Is Your Laptop At Risk While Traveling?

Editorgirl35 writes "Here's an interesting story on DesignNews.com With last week's announcement that the British government thwarted an alleged terrorist attack planned for flights from the U.K. to the U.S., news that travelers are required to check their laptops as baggage on some flights has raised a new level of panic as they try to figure out the best way to protect their laptops."

Comments

How about as hand-luggage?

[aslate]

That's right, you're able to take them onboard the plane again. Baggage advice for UK passengers.

Ship it ahead

[gooman]

I used to do a lot of travel for work, lugging product samples all over the world.
I always travel with carry-on only. Since 9-11, I won't even bother trying to bring samples.
The airport experience is simply the worst part of traveling.

Pick a carrier any carrier (UPS, FedEX, DHL, etc.) and ship what you need to your hotel.
As long as you pack it well (and insure it, of course) it will be waiting for you in your room when you arrive.
Trust me, it seems like a lot of extra trouble at first, but its worth it.

shouldn't that be..

[myowntrueself]

instead of:
With last week's announcement that the British government thwarted an alleged terrorist attack planned for flights from the U.K. to the U.S

With last week's announcement that the British government allegedly thwarted a terrorist attack planned for flights from the U.K. to the U.S

It's simple - I don't use UK airports anymore

[The Mutant]

American, living in London, on the road betweet three to five days a week. I usually travel via Heathrow although sometimes I'm out of Gatwick.

I now use City Airport as much as possible, but they only provide short haul service into the continent.

For long haul flights I now Eurostar to Paris or Amsterdam where I pick up a connecting flight.

The fundamental problem is BAA, the airport operator, has declined to add staff to perform the required searches manually, thus protecting their profits. And the airlines are just as bad, attempting to maintain the same flight schedules to preserve revenue.

So the passengers are caught in the middle, and we're expected to strip down to our underwear and file, arms crossed above our heads, gratefully onto to the waiting aircraft.

Not me, and many like me. Business class travelers are avoiding this circus in droves.

We're all either using smaller airports that were not impacted like Heathrow / Gatwick or, if a long flight is needed (I'm off to Cairo in two weeks), we're taking the train to Paris or Amsterdam, and picking up a connecting flight from there.

None of the continental airports are doing this crap. None of the Asian airports are doing this crap. Even the US isn't going this far.

Make no mistake about it - this is all about protecting profits. Nothing more.