Carry-on luggage on a flight from Toronto to London (UK)

>I'm flying from Toronto to London (UK/Great Britian) soon, and I
>recall they had a ban on all carry-on items on UK flights sometime
>last year, I know they might have lifted it but I just need to be
>sure..

I've flown YYZ-LHR on Air Canada a few times recently. From Canada,
it's the same rules as always, one rollaboard plus a purse or
briefcase. If you have a laptop they want to see it but it's not a
big deal.

Coming back, the UK has an asinine one-bag rule. I have stuffed my
briefcase inside my rollaboard for the security inspection, then taken
it out immediately beyond.
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On 29 mei, 09:07, Binyamin Dissen <postin....DeleteThis@dissensoftware.com>
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> On Tue, 29 May 2007 01:53:37 GMT "sharx35" <shar....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> :>"Jim Davis" <sky.danc....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> :>> On May 28, 12:11 am, j....DeleteThis@simone.iecc.com (John L) wrote:
>
> :>>> Coming back, the UK has an asinine one-bag rule. I have stuffed my
> :>>> briefcase inside my rollaboard for the security inspection, then taken
> :>>> it out immediately beyond.
>
> :>> And that proves that you can adhere to their rules. I don't think the
> :>> one bag rule "asinine" after seeing Maw & Paw Kettle trying to stuff
> :>> all their worldly possessions in the overheads.
>
> :>Agreed, All that overhead stuffing and unstuffing is a pain in the ass and a
> :>big delay getting off the effing plane.
>
> Neither of you fly much.
>
> The carry-ons have little effect on the amount of time to deplane.

It has an effect more on the time to get seated on the plane, as you
have to stand in the aisle while some moron finds a home for all the
stuff he brought with him. Also I resent the way these clowns cram
their baggage into the same bin as my suit jacket, that I carefully
folded.

I flew from the UK just after the recent event that kicked off these
restrictions, and on that day you were only allowed to carry a small
plastic bag. It was luxury, and for a short flight it was no
inconvenience at all.

The downside of course is that the airlines do not seem to have
accepted that they have a responsibility to handle your luggage
without it being delayed, damaged, or stolen.

B;
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"Jim Davis" <sky.dancer1.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On May 28, 12:11 am, j....TakeThisOut@simone.iecc.com (John L) wrote:
>
>> Coming back, the UK has an asinine one-bag rule. I have stuffed my
>> briefcase inside my rollaboard for the security inspection, then taken
>> it out immediately beyond.
>
> And that proves that you can adhere to their rules. I don't think the
> one bag rule "asinine" after seeing Maw & Paw Kettle trying to stuff
> all their worldly possessions in the overheads.
>
>

Agreed, All that overhead stuffing and unstuffing is a pain in the ass and a
big delay getting off the effing plane.
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On 29 mei, 11:02, "William Black" <william.bl... DeleteThis @hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> <jeremyrh.... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> > The downside of course is that the airlines do not seem to have
> > accepted that they have a responsibility to handle your luggage
> > without it being delayed, damaged, or stolen.
>
> It's the airports that have a problem.
>
> They pay low wages to people doing had physical work and then look surprised
> when the people either don't care about the job or steal.
>
> The easy solution is to pack carefully and make your case difficult or
> awkward to steal from.

It's difficult to make your case thief proof, particularly flying via
the US where they insist you unlock your luggage. I usually use zip-
ties to fasten zips. However, recently my "baggage lost" rate has been
approaching 50%,and my "baggage last off the conveyor belt despite
being marked PRIORITY" rate is damn near 100%. In addition, on my last
trip the b@st@rds put a hole in a tough duffle bag - that must have
taken some effort.

B;
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<jeremyrh.geo.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The downside of course is that the airlines do not seem to have
> accepted that they have a responsibility to handle your luggage
> without it being delayed, damaged, or stolen.

It's the airports that have a problem.

They pay low wages to people doing had physical work and then look surprised
when the people either don't care about the job or steal.

