RE: New Laptop Polices

["Ben Butler" <ben.butler () c2internet net>]

Hi,

My parents flew back from New York to Manchester yesterday - complete
with clear plastic bag - less cough syrup which was refused entry onto
the plane.

Ti it seems to be (some) flights terminating in the UK not simply
originating there.

Ben 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of
Roland Perry
Sent: 14 August 2006 14:12
To: nanog () merit edu
Subject: Re: New Laptop Polices


In article <00ab01c6bf3b$4885c5e0$6e259ed0 () amer cisco com>, Scott Morris
<swm () emanon com> writes
> Not that I have a whole lot to add (other than we're spending lots of 
> time talking about something only affecting UK --:> US flights at this
moment)...

Actually, it was affecting UK-anywhere flights (including anywhere-US
that transits UK). And a subset was affecting US-UK (including
US-anywhere transiting UK).

The rules have been changed now, still no liquids/creams, but you can
have a *single* carry-on that includes any manner of electrical items
and is no bigger than 17.7"x13.7"x6.2" (it's round numbers in cm). The
rationing is to limit the number of things they have to examine, rather
than because the airplane bins are too small.

Handbags, laptops etc have to go *inside* the one bag mentioned above;
what they haven't explained is whether pocket contents have to as well.
--
Roland Perry