Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, the current warnings are about new machines for checked baggage. However, there has been talk about taking various amounts of film as hand luggage. In most modern airports you can get a hand check of film without it being scanned. BUT, in the UK, note that there is no right to have this done. The regulations are that everything, including film goes through, you don't have a choice. If you don't want it being X rayed, then you don't get on the plane. If you argue, you may well be questioned by the police (as happened to an aquantance of mine, who also missed his flight - remember, there is no bill of rights in the UK). Unfortunately, this inconvenience is deemed one of the costs of fighting terrorism, of which the UK has seen rather a lot of in the last 30 years. My point is, don't waste your time arguing for a hand check at Gatwick or Heathrow unless you are feeling REALLY lucky!! Tim Atherton, Tim Atherton Photography, Box 515, Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2N4, Canada. Phone/Fax: 403.669.9874 PHOTO-DOCUMENTARY * REPORTAGE * EDITORIAL * INDUSTRIAL ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com