Are ziplock bags still required?
Jan 21, 2017, 6:27 am
#1
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Are ziplock bags still required?
Are ziplock bags still being used ?
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
Jan 21, 2017, 6:34 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Cambridge, UK
Posts: 261
Are ziplock bags still being used ?
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
The most amusing part is when you're asked to remove the liquid bag, then the staff place it on top of or under your carry on bag when it passes through the x-ray. I assume these staff don't appreciate how the x-ray works.
Jan 21, 2017, 6:45 am
#3
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I travel frequently with 2 clear quart sized bags, one with cosmetics, the other with toiletries--both containing a few 3oz liquids. Last week while flying back to EWR from LHR (via FRA), at LHR security took all liquids from both bags and put them in one of their own bags and said I was good to go. I then proceeded to transit thru FRA where I was stopped, because I now had 3 bags (only one with liquids) and told I could only have 2-- one with liquids and one without. First time this has occured, new procedures ??
Jan 21, 2017, 6:48 am
#4
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I travel frequently with 2 clear quart sized bags, one with cosmetics, the other with toiletries--both containing a few 3oz liquids. Last week while flying back to EWR from LHR (via FRA), at LHR security took all liquids from both bags and put them in one of their own bags and said I was good to go. I then proceeded to transit thru FRA where I was stopped, because I now had 3 bags (only one with liquids) and told I could only have 2-- one with liquids and one without. First time this has occured, new procedures ??
Jan 21, 2017, 8:32 am
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None of the 3 were empty, LHR Security just took the liquids from both and put them in a separate bag, leaving the remaining items in my 2 original bags. I mentioned I was going thru FRA, and they said it shouldn't be an issue. (I actually thought it would be easier for FRA to have all liquids in one bag... silly me!
Jan 22, 2017, 10:51 am
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Are ziplock bags still being used ?
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
I fly all over Europe (except UK) and Asia and i use a (Emirates) business class amenity bag as my toiletry bag with all my liquids etc.
Besides this i have most of the time some other amenity bags (which i received during the travel) in my carry on luggage .
I had never a issue with this and i leave the toiletry bag in my carry on when passing security.
I don't think that i was just lucky as i see that most people don't remove the bags. (unless they are Americans off-course)
Is the liquid bag more a thing for the USA (and maybe the UK) those days.
I travel frequently with 2 clear quart sized bags, one with cosmetics, the other with toiletries--both containing a few 3oz liquids. Last week while flying back to EWR from LHR (via FRA), at LHR security took all liquids from both bags and put them in one of their own bags and said I was good to go. I then proceeded to transit thru FRA where I was stopped, because I now had 3 bags (only one with liquids) and told I could only have 2-- one with liquids and one without. First time this has occured, new procedures ??
None of the 3 were empty, LHR Security just took the liquids from both and put them in a separate bag, leaving the remaining items in my 2 original bags. I mentioned I was going thru FRA, and they said it shouldn't be an issue. (I actually thought it would be easier for FRA to have all liquids in one bag... silly me!
indeed if that is the correct reading.
Jan 23, 2017, 3:19 pm
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No, all 3 had some items in them. When LHR removed liquids from both baggies there still remained other items in my original 2 bags, but now there was a 3rd bag with only liquid items (toothpaste, shampoo, lipstick, hairspray, face cream etc.) This became the issue at FRA, where they 'allowed' me to pass with 3 bags, but warned me of my error.
Jan 23, 2017, 3:20 pm
#8
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No, all 3 had some items in them. When LHR removed liquids from both baggies there still remained other items in my original 2 bags, but now there was a 3rd bag with only liquid items (toothpaste, shampoo, lipstick, hairspray, face cream etc.) This became the issue at FRA, where they 'allowed' me to pass with 3 bags, but warned me of my error.
Jan 25, 2017, 2:12 am
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At Heathrow, where staff seem to have no problem violating UK and EU law on the carrying of medical liquids, the ziploc bag is definitely still a thing. Most countries don't require the bag to be taken out, but the UK requires it in all lanes, at all times. In the US, people who have Pre Check and are in an "expedite" situation (either because there is no Pre Check checkpoint or because the checkpoint is closed) don't have to take liquids out, but do have to take laptops (and larger tablets) out.
Jan 25, 2017, 10:00 am
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I travel frequently with 2 clear quart sized bags, one with cosmetics, the other with toiletries--both containing a few 3oz liquids. Last week while flying back to EWR from LHR (via FRA), at LHR security took all liquids from both bags and put them in one of their own bags and said I was good to go. I then proceeded to transit thru FRA where I was stopped, because I now had 3 bags (only one with liquids) and told I could only have 2-- one with liquids and one without. First time this has occured, new procedures ??
As to the OP's question, I've had my liquid and non-liquid items in 2 separate business class amenity bags, also, and have not had any issues in the US, Canada, UK, and continental Europe. Nobody has made mention of the fact that they are not in a ziploc/clear plastic baggy, whether they remain in my suitcase or are removed.
Jan 31, 2017, 11:24 pm
#12
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No, all 3 had some items in them. When LHR removed liquids from both baggies there still remained other items in my original 2 bags, but now there was a 3rd bag with only liquid items (toothpaste, shampoo, lipstick, hairspray, face cream etc.) This became the issue at FRA, where they 'allowed' me to pass with 3 bags, but warned me of my error.
Feb 2, 2017, 1:50 pm
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Feb 3, 2017, 8:50 am
#14
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My non-liquids bag actually just contains things like razor, toothbrush, dental floss, etc.
Feb 3, 2017, 10:32 am
#15
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Location: Cambridge, UK
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By FRA's logic, my sandwiches for lunch and a selection of teabags, both carried in a ziplock bag would not be allowed?