I was flying from Edinburgh to Madrid yesterday, and had my usual small handbag, and a carrier bag containing 2 wine glasses. (They were a birthday present and v expensive, so I couldnt check them in).
I then bought a few books at the airport, which the shop assistant put into two small plastic bags, since they had no large ones.
Then when I was going through security I was stopped since I had 4 (albeit small) bags.
There were other people going through with enormous bags, with stuff spilling out the top, and they got through no problem, since even though they had about quadruple the amount I had, they had it all in one bag.
Is this the most stupid rule - what is the point of it?
The guys on security said that if I stuffed all my stuff into one large bag it'd be no problem. The shop had no big bags, so in the end I had to return the books to the shop, and balance my handbag on the top of the wine-glass bag, to make it appear like one bag! Utterly pointless!
(I suppose I should be greatful they let me through with wine-glasses -one could do alot of harm with shattered glass).
I used to love airports and flying, but now its a case of trying to remember one rule after another.
I then bought a few books at the airport, which the shop assistant put into two small plastic bags, since they had no large ones.
Then when I was going through security I was stopped since I had 4 (albeit small) bags.
There were other people going through with enormous bags, with stuff spilling out the top, and they got through no problem, since even though they had about quadruple the amount I had, they had it all in one bag.
Is this the most stupid rule - what is the point of it?
The guys on security said that if I stuffed all my stuff into one large bag it'd be no problem. The shop had no big bags, so in the end I had to return the books to the shop, and balance my handbag on the top of the wine-glass bag, to make it appear like one bag! Utterly pointless!
(I suppose I should be greatful they let me through with wine-glasses -one could do alot of harm with shattered glass).
I used to love airports and flying, but now its a case of trying to remember one rule after another.