Originally Posted by
BubbaLoop
I haven't removed my baggie for at least a year, and have not had any complaints.
But of course that may be because at least 70% of prohibited items are not located by the X-ray attendants.
YMMV, however, removal of the bag is what is supposed to happen.
Originally Posted by
BearX220
If so, the vast majority of checkpoint TSOs are in flagrant violation of SOP and should be terminated. Nobody cares about Ziploc out versus Ziploc not out unless they want to use the issue as a toehold to harass you.
It is simply to make screening the LAGs easier for the xray operator. As far as not removing or removing, the bag is supposed to come out.
Originally Posted by
FriendlySkies
Is it also SOP for your clerks to say "Do You Want To Fly Today"?
Nope, and I actively discourage that phrase if I ever hear it. I hate it just as much as you folks do.