Hand Baggage now allowed

Originally posted by McCoy
So, if no liquids allowed, that means me and my fellow contact lens wearers are completely stuffed.

Yep, looks like you'll have to go back to being four-eyed... [8D]

Mike (four-eyed and proud!)

[Decker]

TravelPro have a sale on Skooba laptop satchels which are within size for 17" screens. Half price. Will report back as have ordered a couple.

Originally posted by McCoy
So, if no liquids allowed, that means me and my fellow contact lens wearers are completely stuffed.

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i know what you mean - i am confused about why you are allowed to take a contact lens case on board with you, but with out any solution, what is the point???

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Originally posted by Decker
TravelPro have a sale on Skooba laptop satchels which are within size for 17" screens. Half price. Will report back as have ordered a couple.

Which one, can't see half price offer nor dimensions.

I think the best solution for me (pardon the pun) will be to wear a disposable set of lenses to the airport, and carry my specs. Remove lenses during flight before snoozing - as I normally would - but discard them. And then wear specs for landing/disembarkation until I can retrieve my baggage and restore my vision properly, with my usual lenses.. which have hopefully survived their trip in the hold.

We recently added an extention to our house. Being a listed building the requirements were very prescriptive, and that's fair enough. But there was one area that was plain barmy. We were told that to add the extention the roof height must be different to the existing building. This means the ridge on our place should run along at one level, then drop down 20cm. The planning authority initially didn't want to grant permission. However we argued that the existing accomodation was not suitable for the C21. Eventually this roof change was their compromise, the idea being that it would be obvious what was new and what was old. However, the real outcome is that it makes a complete horlicks of both the plans and the attractiveness of the visual appearance. Like all compromises it is a dogs breakfast.

It may appear that I am going off topic. However there is reason in my madness. I believe it has become clear that the short term limitations were not sustainable. They were initially necessary, but that time had passed. Under pressure, some civil servant has worked out a truely magnificent dogs breakfast, akin to my roof: Allow hand luggage but make it small. Like all DB's it fails to deliver the outcome intended - security. It is merely a sop to the big business that is the airline industry, and us the travelling public.

I personally have no problem with the liquids restriction because I can see the logic. I have no problem turning my pockets out into a plastic bag. I have no problem with not buying duty free before US flights, or all flights for that matter. I understand this will be difficult for lens wearers, but at the end of the day they can wear glasses. But I do object to being forced to do things that have no apparant benefit to anyone, what so ever. Of course there may be a security benefit to small cabin luggage which I havn't seen. In which case why not tell us the public why we are doing it? That is all that is needed - a little communication. Not a barmy dictum from a faceless person.

Damn! I stubbed my toe on my soapbox!

[Decker]

Here you go Egg.

I think the best solution for me (pardon the pun) will be to wear a disposable set of lenses to the airport, and carry my specs. Remove lenses during flight before snoozing - as I normally would - but discard them. And then wear specs for landing/disembarkation until I can retrieve my baggage and restore my vision properly, with my usual lenses.. which have hopefully survived their trip in the hold.

Yep sounds like the best plan that is what my wife has decided to do, she was also wondering how the contact lense case without solution would work [:?]

Regards
Nevil

Originally posted by Attitude23

Originally posted by easygoingeezer
Nice, but isn't louis vutton for girls, would hate to be considered camp[:o)]

Prob with LV is that there are too many fakes out there now, LV have a major re-branding to do because of this so Im staying away from them for the minute (not that I pay much attention to this or anything[:I]), and yes LV is def for girls;)

Well, I've had an LV Broadway for about ten years now. It's been getting increasingly worn for the last seven years, but I like to think that no girl would sport such a tatty bag so I'm confident and happy in myself about my choice of daily office commute man bag.



It's excellent for the smaller form factor 12" lappies I use and there's handy front pockets for all your accessories and lippy.

Cheers dahlings, Howard

I rather like that howard, isn't it time you bought a new one and donated that to me.

