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Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5873
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 6:18 pm: | 
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They were reporting on the Noontime news reports mothers were being allowed to bring breast milk and formula as long as they sipped it in front of security. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 15274
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 6:21 pm: |
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They stole my idea! I want royalties!
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LilLB
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Username: Lillb
Post Number: 2274
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 7:26 pm: |
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Pippi- I'm sure you can talk a flight attendant into giving you a bottle from the drink cart - make your pregnant status work for you!  |
John James Leuchs Jr
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Username: Clairvoyant
Post Number: 121
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 9:48 pm: |
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Ffof, yes we are allowed to wear our contacts but if you have to take them out you will not have any solutions with you - or tears or eyedrops. So I am carrying them on me tomorrow in their case when I fly back from Orlando and wearing my glasses. I don't want to pack my contacts in my luggage in case they lose the luggage. On long flights when I have forgotten my bottle of water I have kept going up to the galley and gotten refills. They have never denied me any refills so I suggest this to any fliers. They need to be prepared with more liquids on flights as lots of people will be doing this. I also plan to be at the airport at least two and a half hours ahead of time. |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3686
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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I'm thinking that I will go to the airport with my water bottle to drink while waiting (I think that they are allowing this.) Or if they won't let it through security, then I'll buy a bottle of water at the newsstand inside the security check and go from there. Then I'll dump it before boarding, but take the empty bottle on if they will allow that. Then, hopefully, I can refill the bottle onboard.
Will that work? |
red
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Username: Redy67
Post Number: 6819
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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Both My bosses flew out today and they had me send out there luggage next day air because God forbid they gasp....CHECK IT....no, that wouldn't do. So I spent 200.00 to send out the luggage. |
C Bataille
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Username: Nakaille
Post Number: 2712
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 11:08 pm: |
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"Proving" a liquid by sipping would not have helped in this case, apparently, as the sports drink bottle had a false bottom. It could easily have been sipped in front of security but still contained the ingredient. In this case the ingredients were to be carried separately and then combined on the plane. As in, two (or whatever) drops from the lens solution bottle mixed into the sports drink. Open disposable camera, create spark via flash mechanism and, voila.
I, too, drink copious amounts of liquid before and during flights and am planning x-country travel soon. Not looking forward to it.
But, glad that Scotland Yard is on the case. |
mlj
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Username: Mlj
Post Number: 381
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 11:20 pm: |
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Could not tell from confusing news coverage, but have Brits announced that the terror suspects are Al Queda??
Also, were passengers boarding in Great Britain allowed to take their cell phones into the plane?
I also thought one of the British pilots said on the news they were not allowed to take their emergency gear on the plane. I feel I have entered the twilight zone. I am all confused. |
msg
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Username: Msg
Post Number: 231
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 12:27 am: |
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We just got home from Denver tonite. We woke up this morning to the news and quickly drove to the airport. Fortunately, NBC Today Show gave excellent instructions about what NOT to carry on. I packed my moisturizer, lip gloss, Purell, and everything else I wanted to keep. Good thing, too. We returned the rental car, checked our luggage and waited in the security lines for an hour. Everyone was good natured and pleasant, especially the airport staff. Some people had to throw out expensive makeup and lipglosses because they hadn't put them into their checked luggage. There were many, many signs up all over the outside and inside of the airport. We weren't able to take any water onto the plane but the Continental flight attendants were constantly walking up and down the aisles filling our cups with as much water as we wanted. The plane was packed, no extra seats. The plane was delayed 2 hours. Arriving into Newark, we circled the airport due to weather for 1/2 hour. Newark was teaming with people, maybe 5,000 waiting around. Lots of very delayed and cancelled. I thought it was the best of what could've been a horrible experience. I thought everyone did a great job under strained circumstances. Good luck to all who are flying soon. Just keep your cool and if traveling with kids, pack lots of diversions and snacks. |
Psychomom
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Username: Psychomom
Post Number: 483
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 3:04 am: |
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I am wondering why no one on the news (at least any of the news I heard today) did not at least question whether there was a connection between the 11 Egyptian students who arrived in the US a few days ago and were missing. They were supposed to be students at the University of Montana. Now I'm sure its a fine school but not of international renown that would prompt Egyptian students to want to fly halfway around the world to go there. Sounds fishy to me.