The easy solution is to pack carefully and make your case difficult or
awkward to steal from.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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<jeremyrh.geo DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 29 mei, 11:02, "William Black" <william.bl... DeleteThis @hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>> <jeremyrh.... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1180423616.293292.253410@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > The downside of course is that the airlines do not seem to have
>> > accepted that they have a responsibility to handle your luggage
>> > without it being delayed, damaged, or stolen.
>>
>> It's the airports that have a problem.
>>
>> They pay low wages to people doing had physical work and then look
>> surprised
>> when the people either don't care about the job or steal.
>>
>> The easy solution is to pack carefully and make your case difficult or
>> awkward to steal from.
>
> It's difficult to make your case thief proof, particularly flying via
> the US where they insist you unlock your luggage. I usually use zip-
> ties to fasten zips. However, recently my "baggage lost" rate has been
> approaching 50%,and my "baggage last off the conveyor belt despite
> being marked PRIORITY" rate is damn near 100%. In addition, on my last
> trip the b@st@rds put a hole in a tough duffle bag - that must have
> taken some effort.

I'm afraid I haven't been to the USA for some years, and everywhere else
they open your luggage in front of you.

I find using 'tie wraps' works but I'm told that a loop of sticky tape works
as well.

All that you need to do is make opening your case look time consuming.

As for lost baggage, why do you think you cases are going missing?

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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>I'm afraid I haven't been to the USA for some years, and everywhere else
>they open your luggage in front of you.

In the US, it varies a lot. In smaller airports they tend to do it
while you watch, in bigger ones it tends to be a big department hidden
away in the back.
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"John L" <johnl RemoveThis @simone.iecc.com> wrote in message
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> >I'm afraid I haven't been to the USA for some years, and everywhere else
>>they open your luggage in front of you.
>
> In the US, it varies a lot. In smaller airports they tend to do it
> while you watch, in bigger ones it tends to be a big department hidden
> away in the back.
>
Everywhere else in the world they open your bag in front of you.

In India they actually put the bag through the big X-ray scanner right in
front of you before you get to the check-in desk and if they want to open it
up you have to open it for them...


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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On 29 May 2007 02:07:10 -0700, jeremyrh.geo DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:

>It's difficult to make your case thief proof, particularly flying via
>the US where they insist you unlock your luggage. I usually use zip-
>ties to fasten zips. However, recently my "baggage lost" rate has been
>approaching 50%,and my "baggage last off the conveyor belt despite
>being marked PRIORITY" rate is damn near 100%. In addition, on my last
>trip the b@st@rds put a hole in a tough duffle bag - that must have
>taken some effort.

When you say "baggage lost", do you mean permanently lost? I've never
had a bag permanently lost; at worst it's been delivered to me after a
day, maximum two days.

My daughter once had a bag misplaced for over a month, but it was in
very unusual circumstances, when severe winter storms had caused her
to miss several flights and get passed around various carriers.
Probably there was a mountain of luggage to reroute in the days after
the storms. Alitalia was involved, but the fault may not have been
theirs.

I had a colleague who lost a bag when travelling to China. That bag
turned up after 6 months. Those are the closest to permanently lost
bags that I have personal knowledge of.

I have also never had anything stolen from a bag. I deliberately
choose cheap down-market luggage, and I have never locked a bag since
an early experience of losing the key. I also tend not to carry things
that would cause distress if permanently lost.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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Jim Davis wrote:

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> On May 29, 2:51 pm, m... RemoveThis @privacy.net (Mister Bartlett) wrote:
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>>B Vaughan <m... RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On 29 May 2007 02:07:10 -0700, jeremyrh.... RemoveThis @yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>>>It's difficult to make your case thief proof, particularly flying via
>>>>the US where they insist you unlock your luggage. I usually use zip-
>>>>ties to fasten zips. However, recently my "baggage lost" rate has been
>>>>approaching 50%,and my "baggage last off the conveyor belt despite
>>>>being marked PRIORITY" rate is damn near 100%. In addition, on my last
>>>>trip the b@st@rds put a hole in a tough duffle bag - that must have
>>>>taken some effort.
>>
>>>When you say "baggage lost", do you mean permanently lost? I've never
>>>had a bag permanently lost; at worst it's been delivered to me after a
>>>day, maximum two days.
>>
>>Yes - I mean delayed. Sometimes that's not a problem, as it means I can
>>go home with just a light bag and KLM have to deliver my heavy luggage
>>next day Sometimes it's worse if I end up in a hot place and no way
>>to change out of sweaty clothes. In fact that's a problem for my
>>colleagues ...
>>
>>>B;
>
>
> Just remember, If you have to run to make a connection, you're lugage
> will not make it.

Actually, in large airports, my luggage appears to do better than I do.
A couple of times it has made the flight but I have not.
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