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From: karn@petrus.UUCP (Phil R. Karn)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Does checked baggage get x-rayed and if so what kind?
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Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 20:34:50 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 24 20:34:50 1985
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At Mirabel airport in Montreal, I requested a manual inspection of my camera
bag (I do this as a matter of course, even though I don't shoot VR 1000). I
was told to "take a picture of the floor". When I protested having to waste
film on pointless harassment, I was told that "it's policy" if I "don't
trust the machine".

Anybody ever heard of this one? I thought that hassle-free manual searches
were the passenger's right in any member country of the ICAO.  Considering
that the ICAO makes its headquarters in Montreal, I thought that applied to
Canada too.

Phil


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