No One has answered how exactly roller bags have been breaking the rules!!! If they can not fit through the xray machine - they could not be brought on board - simple.
If some pax consider that 2 such roller bags are acceptable then it should be pointed out to them, at check in, that they are not!!! It seems that a lot of peiple who disagree with roller bags are just jealous because they do not own one or are non business pax to whom the wait, and risks, of dealing with baggage handlers, is not critical. I choose to fly with BA because of their more relaxed carry on policy, I stopped flying with BMI - Luftwaffa etc because of that policy. Lets get back to a reasonable limit on size - allowing most of the current roll on bags in the overhead lockers. |
Roller Bags
I think the problem is now, and may have been in the past, that they don't fit the "Gauge" at check-in. They also may exceed the weight limit, which seems to depend on the airline. I think that anything which encourages people to travel hand luggage only is a good idea. I don't know if Easy have changed their rules but they used to let you on board with anything up to 20Kg, so long as you could lift into the overhead locker yourself.
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Looks like we got the laptops out of the hold just in time -
BBC News - "The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk. " (Sony Li-ion batteries) Wonder what the reaction would be if a Dell started smoking at Security? |
And the incompetence of BAA carries on....
From Ryanair's website: "As a result of BAA's failure to adequately staff the Stansted Airport security points on Tuesday the 15th August (at 0400hrs, one hour after check-in desks had opened, BAA Stansted had opened just 4 out of 14 security points at the airport. At 0500hrs, just one hour before our first flights are scheduled to depart, BAA Stansted had opened just 7 out of 14 security points at the airport), Ryanair have been forced to cancel a further 8 flights on the 15th of August." Although I'm no great fan of Ryanair, I certainly agree with all that Michael O'Leary has been saying about this farce recently. |
BBC News - "The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk. " (Sony Li-ion batteries) |
I can't help thinking that the new hand baggage size limit, although determined by DfT, has been heaviliy influenced by BAA's inability to screen pax and baggage at the speed needed to allow the volume passing through Heathrow to catch their planes.
As previously posted the size does not reflect any of the previous standards applied by the airlines (except perhaps for puddle jump operators). It seems though that even with this restriction BAA can't handle the pax numbers involved. Slap another fiver on the ticket price to pay for extra facilities if you must, but let's see some committment by BAA to get things back to relative normality (albeit with no liquids). If I am right then it is wrong that those seasoned pax who avoid LHR like the plague suffer because of BAA's shortcomings. |
BA 'mulls Heathrow compensation' Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 13:12 GMT 14:12 UK BBC
BA is to consider seeking compensation from airports operator BAA after security measures forced it to cancel hundreds of flights from Heathrow. BA boss Willie Walsh has attacked BAA's management, saying it had "no adequate plan" to deal with the emergency. FANTASTIC That is one of the best bits of news that I have heard in a long time, I hope they get on with it, rather than just mulling. |
Originally Posted by Man-on-the-fence
I work in IT and had to make a service call for one of these today, the Bod on the end of the phone says it is suspected that this may happen while charging. So unlikely to happen at Security.
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GCC
Possibly, I'm just saying what the telephone monkey told me. There is also a recall for Compaq/HP laptop batteries, however that is due to charging problems. |
Back on Topic
Just to confirm that we are dealing with two different carry on allowances. One from the UK and one to the UK with the latter being larger than the former.
Crazy What happens to transit passengers? |
This year is as we all know is the fifth anniversary of 9/11 and yet passenger profiling is nowhere nearer being introduced. Profiling plan angers UK Muslims Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Posted: 1356 GMT The British government says it is working on new security procedures at airports. LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government is considering a system of passenger profiling that includes checks on travelers' ethnic or religious background, according to media reports. The planned system of tougher airport checks would create a new offense of "traveling whilst Asian," according to one of Britain's most senior Muslim police officers... http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/eu...ger.profiling/ |
The revised hand baggage is ok for laptops but what about photographic equipment. Mine is worth about 3K and would not want it in the hold. Bag is borderline with the new sizes and have had no problems with it in the past.
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The planned system of tougher airport checks would create a new offense of "traveling whilst Asian," according to one of Britain's most senior Muslim police officers...
Rather than just "travelling" :confused: |
Paul
Lowepro Mini Trekker will fit, you have to take the lens of whatever camera you have and then lay the camera flat on its back.I have 1 body a big lens and two small ones in there, it all meets the new size limitations. I intend to attach the lens back onto the camera when I am on the plane. |
Or carry the body and one lens on a strap on your shoulder as well as your carry-on bag in your hand. Women are allowed one purse and one carry-on, so we could carry a camera. As well have a very expensive camera and no way that its going to be checked.
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Originally Posted by paulc
The revised hand baggage is ok for laptops but what about photographic equipment. Mine is worth about 3K and would not want it in the hold. Bag is borderline with the new sizes and have had no problems with it in the past.
Andy |
Originally Posted by Airbubba
Well, maybe they are trying:
Profiling plan angers UK Muslims Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Posted: 1356 GMT The British government says it is working on new security procedures at airports. LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government is considering a system of passenger profiling that includes checks on travelers' ethnic or religious background, according to media reports. The planned system of tougher airport checks would create a new offense of "traveling whilst Asian," according to one of Britain's most senior Muslim police officers... http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/eu...ger.profiling/ That's the first sensible thing I've heard from this government in a LONG time :ok: |
Originally Posted by Airbubba
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government is considering a system of passenger profiling that includes checks on travelers' ethnic or religious background, according to media reports.
The planned system of tougher airport checks would create a new offense of "traveling whilst Asian," according to one of Britain's most senior Muslim police officers... |
Bruce Schneier (for my money, the world's greatest expert on analysing security threats) has written in his blog:
Airport security is the last line of defense, and not a very good one at that. Sure, it'll catch the sloppy and the stupid -- and that's a good enough reason not to do away with it entirely -- but it won't catch a well-planned plot. We can't keep weapons out of prisons; we can't possibly keep them off airplanes. http://www.wondermark.com/comics/220.gif |
Bruce Schneier's analysis.
Pax Vobiscum beat me to it.
Let me also heartily recommend that those interested in this subject please follow the link in PV's post to Schneier's analysis. |
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