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doctall41 Mar 10, 2012 9:34 am
Opt out experience in Burbank
 
I tried to SDOO, but was directed to the MMW. I told the guy I opt out, he asked why and I told him medical reasons. He called a guy over who tried to talk me out of opting out, saying this was MMW and it was safer than a cell phone, and was not x-ray and did not penetrate the body.
I held my ground and did not have to go thru the MMW.

Buster Mar 13, 2012 10:57 am
Which terminal was this? I wasn't aware that BUR had the NOS.

doctall41 Mar 13, 2012 11:14 am
Originally Posted by Buster (Post 18192194)
Which terminal was this? I wasn't aware that BUR had the NOS.
I was flying Southwest. They had a WTMD and a MMW.
THe WTMD was being used for us to walk thru after we had opted out. It wasn't turned on, it was just a portal to get thru.

Buster Mar 13, 2012 11:23 am
Interesting. What a bummer. I mainly fly out of the AS gate. Will be a sad day when the MMW goes in there.

N1120A Mar 13, 2012 1:22 pm
Originally Posted by Buster (Post 18192194)
Which terminal was this? I wasn't aware that BUR had the NOS.
They have it on the WN side.

Originally Posted by Buster (Post 18192385)
Interesting. What a bummer. I mainly fly out of the AS gate. Will be a sad day when the MMW goes in there.
Will be hard to fit it in there.

bigmac3011 Mar 13, 2012 1:59 pm
Clarification
 
Just to clarify, BUR:

1) Has NOS in Terminal A. Terminal A serves Alaska, Jet Blue, Southwest, and US Airways.

2) Has NO NOS in Terminal B. Terminal B currently serves only Delta and United.

Do I have that correct?

N1120A Mar 13, 2012 2:12 pm
Originally Posted by bigmac3011 (Post 18193718)
Just to clarify, BUR:

1) Has NOS in Terminal A. Terminal A serves Alaska, Jet Blue, Southwest, and US Airways.

2) Has NO NOS in Terminal B. Terminal B currently serves only Delta and United.

Do I have that correct?
Alaska's check-in is in A, but gate is in B.

goalie Mar 13, 2012 4:19 pm
Originally Posted by doctall41 (Post 18173276)
I tried to SDOO, but was directed to the MMW. I told the guy I opt out, he asked why and I told him medical reasons. He called a guy over who tried to talk me out of opting out, saying this was MMW and it was safer than a cell phone, and was not x-ray and did not penetrate the body.
I held my ground and did not have to go thru the MMW.
And yet another TSO who likes to think that their name is followed by "M.D." :rolleyes:

Pesky Monkey Mar 13, 2012 9:20 pm
Originally Posted by doctall41 (Post 18173276)
I tried to SDOO, but was directed to the MMW. I told the guy I opt out, he asked why and I told him medical reasons. He called a guy over who tried to talk me out of opting out, saying this was MMW and it was safer than a cell phone, and was not x-ray and did not penetrate the body.
I held my ground and did not have to go thru the MMW.
Always say "religious reasons". They have no answer for that.

mikeef Mar 14, 2012 2:23 pm
Originally Posted by Pesky Monkey (Post 18196324)
Always say "religious reasons". They have no answer for that.
That works for me. I'm pretty sure my religion calls for modesty, at least for women.

Mike


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