Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/24

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: New aviation rules
From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:15:47 +0200

I flew back to Paris from Athens on Saturday. The Greeks have just built a
new airport (miles away from the old one - great news for taxi drivers) and
all the hand baggage x-ray machines had signs saying that they were safe
with films up to 1000 ASA. I had a couple of rolls of Delta 3200 and they
were hand checked without any questions being asked. Only one official was a
little surprised that I had film faster than 1000 ASA, but one I showed him
the films there wasn't a problem.

In fact, for various reasons I flew from the new airport four times in the
three weeks I was in Greece and each time the officials hand checked the
fast film without any hassle.

Obviously I realise that things may be different in the USA for pretty
obvious reasons.

Steve

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam Bridge
Sent: 24 September 2001 06:33
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: New aviation rules


on 9/20/01 4:22 PM, Mike Durling at durling@widomaker.com thoughtfully
wrote:

> To put this thread somewhat back on topic, this afternoon going through
> security at Detroit Metro Airport they wouldn't hand inspect film in a
> plastic bag.  It had to go through the scanner.  I got a bit of a patting
> down too.  I can't swear that the two were related but I didn't see anyone
> else getting the once over like I did.

Flying out of Sacramento and Green Bay this week I had the same experience -
they were requiring everything to go through the scanner. No hand checking
of anything. I'll be interested to see what the effect will be on the Delta
3200 will be.

Adam

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