Bringing a laptop through security
Nov 29, 2015 | 10:03 am
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If you are talking about the US, it will depend on two things. First, whether you have Pre-Check and second, whether you have a so-called "TSA compliant" sleeve / case.
Pre-Check does not require you to remove your laptop from your carry-on at all. If the sleeve is "TSA compliant" you may put the item through the scanner in the sleeve.
If you are unsure either ask or just put the laptop in its own bin without a sleeve or any other item and then put it back in its sleeve after the checkpoint.
Pre-Check does not require you to remove your laptop from your carry-on at all. If the sleeve is "TSA compliant" you may put the item through the scanner in the sleeve.
If you are unsure either ask or just put the laptop in its own bin without a sleeve or any other item and then put it back in its sleeve after the checkpoint.
Nov 29, 2015 | 2:19 pm
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Pre-check most certainly does apply internationally if you are on a US carrier (or AC/WS).
Compliant sleeves are usually marketed as TSA-compliant because its a selling point.
To be frank, it is likely easier to pull the laptop out and send it through. Even with a compliant sleeve, if anything blocks the laptop, it will be pulled out and you will wait while it's run through on its own.
Compliant sleeves are usually marketed as TSA-compliant because its a selling point.
To be frank, it is likely easier to pull the laptop out and send it through. Even with a compliant sleeve, if anything blocks the laptop, it will be pulled out and you will wait while it's run through on its own.
Nov 29, 2015 | 2:26 pm
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Pre-check most certainly does apply internationally if you are on a US carrier (or AC/WS).
Compliant sleeves are usually marketed as TSA-compliant because its a selling point.
To be frank, it is likely easier to pull the laptop out and send it through. Even with a compliant sleeve, if anything blocks the laptop, it will be pulled out and you will wait while it's run through on its own.
Compliant sleeves are usually marketed as TSA-compliant because its a selling point.
To be frank, it is likely easier to pull the laptop out and send it through. Even with a compliant sleeve, if anything blocks the laptop, it will be pulled out and you will wait while it's run through on its own.
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Nov 29, 2015 | 3:09 pm
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On the return flight, from outside of US, pre-check might help with special gate-security, but not the regular security. In my experience, many European airports require laptop out of sleeve, and tablet out of bag (although not out of the sleeves that are attached).
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Nov 29, 2015 | 4:21 pm
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I would think so--that's the same as the the checkpoint-friendly bags. TSA doesn't care about eyeballing the laptop, they care about not having any more confusion than need be on the x-ray of the laptop.
Nov 29, 2015 | 4:21 pm
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Nov 30, 2015 | 11:38 am
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