british airways scam

paddyrg

fairy_lights wrote: »

... and discovered a half full bottle of water that I'd started drinking earlier in the day...or the airport security staff on duty that day just didn't care

It's silly that planes leaving the UK have this theatre of security, yet I hopped onto a plane from Dubai to London with a couple of water bottles by mistake. I pointed it out to the security guy, who suggested I put them in my hand luggage to go through the scanner! The rules are so unevenly applied and so arbitrary in a global sense... that it makes no sense...

ethansmum

Yea, on flights back to UK from Egypt and Tunisia we have taken water and bottles of coke through security. There were posters up saying that you couldn't, but again they were in our backpacks and had been forgotten.

shaun_from_Africa

marleyboy wrote: »

You might be shocked to know you also need a passport and an airline ticket when flying.

Surely you don't need these if you check in online!

marleyboy

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Surely you don't need these if you check in online!

True, but Flight Simulator still needs your username

Caz3121

this has to be a windup post, nobody can be that daft!

OP - here is the Gatwick Airport guidance (these are their rules) http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-out/security/
Kindly though BA do advise you of this on their website http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/baggage-essentials/liquids-and-restrictions

Nodding_Donkey

paddyrg wrote: »

It's silly that planes leaving the UK have this theatre of security, yet I hopped onto a plane from Dubai to London with a couple of water bottles by mistake. I pointed it out to the security guy, who suggested I put them in my hand luggage to go through the scanner! The rules are so unevenly applied and so arbitrary in a global sense... that it makes no sense...

Different flights/areas/countries have different threat risks.

hollydays

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Pragg76 wrote: »

recently returned from trip to spain
with british airways but got scammed
and ripped off at the airport flying
out the airport was gatwick.
we checked in using the online check
in then at the airoir were able to go
straight to the lounge and plane.
when we arrived at the airport we
bought some bottled water from a
shop in the terminal then we fouind
we had to use security and were told
that no water was allowed as it was a
liquid. even thouh we checked in on-
line we still got told no liquid or water
over 100ml and had to throw two very
expensive bottles of water away.
makes you think how much money
they make selling water to people
who dont know about the stupid
rules. feel scammed and am going
to complain. they do no warn you
when you check in,

The rain
In Spain
Falls mainly
On the plane ( sp.).
But
Bottles
Of water
Will fall
Down
The drain
On the plane

trukdiver

anybody know what an "airoir" is?

try reading the post as if you were rapping..

hollydays

trukdiver wrote: »

anybody know what an "airoir" is?

try reading the post as if you were rapping..

Airoir is a hamlet in Lochaber. Hth:)

Money-Saving-King

Pragg76 wrote: »

recently returned from trip to spain
with british airways but got scammed
and ripped off at the airport flying
out the airport was gatwick.
we checked in using the online check
in then at the airoir were able to go
straight to the lounge and plane.
when we arrived at the airport we
bought some bottled water from a
shop in the terminal then we fouind
we had to use security and were told
that no water was allowed as it was a
liquid. even thouh we checked in on-
line we still got told no liquid or water
over 100ml and had to throw two very
expensive bottles of water away.
makes you think how much money
they make selling water to people
who dont know about the stupid
rules. feel scammed and am going
to complain. they do no warn you
when you check in,

This has been the same since July 2005 (it started in the UK when the London bombs happened not 9/11). You've had over 9 years to learn this. Every Airport in the UK also has umpteen signs up in the shops landslide telling you this.

This is no one's but your own fault.

Basically, learn to read and don't shout scam just because you missed the obvious that everyone else knows and the also hundreds of warnings you would have had beforehand via signage.