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At 10:21 AM 4/11/98 -0700, Bill Maltby wrote: > >Does anyone know where in the U.S. the super X-ray is used right now. >Specifically does anyone know if it is used in Seattle or Cincinnati? > It is not used in Seattle. If your at the SEA airport, stop by the UA air freight building and say hi! By the way, UA has just started new restrictive carry on policy that limits the size of all carry on to 45 linear inches. You are still limited to two pcs with purses canes and crutches being exempt. Laptops are now considered a carry on. Other airlines will probably follow. With all this in mind, to protect your film you will need to carry it on. Even if you think the airports you are travelling through do not have the new x-ray machines, you never know where your bag is going to end up. (I think the figure I heard as that UA misroutes 5 of every 1000 bags.) Also, these days airlines have reduced aircraft turn times to keep the planes in the air longer. As a result, the people loading your flight are trying to unload 100-200 bags, several thousand pounds of mail and freight and then reload an equal amount. All this needs to be done in 20-30 minutes. If you think there are handling your bags carefully and gingerly you must be living in a perfect world! I never check my bags, only taking with me what I can carry on. Happy travels, Steve Brown http://s.brown.home.mindspring.com ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
