Just thinking this through, I can imagine that in all that mayhem as a result of BA's IT meltdown that there would be quite a few business people who had their laptops inside their luggage but because if the IT meltdown they were unable to reclaim their luggage. Suddenly there they are, unable to do any work, bereft of emails etc. But if all that stuff were in a 'cloud' then ......
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Not sure if BA is one of the airlines insisting that laptops are checked in - at least on certain flights, such as from Turkey. I believe that the airlines which are doing that are trying to do it professionally, but if there's a major IT meltdown perhaps that doesn't work well.Originally posted by Richard Barrett View Post
Otherwise it doesn't seem sensible to put laptops into hold luggage, but ....Comment
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It's not a matter of airlines but of airports of origin, these being Cairo, Istanbul, Kuwait City, Doha, Casablanca, Amman, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. So nobody would have to have checked in any laptops at Heathrow.Comment
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But they mght not be able to retrieve their laptops if they arrive at LHR from any of the above on a BA flight!Originally posted by Richard Barrett View PostComment
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I only recently heard of somebody having this issue with a flight from Istanbul. Apparently everyone's laptop was gathered in, and a receipt given, and each laptop was labelled and wrapped up (bubble wrap?) and then all were placed into large cases for loading into the aircraft. It wasn't too big a problem, but that was before the BA IT collapse. Perhaps there were paper records which would have avoided any major issue.Originally posted by Richard Barrett View PostComment
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Eastern Airways last week
Humberside to Aberdeen
Small turbo prop plane has no overhead lockers so they have a cart for cabin baggage at the bottom of the steps
which they then carefully stow and bring back to the bottom of the steps to pick up when you land
Though not sure if that would really work on a bigger plane ? (there were 8 of us on the return flight )Comment
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Originally posted by MrGongGong View Post
It wouldn't work. Imagine a Jumbo load of passengers all milling around trying to find their stuff. Or 'losing' their stuff to a light fingered passenger.
LOML recently travelled back (the day before Mayhem Day, luckily) via Heathrow and went through the usual Security-Stasi farce. This time was more problematic as she encountered one of the most obnoxious member of the security staff that she was very, very close to making a formal complaint (and if you knew LOML you would realise just how rare an event that is...not that she is timid..far from it). However, she could see all her belongings disappearing out the end of the x-ray machine, utter bedlam and so easy for someone to appropriate any of her possessions that she decided not to bother preferring to reclaim things like her handbag with wallet, passport etc.Fewer Smart things. More smart people.Comment
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My son says many airlines have antiquated hardware and it was just a matter of time...Comment
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It's not just airlines. Very many large businesses won't invest enough in IT. Or have a stupid Chief Exec who refuses to listen ...step forward Dido Harding, CEO TalkTalkOriginally posted by greenilex View PostFewer Smart things. More smart people.Comment
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