Cameras on aeroplanes

[Rhythm Thief]

I want to take my Nikon with me to Bahrain next week. I've had a look on the BA website, and as far as I can see they're ok with me taking it as hand luggage. Anyone know if this is correct, or does it have to go in the hold?

 

[sheddy]

If you're flying with BA, I don't think you want to put anything in the hold !

Sorry, couldn't resist. Camera will be fine as hand luggage

 

[simonali]

I always fly BA and always have my camera in my hand luggage.

And sheddy's right; never put anything breakable in your checked in luggage. I've worked at an airport and you wouldn't care to see what happens to the stuff that goes off on that conveyor!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

we flew singapore airlines to australia, and noone objected to me taking photos (of the kids, out of the window) on the plane, much less carrying it in hand luggage, which thinking about it consisted of cameras, laptop etc plus a pair of clean scrunts and a toothbrush.

 

[yenrod]

I want to take my Nikon with me to Bahrain next week. I've had a look on the BA website, and as far as I can see they're ok with me taking it as hand luggage. Anyone know if this is correct, or does it have to go in the hold?

Well if some terrorist sympathiser gets on and decides to 'make a statement' you could always take their pic !

 

[gbb]

Have they relaxed the hand luggage restrictions yet to 2 pieces.
If not...IF you already have other hand luggage, the camera would have to go IN the other hand luggage bag.
Stansted was still 1 piece just after the new year....Its a pain when you've a laptop to carry as well

 

[Melvil]

we flew singapore airlines to australia, and noone objected to me taking photos (of the kids, out of the window) on the plane, much less carrying it in hand luggage, which thinking about it consisted of cameras, laptop etc plus a pair of clean scrunts and a toothbrush.

Taking the paranoid view of things, what's to stop a terrorist hiding an offensive weapon in a large SLR? The mechanism is fairly complicated so it should be fairly easy to 'slip something in'?

 

[Melvil]

BTW - Not suggesting you're a terrorist, RT!

 

[k-dog]

You'll be fine as long as your camera doesn't look like this:

 

[HJ]

I always carry my camera in my hand luggage, you can get some great pic out of the window, such as this one View attachment 532

 

[Maz]

Taking the paranoid view of things...

Snap! I've got one of those cameras, too!

 

[Keith Oates]

What happened to that engine, Hairy Jock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith Oates]

Have they relaxed the hand luggage restrictions yet to 2 pieces.
If not...IF you already have other hand luggage, the camera would have to go IN the other hand luggage bag.
Stansted was still 1 piece just after the new year....Its a pain when you've a laptop to carry as well

I don't know about the UK but here in Asia most allow 1 hand baggage + a laptop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HJ]

What happened to that engine, Hairy Jock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It landed safely enough...

I don't know about the UK but here in Asia most allow 1 hand baggage + a laptop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That what Asus brought out the EEE PC, so you could get it in you hand baggage...

 

[surfgurl]

It's still one item of hand luggage. I flew to Berlin in February with Mum and the lady at security in Stansted got very snooty because Mum had her small handbag and a small rucksac. Normally they let ladies of a certain age have a handbag and a small bag. But not this woman. Cue me having to stuff said handbag into rucksac while in the queue to be xray-ed, whilst holding onto my handluggage and little baggie of liquids.