Originally Posted by
EXLEFTSEAT
Now the Dutch have budged. Before entering the boarding area for my UA flight to IAD we had to go through the obligatory questioning and were released to have our belongings scanned. However, instead of going through the regular metal detector, to my surprise that they now have a body scanner working on the basis of "harmless millimetre waves" ( quotes the provided brochure ). I was not sure about the machine and kept asking if i could opt out. It was not a language problem, they understood and spoke good English, but they refused and I had to go through the machine, arms up resigning myself to the fact that I had no choice, like at LHR. After passing they gave me the brochure which clearly states "....for now, the use of the Security Scan is not obligatory"
I want to ask : When is all of this nonsense going to end? But sadly, I already know the answer.
You should state that you won't go in the machine to be scanned but you will go through a metal detector and/or pat-down as they deem fit. That is how I "opt-out" still at AMS for flights to the US. They try to avoid the pat-down there but they do eventually do it if you insist.