Comments on: Airport security issues

Question: Airport security issues

cccorlew — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:54:08 -0800

Airport security, transfer in London. Will I have problems?

I'll be traveling to Italy and merely transfering from United to Lufthansa in London. Will there be a change in carry on rules that could screw me when I transfer planes? Anyone have recent experience with situations like this?

By: Mutant

Mutant — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:05:57 -0800

Where do you originate, and what airport are you transitiing through? The smaller airports like City are fine, however Heathrow and Gatwick are more restrictive.

By: cillit bang

cillit bang — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:53:19 -0800

Make sure your hand baggage applies with both the FAA's and British regulations, and you'll be fine. I can't imagine why they wouldn't enforce the British regulations for the Lufthansa flight.

By: cccorlew

cccorlew — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:53:56 -0800

I'm out of SF, going through Heathrow. I'm worried that what might be OK in SF won't be at Heathrow. Would they make me throw away my iPod?

By: cillit bang

cillit bang — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:16:00 -0800

iPods aren't on the banned items list, so no.

(if it wasn't clear, the link in my post above is to the Heahrow banned items list)

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:13:50 -0800

My wife and I flew through Gatwick on August 15, which was the first day that you were allowed to carry anything on. The lines were long (we got to the airport 4 hours in advance and barely made our flight), but otherwise, things were fine. Follow cillit bang's list (to the letter!) and you'll be just fine.

Also, make sure to pay careful attention to the bag size. They seemed pretty serious about it and the size is really quite small.

By: incessant

incessant — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:50:26 -0800

Any updates here? cccorlew, what were your experiences? Has anyone else transferred planes through Heathrow in the last couple of weeks? Is the size restriction enforced when transferring planes?