Category "airport-security"

Can I take a fully-charged portable phone charger on a plane? [duplicate]

It's a PowerAdd Power Bank Mobile Phone Backup Charger

Can I bring an electric hair clipper in my hand luggage?

I have a hair clipper that I want to take with me abroad so I can trim my beard (and look closer to my passport photo). Is it generally permitted to take such

Is it legal for airport officers to ask someone to remove their jeans if they're setting of metal detectors?

I'm travelling soon and one of my young friends told me that he had to take off his jeans and only remain in underwear last week in London Heathrow when departi

Qatar Airways - 1 litre empty stainless steel water bottle through the security checkpoint

Is a 1 liter empty stainless steel water bottle allowed to be carried through the security checkpoint? I've just read this question (and gave a look at the ans

Will U.S airport or border patrol officials ask about my wife?

I plan to travel out of the country with a family member person who doesn't know that I am married (we're both U.S citizens). When we go through U.S custom to s

Why does Israel question passengers who are departing the country?

Every time I fly out of Israel I am annoyed by the security people asking all kinds of intrusive questions about my trip and where I've been. Every other airpor

Would an object between 7.5 inched to 8 inches be prohibited as carry on?

I have a Karma Grip for my GoPro and it will be the first time I'm traveling with that in my bag. I usually remove it's head so it would fit better in my bag an

Does Eilat-Ovda airport have ultra-high security like Ben Gurion airport?

I know that at Ben Gurion airport, security control can be a mess, with passengers being given a sticker with a number wherein one of the digits is 1-6 and dete

How many smartphones can I take on an airplane?

I'm a software developer and I need multiple different mobile devices for testing and debugging purposes. I also work on-the-go sometimes, so this is important.

Will I be able to get my second boarding pass without having to go through security again?

As a birthday gift, my friend who works for Alaska Airlines is buying my ticket from the US west coast to the US east coast, and all I had to do was buy my tic

How does airport security search through one's luggage?

When the security at the airport searches through the luggage do they do it themselves, touching everything, or do they ask the traveler to open it and show ite

How is it possible to buy a knife after security?

Leaving from Geneva, I remembered after security that I didn't had any gifts... Amongst the usual chocolates, I found the perfect gift: a Swiss knife that I pr

What happens to items removed from luggage?

This week some our suitcases that were delayed arrived. When inquiring with the delivery people, they told us that some restricted items were found by customs (

Can you throw away electronics within a foreign country as a tourist? [closed]

Suppose, someone enters a country as a tourist and brings in personal electronics. Suppose, the electronic breaks inside the country so it bec

Does declaring items on customs necessarily imply taxes owed?

If an item needs to be declared on customs for any country when arriving by airport, and you declare that item, does that necessarily mean that you will need to

Does security personnel look at the data on my laptop if I take it as carry-on luggage from Europe to the US?

I am about to take an Air France flight in a couple days, and I received this in an e-mail from AF: Important: New security measures for travel to the USA a

What happens if an arriving passenger into the US/Canada assaults a border officer?

One of my close British classmates will be travelling soon to Canada and the the United States for a week. Although hes a 'decent' guy who has gathered no crimi

Can I bring caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) in my checked-in luggage?

I will be going to the US and from what I've heard, caustic soda is quite expensive plus you have to drive long distances to get it. I'd like to engage in some

What is the purpose of putting all your gadgets in the trays the TSA provides?

I haven't flown yet, but I may need to, hence the question. When you go through security, you have to empty out your pockets, shoes, watch, laptop, phone etc a

Can I fly with an empty fuel bottle in checked baggage in Europe (Icelandair, UK→IS)?

In the USA, the FAA permits bringing an empty fuel bottle. I'm flying between the United Kingdom and Iceland on Icelandair. Can I bring an empty fuel bottle i