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>Are we saying that when the hold baggage is screened then just because of a stray battery or power pack they're going to ... do what, exactly? Not only for st

by zaarn 8y ago

>Are we saying that when the hold baggage is screened then just because of a stray battery or power pack they're going to ... do what, exactly? Not only for stray batteries, it's screened for all kinds of things, including drugs, bombs and other non-allowed items or dangerous stuff. To my knowledge, if they do find something, you'll have some security guards come up to you and escort you to a separate section of the airport where you will be unpacking your luggage and remove the offending item, then repackage and you can go on (or not if the offense is too great to ignore).

logifail 8y ago
>> if they do find something, you'll have some security guards come up to you and escort you to a separate section of the airport I'm saying I have dozens of personal counter-examples to this claim, including another one from this morning, specifically relating to travelling with checked luggage containing batteries. Hypothesis #1: maybe the "no batteries" policy is nowhere near as strictly enforced as people think it is? Hypothesis #2: maybe other aspects of aviation security are nowhere near as strictly enforced as people think they are? Who knows, maybe it is mostly security theatre?
- zaarn 8y ago
  Or maybe you didn't get spotted so far and the airline you travel with is lax in this regard. I've definitely been pulled out for batteries in the past.
  - logifail 8y ago
    Q: is it really "the airline" or - more likely - the [relevant] government a) setting and b) enforcing policies such as these?
    - zaarn 8y ago
      Usually a mix of both, depends heavily on where you are, in my country security is mandated by government but the exact procedures are left to the individual airports and evaluated by government agencies. IIRC the US has the TSA but Airports can outsource to other third parties if the TSA permits it. I don't see how that question is really relevant considering your bag will be atleast xrayed by one of the two at some point.

by zaarn 8y ago

logifail 8y ago

>> if they do find something, you'll have some security guards come up to you and escort you to a separate section of the airport I'm saying I have dozens of personal counter-examples to this claim, including another one from this morning, specifically relating to travelling with checked luggage containing batteries. Hypothesis #1: maybe the "no batteries" policy is nowhere near as strictly enforced as people think it is? Hypothesis #2: maybe other aspects of aviation security are nowhere near as strictly enforced as people think they are? Who knows, maybe it is mostly security theatre?

zaarn 8y ago
Or maybe you didn't get spotted so far and the airline you travel with is lax in this regard. I've definitely been pulled out for batteries in the past.
- logifail 8y ago
  Q: is it really "the airline" or - more likely - the [relevant] government a) setting and b) enforcing policies such as these?
  - zaarn 8y ago
    Usually a mix of both, depends heavily on where you are, in my country security is mandated by government but the exact procedures are left to the individual airports and evaluated by government agencies. IIRC the US has the TSA but Airports can outsource to other third parties if the TSA permits it. I don't see how that question is really relevant considering your bag will be atleast xrayed by one of the two at some point.