Originally Posted by
RichardKenner
What if the belt can't be removed? I've seen pants that have a "belt", but, though it has loops on most of the pants, it's secured to the pants on the back. Or what if it would be the case that removal of the belt would cause the pants to fall?
I have a pair of North Face cargo pants with a belt that can't be removed. When this came up at the checkpoint they just did a visual inspection and waved me through. (But not without the usual IAD TSA hostility, of course..)