LAX international terminal.
Mar 21, 2011, 12:09 pm
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*This may/may not apply to foreign airports as some (i.e. those in the U.K.) do not give you the option to opt-out where if you are selected and choose to opt-out, you won't be able to fly.
Mar 21, 2011, 3:21 pm
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If you are referring to the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, then yes they do have the scanning machines, but not for every lane. It is fairly easy to just choose a lane without the scanner once you have your ID checked.
Mar 21, 2011, 3:30 pm
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i just went through lax's international terminal and yes they are using the image machine, they have one but route all traffic through it. at least thats how it was when i was there, just tell them youd prefer not to go through the machine and take whatever alternative they have. its a quick pat down, not a big deal like its made out to be.
like goalie said about foreign airports, very few use those imaging machines but pat downs take their place, you will probably be subjected to searches depending on your destination and complaining will get you nothing but a hard time from who ever it is that is searching you
like goalie said about foreign airports, very few use those imaging machines but pat downs take their place, you will probably be subjected to searches depending on your destination and complaining will get you nothing but a hard time from who ever it is that is searching you
Mar 21, 2011, 6:10 pm
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Just fyi, not all international flights go into the international terminal (Tom Bradley International Terminal, or TBIT). United, for example, flies from Sydney to LAX into terminal 7. The terminal 6/7/8 complex serving United has the scanners. Avoiding them is a crapshoot. My last couple of times through the WMTD have been off and it was scanner or frisk.