Travelling with ski boots

Gatwick didnt accept boosts as handluggage either

i was made to check them in - luckily i was within airline baggage allowance

just drive, saves all the hassle )

Next year I am purposely not travelling with any hand luggage. The last three years at Bournemouth airport have been a nightmare for me. Every-one stands in line, boots in their hand, hand luggage through the xray machine, a quick frisk down with metal detector thing, every-one else gets waved through. Not me, three times now my hand luggage has been emptied out and scrutinised. I have been asked why I have a mobile phone with MP3 player, why I need an ipod as well. I have had to switch my phone on to prove it connects to a network, and I can never remember the PIN. I have been body searched, I have had a cuddly toy taken out and put through the scanner seperately. They are not going to humiliate me this time. My OH thinks its hilarious. Does any-one else have this? I am sure I do not look dodgy, I am always dressed smart although I probably look a bit nervous, I am terrified of flying. Hubby says its because:
1. I wear dodgy winnie the pooh socks.
2. Cos he is younger than me, it looks like I am kidnapping him.
3. Cos in my job I handle medicines and drugs all day long, it permeates my body and the sniffer dogs pick uo on it.
Not funny

RoseR wrote:1. I wear dodgy winnie the pooh socks.
2. Cos he is younger than me, it looks like I am kidnapping him.

:lol: :lol:

RoseR wrote:
3. Cos in my job I handle medicines and drugs all day long, it permeates my body and the sniffer dogs pick uo on it.
Not funny

You can actually buy the scent that they use to train sniffer dogs to find drugs from a well known biotech company.....we were very tempted to play a practical joke on our boss and cover his luggage in some..... :twisted:

GeordieSki wrote:

RoseR wrote:1. I wear dodgy winnie the pooh socks.
2. Cos he is younger than me, it looks like I am kidnapping him.

:lol: :lol:

RoseR wrote:
3. Cos in my job I handle medicines and drugs all day long, it permeates my body and the sniffer dogs pick uo on it.
Not funny

You can actually buy the scent that they use to train sniffer dogs to find drugs from a well known biotech company.....we were very tempted to play a practical joke on our boss and cover his luggage in some..... :twisted:

I can think of a few people I would like to do that to. :lol:

It's funny . . . you have all these regulations about weight and size of baggage to increase revenue to pay for the fuel it costs to carry the heavier weight, but no such charges for passengers! How long will it be before your ticket price is calculated by your weight?

there's four of us and we use two suitcases and two bootbags filled to the brim with boots (obviously), socks and anything less that'll protect the boots in the hold. annoyingly they made us join the very long queue to put them in with the special equipment at lyon last year :evil:

RoseR wrote:I have been body searched

Finally, an upside to flying 8)

Luv that snap of rubber :shock: