their own liquids criteria when transitting (such as CDG). My friend, for instance, had flown from LHR with exactly the same washkit and had assumed it would be ok for BKK. Once this becomes common knowledge, I predict a sharp fall in duty free sales of all liquids in all locations.

Keep up at the back there :) If it's Duty Free it goes in a special sealed bag which is then waved through (although this can indeed prove problematic when originating outside of Europe and then connecting within - but these rules *are* laid down clearly). Of course the thinking man's terrorist would simply get a job with access to some of these bags and fake the receipts that are taped inside and don't get checked anyway; fortunately in the UK they currently appear to be dealing with Al Qaida's Frank Spencer wing ;)

Personally I've just taken toothpaste to Norway and back by accident but as anyone with a brain knows it's all a charade, I can't say I'm massively concerned.