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From: rt@sapwdf.UUCP (Ralph Treitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Laptops on international flights??????
Message-ID: <2523@sapwdf.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jan 91 09:42:49 GMT
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In article <380.279c6c72@zodiac.rutgers.edu> ulrich@zodiac.rutgers.edu writes:

>                                                    I am flying with Pan Am to
>Europe in two weeks 

Are you sure making a good choice in taking Pan Am ?  Not even that I know,
that most companys strictly refuse to anybody flying to/from the states.
The few people I know switched to Swissair ( expensive ) or Icelandair
( cheap ).  

>                                       Does anybody experiences difficulties
>when bringing a laptop onboard an international flight leaving from JFK? 

I don't know what's going on around JFK. But Frankfurt airport is no
pleasure at all. There is no chance to take any kind of electrical device
on board. Neither hand-luggage nor in the luggage compartement ! All the
devices you are carrying with you are sent to your home address. Don't know 
where they sent things, which are owned by americans who came to Europe 
before things turned worse. But I think you will have to wait for them afor
a long long time. 

Others mentioned that you should be 3+ hours ready before take-of. That's
right and there is no mercy for being late as it is during more normal times.

Have a good trip.
					Ralph

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