Was I robbed on board?
Nov 11, 2014 | 1:47 am
#31
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$2500 is a pain to carry - it generally won't fit in a wallet that easily. I know - I regularly have to carry $10,000 on aircraft. Always have money that you can't afford to lose secreted on your person: I wear jeans with deep pockets and place $5000 in either side front pockets.
Of course this remains a problem if you are in F and are wearing your pyjamas
Nov 11, 2014 | 6:29 am
#32
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I tried them before a long long time ago and they are so uncomfortable.
Nov 11, 2014 | 7:40 am
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2) get those thin "passport holder" that you can wear under your shirt/jacket so it goes around ur neck/shoulder instead
Nov 11, 2014 | 9:11 am
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this could read a little weird
Nov 11, 2014 | 9:47 am
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I always have a jacket on flight (the cabin can sometimes get really cold). Putting money and passports inside the inner pocket of my jacket is quite safe, but I nearly always lock my carry-on anyway.
Nov 11, 2014 | 4:57 pm
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They can be mildly uncomfortable, but I put up with that for the sake of knowing my cash is safe. I also put my passport and credit cards in there. My overseas flights are typically around 24 hours total in the air, I can put up with it for that length of time if the alternative might be landing half way around the world with no money and no passport.
Nov 11, 2014 | 6:56 pm
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...and readily convertible at your destination. While Sterling is almost certainly convertible, CHF may be less so, and Bahraini Dinar quite likely to not be convertible in lesser developed countries, where the risk of the electronic methods of payment and cash retrieval failure are higher. There is a reason the greenback (blueback, now) is such a popular currency to carry.
Nov 11, 2014 | 9:05 pm
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In F, I used to empty my pockets into that small compartment where the headphones [used to?] go for the duration of the flight. Cash, keys, passport, everything. After reading this thread, I'm not so sure that that's such a great idea any more.
Nov 12, 2014 | 12:02 am
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Iirc its away from the asile so access is harder (than overhead bins).
But now tgat uve spilled it...
Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
In F, I used to empty my pockets into that small compartment where the headphones [used to?] go for the duration of the flight. Cash, keys, passport, everything. After reading this thread, I'm not so sure that that's such a great idea any more.
But now tgat uve spilled it...
Nov 12, 2014 | 2:06 am
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I put my phone there on CX F flights- not that I can use it in the air, but can charge and take the occasional photo from that position
Nov 25, 2014 | 5:42 am
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(1)Cargo style pants have multiple pockets, a few are deeply "recessed", many with zippers
(2)Many travelers like to show their "status", using very upscale (and expensive) luggage--if I were a thief, I would assume that such carry-ons have expensive contents also.
(2)Many travelers like to show their "status", using very upscale (and expensive) luggage--if I were a thief, I would assume that such carry-ons have expensive contents also.
Nov 25, 2014 | 1:54 pm
#44
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Scottevest or other travel garmets are ideal for this -- cash can go in an inside zipped pocket... plus it holds everything else you need on a plane ride. Now that I know the seat pocket in front of you is one of the filthiest areas of the plane I won't touch it or put anything in it.
Now that I know the seat pocket in front of you is one of the filthiest areas of the plane I won't touch it or put anything in it.
Nov 25, 2014 | 3:25 pm
#45
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Stealing cash on HKG flights
it has always been an issue on flights to and from HKG... I can only assume there are organised groups or individuals working these routes and stealing esp on CX flights...CX has listed warnings on their websites...
I am uber careful and carry my wallet at all times in my handbag even to toilet
not sure if pick pocketing was the problem ; sounds like a sleeping passenger was an easy target...and who would know which passenger belonged to which overhead bag...rummaging away any time during the flight...sorry to hear it ...
I am uber careful and carry my wallet at all times in my handbag even to toilet
not sure if pick pocketing was the problem ; sounds like a sleeping passenger was an easy target...and who would know which passenger belonged to which overhead bag...rummaging away any time during the flight...sorry to hear it ...