I also heard that they would not allow you to take car keys that have the electronic alarm/locker thing on it. Now if you drove to the airport, and park your car, how the heck are you supposed to drive the car home without your keys? |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 12371
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 6:56 am: |
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The credit really should go to Pakistan. They picked up two subjects who, under what I am sure was Geneva Convention approved interogation, gave up the plot and the information was passed on to the Brits. To their credit they didn't panic and bust who they knew about immediately, but let the suspects lead them to more suspects, or so it seems from the TV coverage. They made the arrests only because the perps were getting ready to make a dry run, maybe this weekend.
Flying is going to be pretty horrible for awhile. It is frigtening that Al Qaeda and their ilk studied the new airport security procedures and found a way around them. I suspect in a year or two we will all be flying in the buff!!
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sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3687
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 7:02 am: |
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My "clicker" is separate from the actual key, so I would just leave it home or put it in the checked baggage and only carry on the key itself. Are some of them built in to the actual key? If so, that is a dilemma, but I guess you just have to put it in the checked bag and hope that the bags don't get lost (?) |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 15277
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 7:22 am: |
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I need both the key and the clicker to start my car. The key alone won't do.
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Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2602
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 8:19 am: |
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A few reports from 2 separate flights from Chicago yesterday.
Fiancé’ flew out on a 9am flight (delayed for 20 minutes waiting for passengers. Almost a 2 hour line) The main issue was stupidity. Her estimate was 1 in 3 people were stopped for having some type of liquid on them. One enterprising individual froze a bottle of water and argued that it was a solid there for ok to bring on the plane. She saw two people who had bought water in the airport and brought it on board.
Other friend was through security in less then 10 minutes (4 pm flight) also witnessed a lot of stupidity, one taste test, 1 person asked to leave the line because he had a bottle of colon in his pocket (there was metal on the bottle). 1 passenger brought an empty Red Solo cup on board and asked the flight attendant to fill it before he sat down. While de-boarding he notices about 4 bottles of water laying on the aisles.
Both mentioned the amount of extra space in the plane due to people missing the flight / checking luggage.
FYI, Check the clicker. |
Zet
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Username: Zet
Post Number: 54
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 9:36 am: |
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I am flying to Europe tonight. I am hoping this may actually be a good time to fly with all the extra security. At least I will not be stopping in the UK.
I called the airlines last night to confirm the flights and was surprised that Lufthansa was not proactively informing passengers of new safety regulations. I had to specifically ask for it. Meanwhile when I called United there was a special recording and the agent made sure she explained the details. Basically no liquids, gels, lotions, any liquids purchased in the concourse must be consumed before boarding. Electronic devices are only banned from carry on luggage on flights to UK.
There are always risks to flying, just like to driving a car. A few people called to ask if I was still flying. Well, yes. What's the alternative? I don't see one. Living on this side of Atlantic forever?
I'm off to packing and I should probably avoid the news reports. I think that at this point I will leave the carry on at home in case there are new restrictions by the time I come back and they are banned altogether. My coworkers were suggesting yesterday that instead of taking small purse I pack a Ziploc bag. I think I see market for a new joint venture "Ziploc by Prada". One must wonder how much a Ziploc bag with a LV logo will cost.
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msg
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Username: Msg
Post Number: 232
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 11:15 am: |
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Lord & Taylor's has made their employees carry a small, clear pocketbook about 9" x 6" for as long as I can remember. Zet, you front the money, I'll do the design. A new logo, Z & M of NJ. |
notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3703
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
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I'd totally support a policy to give all customers who have NO carry-on baggage both their own express check-in/security lanes AND a $25 discount. That would free up resources to speedily deal with the other customers who either have to or prefer to use carry-ons.
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eliz
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Username: Eliz
Post Number: 1650
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 12:07 pm: |
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I flew yesterday from Raleigh/Durham to Newark. Arrived 2 hours early per instructions, checked my bag that I wouldn't usually check, got in line, was through security in under 10 minutes.
Just to let you know that under the Orange super high alert we are in, the ever vigilant Continental ground staff allowed 2 people headed for Houston to board our plane. There is no reason to feel safe. At this point I'm just hoping fate is on my side and keeping my eye out for suspicious characters.
It was one of the worst flying days I've ever had - mostly due to weather. We were circling for an hour somewhere in south jersey for an hour, ran out of fuel, landed in Philly, sat on the tarmac waiting to refuel from 8:30pm until midnight. Landed in ewr at 12:45am, luggage came through at 1:50am, arrived home at 2:15am.... 11 hours for a 1 hour 15 minute flight.
