Photo Gear in Hold Baggage Only!
Discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39343971
If this spreads ......
I don't mind losing my gear on my return flight (assuming it's insured)
but I wouldn't want to lose it outbound.
Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If this spreads ......
I don't mind losing my gear on my return flight (assuming it's insured)
but I wouldn't want to lose it outbound.
Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
RobDickinson said:
just fly with a good ol American carrier!
Yeah, lets support their protectionism. https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/03/flight-ban-l...
Elderly said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39343971
Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If a bomb goes off in the pressurised bit of the plane it will probably bring it down. Much less likely in the luggage hold.Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If it does spread it'll be a right pain for me as I almost never have hold luggage, just hand luggage.
GetCarter said:
Elderly said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39343971
Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If a bomb goes off in the pressurised bit of the plane it will probably bring it down. Much less likely in the luggage hold.Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If it does spread it'll be a right pain for me as I almost never have hold luggage, just hand luggage.
surveyor said:
GetCarter said:
Elderly said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39343971
Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If a bomb goes off in the pressurised bit of the plane it will probably bring it down. Much less likely in the luggage hold.Surely - if your camera is actually a bomb, it would be easier to detect it in your hand luggage
rather than your hold luggage?
If it does spread it'll be a right pain for me as I almost never have hold luggage, just hand luggage.
I have to say, the News this week were also saying that holds were not pressurised. They need to catch up too.
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 24th March 16:02
Elderly said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39343971
I don't mind losing my gear on my return flight (assuming it's insured)
but I wouldn't want to lose it outbound.
Then Fedex/DHL it, or hire once you get there? TBH I'm in the same boat, I'm going to think twice about taking any valuable gear with me if it'll end up in the hold. I'll throw a Sony RX100 and tripod in the luggage, and hope the tealeaves can't be bothered/don't see it. I don't mind losing my gear on my return flight (assuming it's insured)
but I wouldn't want to lose it outbound.
It's not about the hold being pressurised or not. The containers that baggage is put into before loading onto the plane are designed to contain a limited explosion without causing a critical failure of the hull. A small bomb that could be contained within a DSLR body or iPad could, if placed against the side of the cabin, cause a catastrophic failure with an uncontained explosion.
JulianHJ said:
Hopefully it'll stay limited to countries where the airport security measures are less reliable. I'm not sure if I'd bother going abroad if all kit had to go in the hold - far too much risk.
When I flew back from Corfu last September, I could have carried anything onto the plane, the woman who was watching (or supposed to be watching) the hand luggage scanner was looking out of the window and scratching her derriere while my bag went through. 
Tony1963 said:
It's not about the hold being pressurised or not. The containers that baggage is put into before loading onto the plane are designed to contain a limited explosion without causing a critical failure of the hull. A small bomb that could be contained within a DSLR body or iPad could, if placed against the side of the cabin, cause a catastrophic failure with an uncontained explosion.
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