Originally Posted by
GaryD
Thanks. So, in Canada, two levels of "security," one for flights to U.S., one for all others.
As for flights to U.S., is it any different from flights from or within U.S.? Is there an additional "security" check, or is it a substituted one?
It's remarkable that one country is able to require all airlines/airports with flights to that country, to change the way they treat certain of their customers.
From Canada there is no additional security check just a requirement to remove shoes. When flying to the U.S. from Canada I've never encountered a second gate check nor have I been patted down or asked to go through the nudie scope. I have however encountered gate checks when flying into the U.S. from elsewhere.
I don't dispute the U.S.A.'s right to require security screening to its standards on flights that enter its airspace. I've found the CATSA and airport security around the world far more pleasant and less insulting and intrusive than the TSA.