Originally Posted by
tt1122
Flying from HKG to JFK on CX and I a little confused about whether there is a carry on check at the gate. We have bought some gifts for friends and family and will definitely pack them in the carry on incase of lost baggage. What is the gate check like at HKG, is the entire carry on emptied and then repacked?
They riffle through each carry-on bag, but do not go to the extremes when the policy was first instituted years back. They do not empty and repack the bags. Last time through, I'd packed liquids in <100ml containers inside a quart zip-lock bag and putt that bag on top; the checker saw that and didn't bother searching the rest of the bag.