So when they scan your bags, they can see liquids? I mean I guess they can see shapes of bottles and stuff and nab you for that, but what if you carried it on your body? What the hell is the point of the whole banning liquids thing? I find it pointless.
I flew from Seoul => Taipei => SFO just now and so I transferred @ Taipei. As I went to the transfer hallway, I had to be re-scanned with a metal detector and x-ray machine. Okay. I'm now in the gates area and I find out that they seal off the last 3 gates because there are 3 flights bound for the US there (SFO, LAX and SEA) and that there will be an additional security scan there. If you're entering the airport from Taipei (non transfer), you already have to go through security + immigration to get into the international area obviously. As a transfer, I had to get scanned to get in, so they want an ADDITIONAL scanning to flights bound to the US.
And guess what they do at the additional security checkpoint? They check your passport and your ticket. Okay, didn't immigration and security do that to begin with? And then what? They scan your bags. No metal detector. What's worse is there's this lady asking "Do you have a lighter? Alcohol?" repeating in English and Chinese. Some people who don't speak either language didn't understand. This kid in front of me pulled out cigarettes and a lighter.
What bothers me is you have to get scanned once already, so this means he brought a lighter through already? What's worse is this is an HONOR SYSTEM? So if he didn't answer truthfully he could've kept walking with his lighter? What's the point of only doing an x-ray scan when you can just stuff everything into your pockets?
I actually carried liquids through. I had a contact lens case with lens solution inside the case because I forgot to empty it out this morning as I put on my contacts. That's what.. 5 - 6 drops of solution? It was in my pocket. I didn't know it was filled until I pulled them out just now to take off my contacts.
I find this whole liquids thing to be a joke, and I don't see how security can deal with it effectively other than to make sure you don't have jack in your backpack.
I was just annoyed because they had 1 x-ray machine and 2 peopel checking passports for 3 US flights scheduled to leave sometime in the same 30 minute period. While I was in line they started hurrying the Seattle passengers to the front. By the time it was my turn they started hurrying the San Francisco passengers, to the front. How ridiculous. And to speed it up they took the lady who was asking for lighters out of the process, meaning you could carry anything in your pockets (I went in and out of the area twice).
I flew from Seoul => Taipei => SFO just now and so I transferred @ Taipei. As I went to the transfer hallway, I had to be re-scanned with a metal detector and x-ray machine. Okay. I'm now in the gates area and I find out that they seal off the last 3 gates because there are 3 flights bound for the US there (SFO, LAX and SEA) and that there will be an additional security scan there. If you're entering the airport from Taipei (non transfer), you already have to go through security + immigration to get into the international area obviously. As a transfer, I had to get scanned to get in, so they want an ADDITIONAL scanning to flights bound to the US.
And guess what they do at the additional security checkpoint? They check your passport and your ticket. Okay, didn't immigration and security do that to begin with? And then what? They scan your bags. No metal detector. What's worse is there's this lady asking "Do you have a lighter? Alcohol?" repeating in English and Chinese. Some people who don't speak either language didn't understand. This kid in front of me pulled out cigarettes and a lighter.
What bothers me is you have to get scanned once already, so this means he brought a lighter through already? What's worse is this is an HONOR SYSTEM? So if he didn't answer truthfully he could've kept walking with his lighter? What's the point of only doing an x-ray scan when you can just stuff everything into your pockets?
I actually carried liquids through. I had a contact lens case with lens solution inside the case because I forgot to empty it out this morning as I put on my contacts. That's what.. 5 - 6 drops of solution? It was in my pocket. I didn't know it was filled until I pulled them out just now to take off my contacts.
I find this whole liquids thing to be a joke, and I don't see how security can deal with it effectively other than to make sure you don't have jack in your backpack.
I was just annoyed because they had 1 x-ray machine and 2 peopel checking passports for 3 US flights scheduled to leave sometime in the same 30 minute period. While I was in line they started hurrying the Seattle passengers to the front. By the time it was my turn they started hurrying the San Francisco passengers, to the front. How ridiculous. And to speed it up they took the lady who was asking for lighters out of the process, meaning you could carry anything in your pockets (I went in and out of the area twice).
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