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Old Oct 25, 2017, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Buster
AA check-in agents do this little interview from LHR, and the questions are weird and moronic. I'm not really sure what they're meant to do other than fluster someone?

The article also says that there could be physical inspections of electronic devices. I'm not sure what a check-in agent is going to do with my Kindle to make sure it's safe...
There are AA contract agents at other European airports besides LHR who ask the same questions. At least CDG and FRA comes to mind. I don't remember UA agents at European airlines asking these questions when flying back to the US from the EU.
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