Originally Posted by
exbayern
I have only been asked those questions when checking in for a flight to the US on a US carrier. They are not asked of me when flying to non-US destinations, or on a non-US carrier to the US.
Very odd, because my experience is exactly the opposite. I am never asked those questions by US carriers, anywhere, but have been asked on flights to the US, say on Air New Zealand LHR-LAX. I have also been asked by BA on flights from LHR to European cities.