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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: MUC/LAX/SMV
Programs: LH, UA, BD, AA, NW, FB, NH, AC, Sixt, Hertz, Avis, *W, HH, Marriott, PC, Leaders Club, AMEX
Posts: 12,406
My laptop backpack already has a "inner bag" that contains just the laptop. Instead of removing the laptop and putting it into a tray, I simply put the inner bag containing the laptop on the belt. Works perfectly in MUC and other European airports, and even a few TSA guys at US airports understood the idea.