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Carry-on baggage subject to strict new rules

hazlnut said:
From the article, Canada is doing this voluntarily.



All this means is that people who try to avoid baggage claim by bringing those medium-sized carry-on overnight bags on board will have to check them and pay the new checked baggage charges like the rest of us.

I've seen people wheeling their overnight bag, a computer bag, a large coat, and a shopping bag, stuffing them in any overhead bin they please. Two carry-on items, nitwits.

Flying, even short distances, is time consuming. Plan accordingly, pack accordingly and you'll be fine.

On a side note -- for those of you who never have to fly through LAX, you really don't know what a mismanaged airport and total inconvenience is. It is by far the worst run airport in the country.
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What it means, is that it's going to take 6 hours to board a flight rather than 3. Not to mention take more money out of people's pockets with baggage charges. And the lost luggage? OMG! That's going to be a nightmare.
 
apdst said:
What it means, is that it's going to take 6 hours to board a flight rather than 3. Not to mention take more money out of people's pockets with baggage charges. And the lost luggage? OMG! That's going to be a nightmare.
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It's what the people want. They clamored for extra security; and now they keep getting it and getting it and.. :mrgreen:
 
CrusaderRabbit08 said:
It's what the people want. They clamored for extra security; and now they keep getting it and getting it and.. :mrgreen:
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I think the people clamored for more common sense security.
 
The title of this thread gave me a bit of a start. I saw the words carry on, and thought Truth Detector was operating a sock puppet in this thread. :mrgreen:

But, on the serious side, flying is going to be even more of a pain in the ass than it used to, but making sure that people are not bombed out of existence is worth the extra wait, IMHO.
 
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It's ironic that Schiphol has "Millimetre Wave" scanners installed, but not used, since the USA objected to their sole use on US destined passengers. They provide a dim 3d picture of the body outline, though the passenger's face is blurred out. Maybe those objecting puritans didn't like the idea of somebody looking at their private bits. It could well have stopped the attack right there, if it had been allowed to be used.
 
danarhea said:
The title of this thread gave me a bit of a start. I saw the words carry on, and thought Truth Detector was operating a sock puppet in this thread. :mrgreen:

But, on the serious side, flying is going to be even more of a pain in the ass than it used to, but making sure that people are not bombed out of existence is worth the extra wait, IMHO.
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Not for me. I no longer take vacations that involve flying. I now limit them to trips I can drive to in about half a day.
 
CrusaderRabbit08 said:
Not for me. I no longer take vacations that involve flying. I now limit them to trips I can drive to in about half a day.
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When you live in an island country, this isn't practical. However, I limit trips to the US due to the silly restrictions on place on U.S.-inbound flights...
 
ludahai said:
When you live in an island country, this isn't practical. However, I limit trips to the US due to the silly restrictions on place on U.S.-inbound flights...
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Americans like silly :mrgreen:
 
Sgt Schultz said:
I believe the public wants the illusion of security. Appearances are the most important thing.
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I don't think that strip searching a 90 y/o granny gives that illusion.
 
CrusaderRabbit08 said:
We Americans are a paranoid bunch, ain't we? I refuse to fly with these idiotic restrictions in place. Bad news for my travel agent.
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I don't believe these restrictions are in place for flights originating in the U.S. However, given that the U.S. doesn't control security screening at airports outside the U.S., they apply to flights originating OUTSIDE the U.S. to destinations inside the U.S. Given that, it seems a sensible precaution.
 
Maybe we should have MUSLIMS subject to strict new rules...

Like...... I don't know .......

a Freakin' PASSPORT?!

Naah.. that makes too much sense!:doh
 
I carry a "Skate Key" on my key chain. they made me remove it. they said I may disassemble the plane with it.---I explained that I may also but something back together that had come loose with it.---but they weren't buying it. Had to go back to my car. :(
 
Orius said:
CBC News - Canada - Carry-on baggage subject to strict new rules



Glad I'm not flying to the U.S. anytime soon. It was already difficult to fly through American airspace before, even for connecting flights, but now this. I don't see how this knee-jerk reaction is going to really prevent anything. The act already happened.

My question is... why is security in North America being increased so drastically when the passenger came from Amsterdam? Shouldn't our governments be putting pressure on the departure countries too? I haven't heard any statements put out by the Netherlands about this.

Furthermore, why is Canada being hit with these restrictions when terrorist acts have never originated from our country?

Let's recall some facts about the Nigerian:
- paid cash
- one-way ticket
- Nigerian citizen
- had recently traveled to Yemen
- was on a list

Red flag anyone?

Maybe we shouldn't be hassling every day people with more security measures, and hassle our authorities instead? They were the ones who messed up, not us.
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It was a big effort, but we finally found a way to keep you out of here. :lol:
 
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