Originally Posted by
Kalta
Hi our friend will be traveling alone from lax to jfk and he recently has a pacemaker / diffibulator implant. His doctor said he can fly. We read he has to show his medical card and he is ok with a pat down. Will he be allowed to keep his carry on with him so no one steals it? Thank you
While I don't have any implanted medical devices, every once in a while I have been subjected to random extra security screening. When that happened, I have always requested to keep my carry-on bags where I can see them during such screening. I have never been refused such a request.