<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Rssrsvp:
This was recently part of an article in Joe Brancatelli's newsletter. I am curious if anyone has tried this technique at DL's JFK terminal, or any other "sterile" terminal? If you have a metal nail file or any other security sensitive item, will the security people at these "sterile" terminals take them to the ticket counter so that they can be repacked into your luggage?
"Immediately after September 11, most business travelers were smart enough to move the newly deemed contraband items (scissors, corkscrews, Swiss Army Knives, Leatherman tools) out of their carry-on bags and into their checked luggage. Not good enough anymore. Some airlines are now making entire terminals ?sterile?--Delta?s Terminal 3 at New York/Kennedy, for example?and they are X-raying all bags before you enter the building. Of course, no airline has been gracious enough to tell you which terminals they deem sterile. So, unless you want luggage you?re planning to check tossed for the contraband you moved out of your carry-on bag, gather these materials in one place. Put them in a zip-lock bag. If you?re confronted with a sterile terminal, take the bag out of your luggage and hand it to the security screeners. They?ll get it to the check-in counter for you, where you can put it back into the bag you?re going to check. Stupid? Of course, but who said any of this security stuff makes any sense."</font>
And what to do if your traveling with a checked firearm ?