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Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Delta kinda jumped the gun and apologized but rumor mill says this is coming this week...and will apply to returning flights on all airlines from EVERYWHERE to the USA...presently not applicable to domestic flights ALL electronic devises except cellphones...laptops, tablets, radios, anything with batteries..?headphones, ?cameras not allowed in the cabin. Must be checked Sign was posted in Cincinnati and has been removed. Date and extent not final yet.
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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And I'm sure that 'someone' - be it the airlines or the TSA - will step up and guarantee these items will be safe in our checked luggage, right?! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Right. Terrifying that these people making minimum wage would be able to steal my expensive camera or my laptop, containing sensitive information. BS...
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Yup, but your bags are mixed in with all others going to many different countries...and they check your boarding pass before you get to the scanner
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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At the Delta area of the Cincinnati airport, a sign warned passengers that beginning Friday on flights returning to the U.S. any electronic devices other than a cellphone would have to be placed in checked baggage. The airline flies between Cincinnati and Paris. A Delta spokesman said the sign was posted in error by an employee at the airport. Asked if Delta had anticipated that the in-cabin ban on larger electronics would go into effect this week, the spokesman declined to comment. ============= FULL STORY
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Ahhh...good pick up. The article I read originally said all international flights returning to the US but now I see that it is just Europe that might be added added. Delta sign made it more confusing when it said "Fights returning to the US" and didn't specify from Europe. US flight ban:
Prohibits the following items, as detailed by The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - but they have said that this list is not exhaustive:
Laptops Tablets E-readers Cameras Portable DVD players Game consoles larger than a smartphone Travel printers and scanners
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Carol_Hill said: Right. Terrifying that these people making minimum wage would be able to steal my expensive camera or my laptop, containing sensitive information. BS... "Safe in the checked luggage" to me means more than stealing, even with the extra screening some dangerous cargo has been know to pass inspection and even if there is no "bomb" in the cargo hold these laptops have been know to catch fire and even explode on their own - then what?
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Yup, that was unbelievable and, if that's the case, I don't really understand how it would be any different for ANY other flight including domestic.
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Nothing was decided at the most recent meeting so you are fine so far. We are also flying out of CDG in July also on Delta to BOS
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Correct. That is why it was reported here that nothing had been decided yet. There is another meeting this week. ...and the info above presently does not apply to TSA pre check which has a different set of guidlines Expanded laptop ban
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Joe--this is what I personally would do. 1) check my personal insurance to see what my coverage is for these type of things and if necessary, think about adding a rider to come them 2)TAKE THE GOOD CAMERA! 3) If you have the ability to do so from overseas, download pictures to somewhere at home. 4) If the worst happens and you have to check them, take the camera cards and put them in your wallet or your wife's purse. That way, even if the camera goes missing, you at least still have the pictures!
One of our biggest regrets as far as pictures is that, years ago, before we had a digital camera, we went to Tahiti. Took some FANTASTIC film photos -- or what should have been fantastic film photos. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> We went through so many xrays on the way over and back, that the quality of the pictures was greatly degraded, so the pictures were only fair. Great pictures are your BEST way to remember wonderful times.
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Carol_Hill said: Right. Terrifying that these people making minimum wage would be able to steal my expensive camera or my laptop, containing sensitive information. BS... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Shocked.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Yes, for sure, a Kindle is cheap and nothing there is a big loss if stolen.. Photos are irreplaceable..
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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Carol_Hill said: Photos are irreplaceable.. They certainly are. When my phone was stolen last year, I lost a lot, but fortunately most of them had been automatically backed up to the Cloud. I didn't even realize that until I got home and found them accidentally.
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Re: Anyone concerned re: possible laptop/tablet ban
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My concern as well - hubby travels for business & has to take his work laptop with him - he may not use it on the flight, but needs it when he gets to his meetings - my concern is either it getting stolen or broken with the way the baggage handlers throw the luggage around. Also, our daughter is a professional photographer & while she can remove the cards from the camera, I would not trust the TSA & airline employees with access to several thousand dollars worth of camera equipment. Last thing you need is to get to a photo shoot & find your camera equipment either broken or missing!
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