The baggage area was a nightmare at 1 am last night and lots of sad looking people in the lost baggage line - had to be 150 people in a line that didn't seem to move in the hour that I was waiting for my luggage.
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blackcat
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Username: Blackcat
Post Number: 716
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 12:24 pm: |
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Mr. Blackcat was supposed to fly to Montreal yesterday morning. Thank god there was such a delay that the client said forget it and he got to go back home
And LilLB, I was thinking the same thing last night about a terroist drinking a small amount of something that may kill them in front of security. What would they care if they were going to die anyway. |
Zet
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Username: Zet
Post Number: 55
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 1:05 pm: |
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Zoesky1
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Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 1628
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
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Wow, Eliz. That's horrible. Not to make you feel worse, but you do know that you could have literally DRIVEN from Raleigh to NJ in that time?
This latest scheme by terrorists has been made me want to fly even less than ever. I already started hating flying a few years ago when the planes got more scrunched, the food disappeared, the lines got longer, etc. Now I would certainly prefer driving or train wherever possible. Ugh. |
eliz
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Username: Eliz
Post Number: 1651
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 1:20 pm: |
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Yes I know - unfortunately once you enter the third circle of hell you can't leave! Many people wanted to deplane in Philly but weren't allowed - we were in "non secure" area and had no choice. I was fortunate - I had been upgraded but the people in economy had nothing but a few bags of peanuts, they weren't allowed any alcohol because the airline can't sell it on the ground (in the old days they would have comped everything but not anymore), they ran out of ice and soft drinks. When we finally landed at Newark they gave away our gate, 20 minutes for a new gate assignment and then we had to wait 15 minutes for a jetway operator. By that point nerves were very short and people started yelling from the back that they wanted to get off. |
ffof
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Username: Ffof
Post Number: 4824
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 3:03 pm: |
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Anyone want to go in on buying a private jet? |
doulamomma
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Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 1685
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 4:36 pm: |
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eliz,
Sounds like my flight home from Thailand...a 24 hour sourney became a 32 hour journey...but your ratio of wasted time still beats mine...yikes
Did they at least have lots of water for people to drink? |
John James Leuchs Jr
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Username: Clairvoyant
Post Number: 122
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 12:52 am: |
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I just returned from Orlando on Jet Blue. Got through ticketing and security in ten minutes and had over two hours before my flight to just wait. All they did was make an announcement not to bring liquids on board. They didn't check anyone's luggage on my flight. Guess terrorists are only interested in the more expensive international flights. So if you don't want to go through a lot of nonsense and are flying somewhere within the country, by all means, take a small carrier.
As for keys, electronic devices, kleenex boxes, and glasses cases - those are only a problem when flying to and from England. People on US planes are playing with electronic games, laptops, cell phones, etc. We just can't take gels, liquids, makeup, etc. on board. I love the comment one lady made on TV - "I don't see how my blush can blow up a plane!" |
Suzanne Ng
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Username: Suzanneng
Post Number: 890
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 2:22 am: |
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John, good to know... am beginning to plan what I can bring with me in a carryon from Singapore back to NJ via Tokyo.
Although we may be going to london from here too... anyone know about carrying on medical equipment that is not supposed to be checked in? Do I have to ship it to my destination?
BTW John, 18 more days. |
John James Leuchs Jr
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Username: Clairvoyant
Post Number: 123
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 9:43 am: |
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Party pooper! When are you leaving Suzanne? You best ask the airline to get accurate instructions. Each airline tries to follow the directive but does so in a slightly different way. For example, some carriers allow people with expensive makeup who have shown up at the screening to then check it. Others have made them toss it out. |
Suzanne Ng
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Username: Suzanneng
Post Number: 892
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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John, not sure yet when I am leaving.. after the 16th... but obviously I have to be home before the 31st! |
John James Leuchs Jr
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Username: Clairvoyant
Post Number: 124
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 4:12 pm: |
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Suggestion, don't go through London unless you have to because Heathrow is still a mess. When I take flights to Asia they usually go in the opposite direction over Hawaii and when they refuel it is usually on the West Coast of the USA. Do you really have to make a stop in London? |
Suzanne Ng
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Username: Suzanneng
Post Number: 893
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 1:25 am: |
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Not sure yet, John... Husband may have to go to the area on business for a few days before returning to Singapore for a few days, THEN returning to NJ. Thinking about flying into Paris, then taking chunnel train to London (and then back to Paris to fly back to Singapore). If we go that way, I'm am going to need the entire week before school starts to recuperate! |
John James Leuchs Jr
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Username: Clairvoyant
Post Number: 125
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 8:32 am: |
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Channel train is a good idea. Especially if you will be carrying medical instruments. I assume that you can check the instruments and don't have to carry them on the plane? Just check with your carrier a few days before (as the rules will probably be in a state of flux) to see what the restrictions are but Paris is easier by far than Heathrow. |
John Caffrey
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Username: Jerseyjack
Post Number: 466
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 11:29 am: |
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Dave, on Aug. 12, at 9:43 a.m., John Leuchs wrote "pooper." Ban, or at least chastise him. |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 2757
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:23 am: |
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this is comforting!
