PVG security was nuts
Dec 1, 2016 | 7:40 pm
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PVG security was nuts
Laptop bag--they unpacked every bit of electronics in it. Nobody's ever done that before.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
Dec 1, 2016 | 10:07 pm
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Laptop bag--they unpacked every bit of electronics in it. Nobody's ever done that before.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
Dec 1, 2016 | 10:15 pm
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As I've suggested in other threads, carrying on as little as possible is a key component of my travel strategy. That having been said, power bank(s) --ideally not plural!-- always find a spot in my computer bag.
Dec 2, 2016 | 8:44 am
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Dec 2, 2016 | 9:22 am
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They just took the knife and waived the guy on.
That screwdriver must have been in the bag for years and traveled around the world a few times before PEK.
Dec 2, 2016 | 1:19 pm
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That's where it was supposed to be. However, one day it was moved to my daypack and managed to stay in it when it was otherwise emptied.
Dec 2, 2016 | 1:21 pm
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Dec 2, 2016 | 10:21 pm
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Dec 2, 2016 | 11:40 pm
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Laptop bag--they unpacked every bit of electronics in it. Nobody's ever done that before.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
They also pulled my camera bag out of the bag it was in and ran both through separately, again something nobody has done before.
Finally, I had the flight-legal Letherman tool--they declared it a "small knife", it wouldn't fly. At least it didn't take long to mail it (we have relatives over there, I'll get it next time.)
(And their luggage x-ray caught a power bank I inadvertently packed but that was legitimately my oops.)
I would say they were poking around in at least 1 in 3 bags.
Dec 3, 2016 | 12:39 am
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Maybe something happened earlier that day and they were more nervous. Or somebody warned them you were coming ;-)