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What does this mean for passengers?

Posted by A Broader View in The Screening Experience on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

If you intend to use a “checkpoint friendly” laptop bag once they are on the market, make sure to check that:

Your laptop bag has a designated laptop-only section that you can lay flat on the X-ray belt
There are no metal snaps, zippers or buckles inside, underneath or on-top of the laptop-only section
There are [...]

The Screening Experience

Posted by A Broader View in The Screening Experience on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

Travel Alert!: TSA now allows laptops to remain in bags that meet new ‘checkpoint friendly’ guidelines to remain in laptop bags. To learn more about checkpoint friendly laptop bags and see what they look like, Starting Aug. 16, 2008 TSA will allow laptops to remain in bags meeting “checkpoint friendly” guidelines. Not all laptop bags [...]