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Yes - batteries are batteries ...I have only been reading about a possible ban on laptops and tablets in the cabin. Do you have a link to an article that suggests they might ban cameras in the cabin too? That would be VERY bad news.
Gary
No exceptions made for removing the batteries from the cameras? I suppose if they don't make an exception for laptops with the battery removed they probably wouldn't for cameras either.Yes - batteries are batteries ...
We'll see.
I am in the same position . I have a trip planned to Paris on June 6 ..just about the time for things to be really messed up. This may get canceled .This is bad news indeed and at least from the many reports I've read on US news sites recently, it has not been widely reported.
While the Qatar airline may handle this very professionally, I'm not confident that all airlines will be equally careful and professional about securing valuable camera equipment separately from checked luggage and returning it.
A friend of mine travels to Europe regularly (in Spain and France now) and is carrying a pair of Leica M cameras with him. I'm sure he will not be happy to hear about this either with regard to future trips. We are already planning a trip to Wetzlar and other places next Spring.
Gary
This would work for me .
Yes - batteries are batteries ...
I had some feedback from some colleagues who flew back through Doha on Qatar Air a couple of days ago. They said you can keep electronics until you are ready to board plane to US, then they take them (you can keep lens), wrap, box and seal, and give you receipt. Then at JFK, a Qatar employee comes and returns boxes to you directly at baggage claim, separate from luggage. They said it was professional, and that they felt it was handled professionally and securely as possible.
We'll see.
Yes they have for a named list of countries. Outside those US is currently working to expand it to cover all of EU.Have the flight rules actually changed?