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Aoisagi
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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 Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:00 am Post subject: Laptop through screening |
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| Hello everyone. I hope I'm asking this question in the right section. I'm a bit new with the whole airport procedure but if I bring my laptop, I read that you have to have it on while you walk through the metal detector (? Sorry I'm new to travel). Is this true? My laptop is pretty old and the battery has died out. I prefer not to get a new laptop. |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| No. You take it out of its bag so it runs through the luggage scanner separately. You don't carry it through the metal detector or turn it on. |
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Aoisagi
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| To confirm I take the laptop out of my bag and let it run through the luggage scanner without having the need to turn it on during this process correct? Thanks in advance. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| To confirm I take the laptop out of my bag and let it run through the luggage scanner without having the need to turn it on during this process correct? Thanks in advance. |
At some airports (primarily US and Canadian) = yes.
At many airports they just scan it in the bag and if there is something they can't see through on the x-ray they will do a visual or take it out of the bag and rescan it.
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Aoisagi
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| I'll be going to Pearson Airport. Most likely they'll ask for the laptop outside of the bag? |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| Aoisagi wrote: |
| I'll be going to Pearson Airport. Most likely they'll ask for the laptop outside of the bag? |
Come on, seriously. Do you need someone to hold your hand through all this?
You'll find out at the airport. The screeners will definitely let you know if you're doing something wrong. This is not a big deal. |
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Aoisagi
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry you're right. I'll find out when the time happens. Thanks. |
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DeMayonnaise
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| How do you survive in Korea? |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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The OP was on a boat  |
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balzor
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Aoisagi wrote: |
| To confirm I take the laptop out of my bag and let it run through the luggage scanner without having the need to turn it on during this process correct? Thanks in advance. |
At some airports (primarily US and Canadian) = yes.
At many airports they just scan it in the bag and if there is something they can't see through on the x-ray they will do a visual or take it out of the bag and rescan it.
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Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong all make you take it out. |
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