Seen a nice Dior for men bag and that looks suitable butch but classy.



Panic over, just measured my Cartier Vintage briefcase and it is within the size requirements, so thats the label sorted[}:)]

to be honest I was quite suprised when I got my Rule out just how big it was[:o)]

My laptop will fit in nicely and still quite a bit of room for paper and my ipod.

[Neil]

Howard - 7 years, 1 bag[:0] -Oh my god, how can you do that, i struggle to keep a bag for year, and Im using about 3/4 different ones during that time too - if everybody was like you shopping would become extinct[n]

Oh and Im sorry but i do think it looks girly [:I]

Regards the lenses thing. We were allowed to take some lens on board yesterday. Perhaps they are seen as medicinal?[:?]

Originally posted by Gelding
Regards the lenses thing. We were allowed to take some lens on board yesterday. Perhaps they are seen as medicinal?[:?]

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were the lenses in 'factory sealed' disposable containers, or were they in a standard contact lens case with solution???

i ask, because my wife uses 'hard' lenses (not disposable), and she refuses to wear glasses outside of the house...

So does anyone know the answer to whether ipods, cameras, car keys are now allowed? The guidance mentions only laptops, as far as I can see...

[preiffer]

Yes, Claire, they're now allowed. While the BAA website now contradicts itself in areas, in its own statement it clarifies this:

The restrictions on cabin baggage have now been relaxed and the items prohibited from cabin baggage are as follows:

- Any cosmetics
- Any toiletries including gels and toothpaste
- Any liquids
- Any drinks
- Any sharp objects

Originally posted by preiffer
Yes, Claire, they're now allowed. While the BAA website now contradicts itself in areas, in its own statement it clarifies this:

The restrictions on cabin baggage have now been relaxed and the items prohibited from cabin baggage are as follows:

- Any cosmetics
- Any toiletries including gels and toothpaste
- Any liquids
- Any drinks
- Any sharp objects

Now this is the case, it really is vital for VS to bring back the amenity pack - for moisturizer as well as everything else!

with the ban remaining on and i quote "No liquids of any type are permitted through the airport security search point," and defined as "The definition of liquids includes gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid mixtures and the contents of pressurised containers, e.g. toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume, deodorant, shaving foam, aerosols, etc." Does this mean that we have to also empty our bladders and bowel before we reach or when we arrive at security?.

This is a no win situation, Ban one thing and the terrorist's find something else.

Profiling is the best way to secure the aircraft. What about the fluids bought at duty free? do they have to be disposed of before you get on the flight? Does this mean the end of duty free shopping at airports as well as the end of sensible hand baggage that allows one to hop off the plain and be out of the airport in 15 mins for those short trips that one makes so often.

Originally posted by jerseyboy

What about the fluids bought at duty free? do they have to be disposed of before you get on the flight? Does this mean the end of duty free shopping at airports as well as the end of sensible hand baggage that allows one to hop off the plain and be out of the airport in 15 mins for those short trips that one makes so often.

This is all scanned in the same way that your hold baaggage is - so theoretically its safe.

And there is no way that duty free will ever disappear as it makes the airport operator too much money!

Originally posted by jerseyboy
Does this mean that we have to also empty our bladders and bowel before we reach or when we arrive at security?.

Anyway, back on planet earth.........

Originally posted by slinky09

Originally posted by preiffer
Yes, Claire, they're now allowed. While the BAA website now contradicts itself in areas, in its own statement it clarifies this:

The restrictions on cabin baggage have now been relaxed and the items prohibited from cabin baggage are as follows:

- Any cosmetics
- Any toiletries including gels and toothpaste
- Any liquids
- Any drinks
- Any sharp objects

Now this is the case, it really is vital for VS to bring back the amenity pack - for moisturizer as well as everything else!

Thank you, thank you, Paul and Slinky, means I don't have to revert to taking cds in the hold. Unless, of course, things change yet again.....[:#]