> Fed-X apparently no longer guarantees x-ray free travel for film, either.
That maybe because Fed-X has an arrangement with the US Postal Service whereby it carries all the USPS's airmail (which is virtually all the USPS mail) from destination to destination; thus, they are obliged to impose the same security measures the USPS requires and imposes including x-ray and soon possibly irradiation of the shipped items. While this is true for the US; I would not be a bit surprises to find them instituting it world-wide for reasons of uniformity of operations and cost savings on volume purchasing of the security devices and standardization of procedures. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Spirer Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: X-ray scanners/etc At 02:54 PM 11/25/01, Doug Segar wrote: >Since the Administrator has issued no such notice regarding the hand >checking film provision, the rule does apply WITHOUT exception. It is in no way clear that the Administrator has not done this. It is difficult to find information on where the changes in security are being issued from. For example, the FAA says that they (not the airlines) are now restricting the number of bags, but try and find a government order on that. I'm not sure where the provision for constant random baggage checks is that now occur, either. However, my posting was still just to demonstrate that the public does not have an irrevocable right (under the law) to have film hand-checked, and that point stands. In Mexico, my extra camera batteries were taken away at screening. I was told they should have been in my checked baggage. It's not really safe to assume anything these days. Fed-X apparently no longer guarantees x-ray free travel for film, either. Jeff Spirer Photos: http://www.spirer.com One People: http://www.onepeople.com/