Liquids and transit security

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Mar 26, 2012 | 2:55 am

dogsrock

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Liquids and transit security

My first post so please be gentle! I also hope that I am posting this in the right place.

I am flying from Heathrow to Brisbane on Emirates in April. I fly to Dubai overnight, have a 4 hour stay in transit and then get my non-stop to Brisbane. I am flying in business class.

I do not know what form transit security takes. So, assuming I get an amenity pack on the first flight, do I need to transfer the liquid contents of the pack into a clear plastic bag to get through such security at Dubai?

Thank you.

Last edited by dogsrock; Mar 26, 2012 at 5:32 am Reason: spelling

Mar 26, 2012 | 3:47 am

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You could probably carry an AK-47 through transit security in Dubai as long as you took off your shoes and belt first.

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Mar 26, 2012 | 4:13 am

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Thankfully, DXB transit security is somewhere I've never had to remove normal-looking shoes or a belt, so long as the metal detector doesn't go off.

Evidently they consider the risk of amenity kits being used as weapons of mass destruction to be low. Our American friends should take note...

Mar 26, 2012 | 4:27 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dogsrock

I do not know what form transit security takes. So, assuming I get an amenity pack on the first flight, do I need to transfer the liqiuid contents of the pack into a clear plastic bag to get through such security at Dubai?

Thank you.

Not really. BTW, you don't even need to take out your laptop from your bag