Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This has been getting quite a bit of play on the cable networks, and NPR. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 12, 2014, at 12:24 PM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at > btinternet.com> wrote: > > In fact having to switch on computers and phones was common on some routes > over a decade ago but had faded to a visual examination. > The new rules have been huge news over here, the lead on the national BBC > news a couple of days ago. There must be a new credible security threat. > Surprised it has seems to have been so little mentioned in US media since > it is USA bound flights which are effected. > Taking shoes off has been around for a long time. Some shoes have metal > stiffeners in the instep which throws the body scanner. > I must say after 35 years of weekly international flying I am relieved not > to need to do it any more. > Frank D. > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2014, 18:03 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Heads up for travellers to Europe: charge your >> thingies >> >> >> Nathan >> >> that's nothing new - on flights from Hannover to Pisa >> and Milan to Hannover around ten years ago the Germans >> and the Italians checked my camera, took the battery >> out, looked through all lenses and asked me to switch >> on my laptop computer. >> >> On our last trip to the UK, Frauke was "asked" to >> remove her shoes to let them check the soles and heels >> (and several other passengers were requested to remove >> their belts) before we could board the flight home. >> >> Douglas >> >>> On 12.07.2014 14:35, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> As you may know, last week the US asked European airports with direct >>> flights to the US to put in place additional security precautions in >>> light of a terrorist threat that has been picked up. The focus seems to >>> be on electronic devices, and supposedly at some airport if your device >>> will not turn on (because the battery is dead, for example), then it >>> will not travel. >>> >>> Different airport have implemented different things. I passed through >>> Rome and Munich last week, both of which have flights to the US. In >>> Rome, they simply had a separate security screening for passengers to >>> the US. Since I was flying to Munich, this did not apply to me, and the >>> screening for me was normal. But when flying home from Munich yesterday, >>> I was asked to turn on my camera and take a picture with it, and the >>> agent also looked through each of my lenses. Not a big deal, since I >>> keep my cameras charged so I can take pictures, but just a note of >>> caution. >>> >>> Funny enough, I was NOT asked to turn on my iPad, computer or iPod. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information