Plastic bags still required at airports?

tanith

Inactive wrote: »

Anybody know what purpose they serve?

( other than the airport making a few quid ).

So they can supposed see any liqueds that you are taking onboard.. but I don't see how liqueds they know about in hand luggage is any different to liqueds they can't see in your checked baggage.. its always puzzled me..

bob_a_builder

but I don't see how liqueds they know about in hand luggage is any different to liqueds they can't see in your checked baggage

But you're not going to be able to get to your checked in luggage mid flight and mix the contents of bottle x and bottle y to create a 'nasty' bang are you

Which was I think the trigger for all this malarky

Inactive

tanith wrote: »

So they can supposed see any liqueds that you are taking onboard.. but I don't see how liqueds they know about in hand luggage is any different to liqueds they can't see in your checked baggage.. its always puzzled me..

But surely they could see them better if they were not in a bag, just put them in the tray? .. the Security at Alicante Airport don't bother with these bags, yet they work to the same EU rulings.

Hodgehappy

You get 4 bags for a £1 at Luton, I ended up sharing the cost with others needing them at the same time which was a benefit

Inactive

Hodgehappy wrote: »

You get 4 bags for a £1 at Luton, I ended up sharing the cost with others needing them at the same time which was a benefit

That the airport buy in for less than a penny each, no doubt.;)

lady1964

I used a freezer type bag at Gatwick last year and got told off for using the wrong type of bag.
I just went to NY last week and I found a clear make-up type bag in my drawer so used that, perfect.
However, I find the fold-over clear bags, which are re-sealable fine, I think the freezer type I used last year had handles and wasn't a fold-over type or a zip type, which is why I was told off.....:(

Hodgehappy

Inactive wrote: »

That the airport buy in for less than a penny each, no doubt.;)

Yes indeed!!

lovebargainshatewaste

The clear bags should be no larger than 8"x8" (20cm x 20cm). They need to be re-sealable, with a ziplock style fastening, and not a zip (like in a pair of trousers) or tie handles. The reasoning is that a completely closed bag would contain any dodgy fumes, in case someone decided to bring stupid chemicals on board.

All hold luggage is x-rayed (and not just once) or hand searched (and sometimes both). Anything that seems not quite right is further investigated.

The rules will hopefully change in a couple of years, depending what happens to terrorism threat levels in the meantime. The restrictions on liquids came into effect due to a plot by terrorists where they were going to bring in quite a bit of various chemicals and mix them up whilst on-board. The restrictions lower the chance of this.

I know it's frustrating. Having to go through these searches up to 10 times a week, I feel your pain.

dmg24

Inactive wrote: »

But surely they could see them better if they were not in a bag, just put them in the tray? .. the Security at Alicante Airport don't bother with these bags, yet they work to the same EU rulings.

The bag limits the amount that people can carry, and makes it convenient when going through the checks. If you imagine women putting each of their liquids in the trays, then trying to get them back in their bag at the other end, you are going to have some big delays!

Inactive

lovebargainshatewaste wrote: »

The clear bags should be no larger than 8"x8" (20cm x 20cm). They need to be re-sealable, with a ziplock style fastening, and not a zip (like in a pair of trousers) or tie handles. The reasoning is that a completely closed bag would contain any dodgy fumes, in case someone decided to bring stupid chemicals on board.


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Well thanks for the explanation, I am still not convinced that using bags makes a scrap of difference to the security of an aircraft.