from cnn.com
Boy, 12, evades security clampdown
LONDON, England -- Despite a high level of alert at British airports, a 12-year-old boy managed to board a plane at Gatwick without a passport, ticket or boarding pass.
Tuesday's incident has raised concerns over security procedures in the wake of an alleged plot to blow up planes on trans-Atlantic flight.
The boy was detected by member of the Monarch Airlines cabin crew only after he was seated and had been given a drink and a snack.
He was removed from the plane by police officers before the flight took off.
"The boy had passed through a full security screening process and we are confident there was no threat to passengers, staff or the aircraft at any time," said Stewart McDonald, a spokesman for BAA, which operates Gatwick, Heathrow and five other major UK airports.
BAA has launched an investigation into the incident, McDonald said Wednesday.
The boy had run away from a care home in northwest England and boarded a plane for Lisbon at 6 a.m. on Monday before the other passengers, the UK's Press Association reported.
His mother, who cannot be named because her son is in care, said she was stunned he evaded the security checks.
"My worry is that if you have terrorists in these airports they could be looking round for someone who is vulnerable, and get them to take things on the planes for them," she told the Daily Mail.
"What happened is frightening, especially given the state of alert we are supposed to be on at the moment. I want to know how on Earth he was able to get through to the plane and take his seat."
The boy has now been returned to his care home after being held by police and picked up by social workers, PA reported.
He is understood to have arrived at Gatwick by train -- unaccompanied and without a ticket, which he has apparently done on a number of occasions, the agency said.
Reports of the incident come as airlines struggled to ease a logjam of passengers after the British government raised the terror threat level and heightened airport security following Thursday's arrest of 24 people suspected of planning to explode devices on as many as 10 planes destined for the United States. (Full story)
British Airways canceled more flights Wednesday and attempted to reunite thousands of missing bags with their owners.
While many British airports were getting back to normal, BA canceled 46 flights -- 35 at Heathrow and 11 at Gatwick, PA reported. (Full story)
The airline said it would not be until Friday that its full service could be resumed.
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Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2612
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:24 am: |
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CNN: BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Fighter jets escorted a diverted London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after a distraught passenger pulled out a screw driver, matches, Vaseline and a note referencing al-Qaeda, an airport spokesman said.
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greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 9018
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:27 am: |
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Does vaseline burn? I guess the screw driver was to pry the lid off the vaseline.
Which, I thought was banned.
I can't wait to get to Laguardia Friday morning! Anyone flown out of there this week? Just how bad was it.? |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2613
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:29 am: |
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Greentree: not issues at all to Orlando, and they really didn't check my bags coming home. Chicago Flight was a breeze also. Both on Monday. |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 2758
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:35 am: |
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also comforting
"and they really didn't check my bags coming home" |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2614
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:36 am: |
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Maybe they are Profiling... |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 9020
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 11:45 am: |
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They probably pay more attention to international or coast-to-coast flights. Laguardia doesn't have any international flights, so resources are probably concentrated at Newark or JFK. Not that everything shouldn't be screened.
But, the only thing that worries me is that I usually catch a cab in Midtown at 6:30a for a 7:50a flight out of Laguardia. It will really suck if I have to catch a cab at 5:30a.
I'm still trying to figure out the logic of not allowing beverages purchased after security onto the plane. If it's a matter of having any access at all to mix chemicals, then they would have to shut off water in the restrooms and serve no drinks on board.
Wouldn't that be pleasant?
