in theory, sounds great for U.S. to adopt but in reality- with the current situation being consumed with delays, any additional incrementally added security measures, especially ones as robust as TLV/IST- we're gonna have people who are gonna avoid flying as much as they can. Scott Kinniburgh <SKinniburg@aol.com> wrote: Upon entering into Istanbul Ataturk, and prior to checking your bags, everyone must pass thru screeners/xray equipment including all of your luggage... Is this system practiced in many airports? I have only come across it once... After yesterday, now I finally understand IST Ataturk policy.. perhaps the US needs to think about this. Scott SFO Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography Serving the airline industry with quality photography AOL IM AIRLINE72 http://www.joepries.com --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access