 Film Cameras in Checked Luggage
Larry in Berkeley wrote:
> If you are travelling by air with a film camera, don't forget that now
> all airlines require cameras to be in checked luggage, not carried on
> board. It is absolutely essential to have the film (and the camera
> containing film) in a lead pouch. Otherwise, many strong x-rays used
> for checked luggage will fry all your film.
>
> Camera stores have or can get the lead pouches.
I just flew from La Paz to Miami to Paris on AA. No particular problem :
carried-on luggage as usual, including cameras and films. Only thing is all
liquids and gells were to be removed from carry-ons. Consequence : screening
took a bit longer than usual... We spent two and a half hours in Miami to
change planes : one hour and a half to clear immigration, and the rest to go
through security to get on the other flight...
Why on hearth don't the US airports have a secure area for transit
passengers, to avoid having to go through immigration and security ?
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