Water
Mar 29, 2010 | 3:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Water
A quick rant.
Why is it when flying from Asia, or Mexico into the USA, my carry on bags are searched before boarding the plane for bottled water?
Where in the USA I can board any plane with a big bottle of water that I purchased, or filled up my own water bottle with no problems.
Is it because the other countries are just being paranoid?
It's not a huge deal, I just get the flight attendants to fill up my bottle when I get on board, but is it not the same security risk no matter where in the world I am boarding?
End Rant.
Why is it when flying from Asia, or Mexico into the USA, my carry on bags are searched before boarding the plane for bottled water?
Where in the USA I can board any plane with a big bottle of water that I purchased, or filled up my own water bottle with no problems.
Is it because the other countries are just being paranoid?
It's not a huge deal, I just get the flight attendants to fill up my bottle when I get on board, but is it not the same security risk no matter where in the world I am boarding?
End Rant.
Mar 29, 2010 | 3:25 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 376
Actually its basically the opposite. The US rules say 'no' liquids can go through security over 100ml. In the US, all airports and all flights are held to this standard and it is enforced at the checkpoint. This allows the 'opportunity' to buy water airside before boarding the plane.
In most other countries, they don't subject their passengers to these stupid, useless, and arbitrary rules and so the screening is not performed at the normal checkpoint. They usually have the separate screening you appear to be experiencing that occurs at or near the gate for US departing flights. that way they don't have to trouble other pax with our stupid rules.
