My daughter just had to fly from Seattle to Boston for her work. She is blind, and carries and uses a cane that has metal parts.
She used to be able to fold the cane and put it on the X-Ray conveyor, and get someone to help guide her thru the metal detector. No more, apparently. She has to go thru the metal detector with her cane. It, of course, sets off the alarm. She is detained for almost 30 minutes, while she has to go thru a complete pat down.
Meanwhile, while she waited to get this process over, she forgot she had a bottle of hand lotion and shampoo, as well as a bottle of water. There was so much commotion over her cane, they somehow ignored her liquids and let her board the plane.
Whew, I feel safer already!
She used to be able to fold the cane and put it on the X-Ray conveyor, and get someone to help guide her thru the metal detector. No more, apparently. She has to go thru the metal detector with her cane. It, of course, sets off the alarm. She is detained for almost 30 minutes, while she has to go thru a complete pat down.
Meanwhile, while she waited to get this process over, she forgot she had a bottle of hand lotion and shampoo, as well as a bottle of water. There was so much commotion over her cane, they somehow ignored her liquids and let her board the plane.
Whew, I feel safer already!