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I routinely conceal large bottles of liquids on my person while going through airport security. I've probably gone through airport security in various places wi
by JasonADrury 9mo ago
I routinely conceal large bottles of liquids on my person while going through airport security. I've probably gone through airport security in various places with a 1.5L bottle of water more than a hundred times now. Haven't been caught once, although of course the US-style scanners could presumably defeat this.
Same with hot sauces, perfume and the occasional bottles of wine. I really don't like to travel with a checked-in luggage, so this is a frequent problem.
Luckily I own lots of Rick Owens clothes with large hidden pockets.
- grepfru_it 9mo agoA plastic water bottle isn’t triggering a tsa pre check metal detector. I’m totally doing this next trip
- kleiba 9mo agoI've never done that yet I've never had any trouble finding water past security or even on a plane?!
- fc417fc802 9mo agoWhen people say "water" here I have to assume they mean "vodka". Otherwise you can just bring an empty bottle and fill it on the other side. It's the toiletries that pose a problem.
- JasonADrury 9mo agoDisappointingly, in my case it's usually just water. I'm walking towards security with my bottle, I can either slip it in my pocket or put it in a bin. Not throwing it away saves a bit of time and quickly becomes the default choice.
- angry_octet 9mo agoI've been in many airports where there is no water on the other side of the X-ray. At KLIA and DPS they have none to buy even, and then you have to fight for it on the plane. At CDG you have to buy it, no water fountain. It's extremely aggravating.
- Scoundreller 9mo agoI’ve definitely found free water fountains at CDG. Now, one of the Bucharest airports literally does not have potable tap water. Their well, being under an airport and all, is contaminated. By email, they did inform me that the water is microbiologically fine. Unsure of their pipe to the municipal system was been built out.
- benjiro 9mo agoProbably a issue with PFAS contamination. Stuff was used in firefighting water, and has contaminated just about every airport and the surrounding area's groundwater, all over the world. So while microbiologically safe, it has PFAS issues.
- Scoundreller 9mo agoEither that or hydrocarbons from leaks over several decades or deicing fluid easily infiltrating their wells, or all! Or they don’t test it and therefore can’t certify it but I did take a swig and immediately spat it out.
- angry_octet 9mo agoWell none at the AA gates, just had to buy it at Relay at usurious prices.
- account42 9mo agoDepending on the airport and terminal (e.g. shitholes like Frankfurt, especially terminal 2), filling it on the other side might mean a washbasin in a stinky toilet because they'd rather you buy overpriced bottled water. And many airports that do have at least water fountains only have some that seem deliberately designed to prevent you from using them to fill any reasonably sized bottle. Also, don't count on security not throwing away your empty water bottle anyway just because they can.
- xp84 9mo agoWow, it's refreshing to read that we maybe we don't have it the worst in the US, right here amongst everyone's beefs with TSA. Every airport domestically I've ever flown to has not just water fountains, but the convenient bottle-fillers (usually connected to the normal fountains). I always just bring an empty plain disposable plastic bottle, for its light weight, and security never bats an eye at it.
- londons_explore 9mo agoSome airports charge money for water after security. Others disallow even empty bottles at security screening
- michaelt 9mo agoAirport prices in the UK for recreational travel work like so: Flight from London to Barcelona: £16 Bottle of water past security: £5 Train to airport: £26 Taxi enters drop-off area for 30 seconds: £7 A person who wants to get the advertised flight at the advertised price has to be very careful.
- gizajob 9mo agoYeah it’s got out and out criminal at this point. Not sure why we should accept a £6.40 charge to drop someone or collect someone from an airport when that’s the actual function and necessity of using an airport. I got charged £100 at COUNCIL OWNED Manchester airport for picking up a friend who accidentally had put themselves in the drop off zone rather than the collect zone. Just completely vile and disgusting corporatism at every single level.
- fc417fc802 9mo agoAre you saying they fined you for picking someone up in the drop off area? If so that's pretty wild. It's all just traffic at the end of the day.
- gizajob 9mo agoYes. They have paid sneaks standing around and the second you do something like that they radio to the people who control the barriers so you can’t get out without paying it. Just completely f*cked state of affairs. https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/drop-off-zone-terms-and-conditions/ https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/dro... “ 1.3 Breach of these terms and conditions may result in Parking Charges up to £100. An additional fee of up to £70 may be applied for the costs of debt recovery. 9.1 Drop-off only: The Drop Off Zone may only be used to drop-off passengers and not for pick-up. There are separate designated areas for the pick-up of passengers. Use of the Drop Off Zone for any other purpose will result in the issuance of a Parking Charge.
- mlrtime 9mo agoI do that all the time in certain airports when the drop off is essentially empty with 0 line but pickup is a half mile row of cars.
- morpheuskafka 9mo agoThey could theoretically revoke precheck for doing this, but my guess is they won't because it is a believable accident (just like people leave them in their bag all the time) and given that the sign warning about firearms mentions that even that is just a five year suspension, not permanent, my guess is they wouldn't even bother for an harmless item.
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- graemep 9mo agoits very much about looks. Uk airports (used to?) seize aftershave in bottles that are the shape of grenades. Its very obvious what they are (made of glass, branded, spray out aftershave) but they are banned nonetheless.
- mcny 9mo agoI've flown with someone who simply said she has prescription medication with her. I mean it was the truth. It was legitimately prescription medication. In this case. But I can imagine someone could lie.
- pc86 9mo agoI can't speak to UK airports but TSA policy is that any medication needs to be in the original container, including prescription medication. So if you have any unmarked pills they'll toss them if they find them, same with multiple different pills in a prescription pill bottle or similar.
- ghaff 9mo agoNever encountered that over probably hundreds of flights. From what I read, it's recommended but not required. I'd probably be more conservative with any controlled substances. (And, based on some things I've read, it's probably not a bad idea to have a photo of the labels.)
- JasonADrury 9mo agoThis is incorrect. TSA does not care about your pills at all, they even explicitly state this on their website. CBP might care.
- red_admiral 9mo agoThe real question here is whether you can buy the exact same bottle again in the duty-free after security.
- bjackman 9mo agoYeah I also regularly bring a razorblade (for my old fashioned safety razor). I have got caught once but it's worth the risk of wasting a few minutes. If this was really about security, it would be set up so that just deliberately breaking the rules for the sake of minor convenience actually had some consequences. If I wanted to blow up a plane with liquid explosives I would just... Try a few times. If you get caught, throw the bottle away, get on the plane, and try again next week.
- jasonephraim 9mo agoAs for me, my our bags have been taken off the line to be inspected the last 3 times someone in my family forgot large toothpaste tubes in their carry on.
- CGMthrowaway 9mo agoWhere do you put the water bottle?
- JasonADrury 9mo agoPockets. The joggers I usually fly in can easily hide a 2L bottle. https://media-assets.grailed.com/prd/listing/temp/94e905ee961648c9b3f42076e020d89d https://media-assets.grailed.com/prd/listing/temp/94e905ee96... https://preview.redd.it/h6o0yrb4k5jf1.jpg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=348305c4eb603c5acf2169c6af9a35bd8603d561 https://preview.redd.it/h6o0yrb4k5jf1.jpg?width=810&format=p...
- eigencoder 9mo agoNice! I always bring razor blades (they're hard to buy on-location) and I've never had them taken.