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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Angela Strozier on Sunday, September 8, 2002 - 10:44 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

What is this I read about taking batteries out of everything? Why do you have to take batteries out of your Camera? Do you have to throw them away or what is the deal? Thanks for your help, leaving in two days and want to be prepared.

Ang

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By gregg brewer on Monday, September 9, 2002 - 6:57 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ang,

There does not appear to be any consistancy in the requirements. We were required to remove batteries from everything, including cameras, on one leg of a trip. On the return, no problem. Also, leaving Bonaire on the awful AA flight, inspectors were removing hair spray from some packed luggage and throwing it into the trash. When they came to ours, my friend objected so the inspector put it back... go figure...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Deborah Fulton on Monday, September 9, 2002 - 9:25 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Angela,
We asked that same question of the inspectors checking our bags and he said they didn't want any chance of a remote detenator. Like I said previously I don't know if this is to be expected of all inspectors or just the one we had. Our friends did not have to remove their batteries.
Debbie

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Al Schroedel on Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 3:19 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Batteries or no batteries? Go figure. On flight from Atlanta to Canada some time back, was told to remove all batteries from carry-ons. On return flight, almost "lost" my digital camera to Canadian security because there were no batteries in the camera so as to demonstrate it's operation. Had to reclaim (lucky to do) an already checked bag and place camera in checked luggage. My plan next time: call airport security and/or airline and get definitive read-out on battery regulations. No sure cure but it *might* help.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By seb schulherr on Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 3:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I brought the batteries for the digital camera with it on the arguement that I would have to prove it is a camera as I would with a laptop. Nobody said nutten.
On the way back they did not reexamine our carryon in Jamaica before we boarded in Montego Bay

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jake Richter - NetTech on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 2:41 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

The battery thing appears to be something that some security people or airlines have taken upon themselves. The rules about what you are allowed and are not allowed to take on board can be found at:

http://www.tsa.gov/docs/_Toc17774185

I particularly like the item (NOT!) where a child and his or her family could be detained by security staff for making references to bombs during security screening. "Boom! Boom!" - I can just picture my son playing with his toy airplane at an airport, dropping imaginary explosive devices on enemy positions. Sigh.

Also, here's an article in Travel Weekly (a travel agent publication) which may be of interest:

http://www.twcrossroads.com/news/newswrapper.asp?ArticleID=34664

Jake

PS I regularly travel with my notebook computer, two spare computer batteries, a Palm Vx with integrated battery, a watch with a battery in it, a camera with one or more batteries, etc. And I have yet to have any screening problems regarding my batteries (they seem to really like to screen my shoes, so I now just remove them ahead of time and run them through the X-Ray machine and then make sure the screener sees this before I touch them to put them back on).

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Marc @ CrystalVisions on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 3:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Is this an american thing? Because my handluggage consisted of a clearly recognizable photo-backpack with 2 camera's in it, both with batterypacks attached. No trouble at all between Amsterdam - Curacao - Bonaire.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Sarah on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 4:11 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Marc, we travel in and out of the US once, sometimes twice a year. We have never been asked to remove batteries, only film (at Miami).. At Dulles, well, we boarded a flight there approx three days after the shoe bomber incident(Dec 23 2001). Our shoes were not checked, and I boarded the plane with Hugh's lighter in my hand luggage.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Al Schroedel on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 1:14 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hi Jake,
This url per your earlier message doesn't work for me. Would you please verify or suggest a way to step thru the menus to get to Toc17774185?
http://www.tsa.gov/docs/_Toc17774185

Thanks

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jake Richter - NetTech on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 3:30 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Try this link, and then click on the "here" link for the printer friendly version.

https://www.tsa.dot.gov/trav_consumers/trav_consumers_index.shtm

Jake

 


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