BillN
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Taking Camera equipment as hand baggage on Aircraft
Morning All
I usually carry all my camera bodies and lens etc., as hand baggage in a back pack inside one of those regulation sized cabin bags. I have started to have the odd problems.
A few months ago the authorities at Southampton Airport confiscated my Giotto dust blower, (I can post an image if you are not familiar), which is made of rubber - they said that it could be mistaken for a small bomb or grenade. They were adamant that I could not keep it, I asked to see the supervisor be he just backed up the lady who checked my bag.
We normally get stuff like oversized toothpaste tubes etc., taken from us in France as my wife nearly always forgets.
I am starting to get a little worried as all my kit is becoming more and more expensive and I like to have it with me in the aircraft cabin and I am about to take a trip through 5 airport security checks.
I do not like to put it in my hold baggage especially on longer trips, (short trips I only usually have a cabin bag anyway).
Has anyone's had problems or is this just a one off?
Morning All
I usually carry all my camera bodies and lens etc., as hand baggage in a back pack inside one of those regulation sized cabin bags. I have started to have the odd problems.
A few months ago the authorities at Southampton Airport confiscated my Giotto dust blower, (I can post an image if you are not familiar), which is made of rubber - they said that it could be mistaken for a small bomb or grenade. They were adamant that I could not keep it, I asked to see the supervisor be he just backed up the lady who checked my bag.
We normally get stuff like oversized toothpaste tubes etc., taken from us in France as my wife nearly always forgets.
I am starting to get a little worried as all my kit is becoming more and more expensive and I like to have it with me in the aircraft cabin and I am about to take a trip through 5 airport security checks.
I do not like to put it in my hold baggage especially on longer trips, (short trips I only usually have a cabin bag anyway).
Has anyone's had problems or is this just a one off?
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