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Aug 10, 2012, 11:45 am

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fishferbrains

Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: Vancouver, BC

Programs: AA EXP 3MM, FB Plat, AS Gold, Marriott Gold, Fairmont Plat, BA wannabe

Posts: 684

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayRo

Last year I made a number of trips wearing a shoulder immobilizer. TSA was not an issue; I went through the scanner with my right arm raised and then the agent wanded my left. No pat down or hassle. In flight, when upgraded, FA's were quite solicitious, even offering extra blankets to prop my arm. In the back nobody noticed.

Based on my experience: no worries.

I'm now 4 for 4 in getting the WTMD when I tell the agent "I have a rotator-cuff injury and can't raise my hand above my head".

Try it.

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