Originally Posted by red456
Although I'm certain you're response will be "I can't tell you because it's SSI", I'll ask anyway: will the x-ray pick up "altered" shoes that are in a carry-on?
Originally Posted by gsoltso
Yes red, you can usually determine a pair of modified shoes in the bag in the xray. If I have some problems with fully packed bags and some metal objects obscuring, but then I just call a bag check.
Agreed. The answer to your question, Red, is yes. Which, unfortunately to
my brain as I try to piece things together with a little sense, makes even
less sense then why so much focus is put on the shoes people wear on their feet.