Speaking of Orlando (hate flying there; the kiddie flights suck), I can't imagine many parents are jumping to take plane trips with kids right now. I wonder how much of an impact this will have on tourist destinations. |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3710
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 12:17 pm: |
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I think that it is seen as a second chance to catch drinks that might have made it through the first security check.
I hear that the airlines are serving more drinks on the flights ... I hope that's true. I think that they should offer bottles of water as you board from their own secure stock so that you can have it from the start of the flight. There was a period of time when one of the airlines handed out their in-flight snacks this way (in brown paper bags) and it seemed to work OK.
By the way (since I'm flying on Sunday), has anyone been to EWR this week, terminal C in particular? I'm wondering just how far ahead of flight time I should target my arrival. |
Project 37
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Username: Project37
Post Number: 260
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 12:52 pm: |
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Quote:CNN: BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Fighter jets escorted a diverted London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after a distraught passenger pulled out a screw driver, matches, Vaseline and a note referencing al-Qaeda, an airport spokesman said.
Good for CNN for raising a panic over unsubtantiated crap.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_us/flight_diverted
BOSTON - Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said.
The federal security official said there was no indication of terrorism and denied reports that the woman had a screw driver, matches and a note referring to al-Qaida.
The female passenger aboard United Flight 923 said she was claustrophobic and became very upset and got into some kind of confrontation with the flight crew, said George Naccara, federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration for Massachusetts' airport.
Side-note: CNN did this yesterday, with a tense "BREAKING NEWS" update about the NJ Train delay (could it be TERRORISTS?!?!?!?!?). I was on a treadmill while watching this, flipped to NY1 and saw nothing, checked a few other channels, before seeing CNN break again with an "important follow-up" on how it turned out to be nothing. |
xavier67
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Username: Xavier67
Post Number: 675
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 1:15 pm: |
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And we're not even in sweeps!!! |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 9024
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 1:56 pm: |
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Xavier- that's part of the problem. They wouldn't be breaking in to warn people of imminent Armageddon during the Idol finale. |
Zet
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Username: Zet
Post Number: 56
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 7:08 pm: |
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I flew out of EWR on Saturday to Germany. The flight was initially delayed by an hour and then the take off did not happen for another 45 minutes. At EWR (terminal B) I waited for at least 45 min to check in. Then spent an hour waiting for the security check. You could really see a difference in the carry-on luggage. Few people had the regular carry-on's on wheels. A lot of people with plastic bags. You'd think that would make for faster line. Well, each bag was screened, opened and searched by security personnel. What I totally did not understand is why the duty free was still open. Only for the flights to UK you could not make any "liquid" purchases. Aren't alcohols and perfumes (alcohols again) flammable? Of course water-selling business was going pretty well with everybody heading from the security check line straight to the water line. Of course, you could not bring that bottle of water on board but you could bring as many bottles of alcohol from duty free. You wished water was being sold duty free. The best part was that with the luggage all checked in, the boarding and getting off the airplane were FAST! There was hardly any space used in the overhead compartments. |
CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 2376
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 8:37 pm: |
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I flew out of Dublin yesterday and there were no hassles. However, a lot of women in line had to forfeit their mascaras. The security guards in Dublin seemed to be making a particularly big deal out of asking if I had any mascara in my bag. I went through no fewer than 5 check points at Dublin and Shannon and each time was queried about mascara. At one checkpoint they had a trash bag that seemed to be filled mainly with confiscated mascaras. It was hard not to break out giggling - I felt that I had stepped into a real-life Monty Python sketch. (ref: http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/comedy/python/banana.html, or perhaps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Caerbannog)
Truth be told, they didn't check too carefully and I probably could have smuggled an illegal mascara on board the aircraft if I'd been so inclined. They didn't open up all of the zips inside my pocketbook.
Before I departed, I checked the Continental website, which informed me that lipsticks and lipbalm are now allowed on board the aircraft. So my Burt's Bees lip balm was OK. Burt's Bees hand salve, however, is not allowed, so I had to check that.
Duty Free customers could get their bottles of Baileys and bring them on board. (Shannon airport would probably close its doors permanently if that were to stop.) However a bottle of water purchased right at the boarding gate from the vending machine would be confiscated.
If I honestly thought any of this had anything to do with terrorism I might be able to justify it, but as it is I find it thoroughly absurd. No problem, really - I can live without applying mascara for a few hours - just entirely silly. |
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