RE: Airline Inspections

[Al <nissar@xxxxxxx>]

If at all possible drive or perhaps do this, mail in advance all your film
to your hotel. This was you dont have to suffer the hassels on the airline.

al


At 09:46 AM 8/28/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Dena:
>
>My advice is to give yourself lots of time to get through security and
>keep your cool.  I also only travel with 25 sheet Kodak boxes for my
>sheet film.  I have had serious problems with 100 sheet boxes, they are
>just too big for them to not open or xray.
>
>Good luck
>
>Ken
>
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>>From: 	Dena Thompson[SMTP:denamt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Reply To: 	infrared@xxxxx
>>Sent: 	Friday, August 28, 1998 2:32 AM
>>To: 	infrared@xxxxx
>>Subject: 	Airline Inspections
>>
>>I'm getting ready to make a big trip from Florida to Canada and some of
>>the recent increased airline inspections are concerning me. I've heard
>>that the inspections are now requiring removal of unexposed film from
>>the canister for visual inspection. Is this true? How can you protect
>>sensitive IR film?
>>
>>I'm also carrying sheet film and fear I'll be asked to open those boxes
>>also. Am I paranoid?
>>
>>With our recent terrrorist concerns in the U.S., it seems we now have
>>additional headaches while traveling with infrared film. Any advice
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>-Dena
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