Stan:
Yep, the contradiction with the safety intents and regulations is evident.
I don't know how they are going to resolve that. Because the ion-batteries
in the checked-in luggage is also a regulation...
In the end, it might mean that if you flew, say on Turkish Airlines to
Europe (or even Turkey) with your laptop or tablet (and you know how many
laptops and tablet you can see on todays flight, especially the one across
the pond?) and you are flying back, you might become a hostage of your
own laptop when trying to board: You cannot check it in due to the
battery, and you cannot take it in the carry-on.
It's interesting that Bloomberg.com thinks that the "laptop ban" might
not be about security, but about protectionism. Whether that's correct or
not, - I don't know, but it sounds consistent.
Look at the references at the bottom of that article, - they mark the
"money trail".
https://goo.gl/5TMloE
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-21/the-laptop-ban-and-what-it-means-for-air-travel-quicktake-q-a
Igor
Stanley Halpin Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:15:05 -0700 wrote:
When I first read about the ban it gave me pause as well. Not least as it
makes no sense in that it directly contradicts safety warnings about LiON
batteries in checked bags.
But then I read a second time. It applies not to specific airlines, but
rather to any flights by any airline that originate in one of x bad-guy
countries and fly directly to the U.S. or U.K. It happens that no U.S.
airlines have such routes, some U.K. airlines do. For the bad guys, this
means that they will have to take connecting flights rather than direct
flights if they want to cause trouble, and that extra hassle presumably
will deter them. For the rest of us, so far the ban is irrelevant.
However, if/when it becomes more general, my plan is to keep my lenses and
all batteries in my carry-on camera pack. I will carefully pack two camera
bodies, one each in two different suitcases. Then check to verify
insurance coverage, cross my fingers, and go.
stan
On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Since the most recent on the devices in the carry-on on certain airlines from
some destination, I've been thinking that a few options for flying are no
longer available for me.
As far as I understand, in addition to the laptops, DSLRs (and any other
cameras besides cellphones are prohibited in the carry-on as well.
And as we've discussed before, it would be extremely risky to place a
DSLR+lenses into a regular checked-in suitcase.
Two of the banned airlines have (or rather had) a potential for me flying
their flights: Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
I've never flown Emirates due to the routing/pricing, but always wanted
because of their reputation.
Turkish Airlines, on the other hand, offers competitive pricing for flying to
Europe (connecting in Istambul), and since they are in the aliance with
United, I've used them on a couple of trips recently, both business and
personal.
It is interesting that Emirates just came up with a solution that *might*
work:
(USA Today:)
https://goo.gl/G0HQrj
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/03/23/emirates-rolls-out-laptop-handling-service-response-ban/99543956/
With Turkish Airlines, whose Customer Service attitude is so "laid back" that
it neglects "customer" and to some degree "service", - I am not sure if I
would trust even such a solution. -- I mean I wouldn't be sure that my camera
bag will not walk away between the gate and the cargo.
And then for any airline, there is airport ground operations personnel on the
arrival to US.
Igor
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