> Just to be nit-picking, I don't believe that it is a > "right". The FAA > has guidelines that do allow handchecking, but they are free at > any time to > suspend those guidelines. I also believe that it is left to the > discretion > of the checker as to if they will allow it or not. My advise is to call > ahead of time and arrange a hand check. Make it as easy as > possible for them > and maybe they'll cooperate more...
And do not expecta ny cooperation. Back in August when I came to Lincoln I told then that I will have a guitar with me that might not fit through the X-ray. A guitar is NOT something you'd want to check. It has a soft bag (with a hard bag it is hopeless to carry on) and if they put even a small suitcase on top (and note I said put, not throw as they usually put stuff) it would be damaged. So they told me to get a soft case and come out to the airport a few weeks before the trip and check if it fits through the machine. Well I did. They refused to even bring the darn thing close. I did not want to cross the gate, I did not want to go up to the X-ray, I did not even want to send the darn thing across just check if the bulky body will or will not fit through the frame. F@ckers refused all cooperation. So that is the attitude what you can expect nowdays... But it is worth a try. L Levente -Levi- Littvay University of Nebraska-Lincoln -------------- PGP public key: http://www.kign.org/levilpub.asc Key fingerprint: 8BD8 3CE7 FB1D 625F F268 BFCE 417A C20C 92BF 6225 -------------- Download free PGP e-mail security software: http://www.pgpi.org/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
