Just got and email from my back 2 back (rig relief), who is coming out of Gibraltar. He was about to board his flight when tow customs guys intercepted him at the gate. They said that an xray of checked luggage show a suspicious substance in his bag and he was led away to where he was ordered to open his luggage.
The suspicious substance turnout out to be his jar of marmite, never the less, he was then full body searched and the jar confiscated. As a consequence he missed his flight, will arrive late in Indo and I work over an extra day. He said the jar was sealed and never opened. Where does this madness end, am I going to end up in handcuffs at Perth international because of my vegemite??
It’s getting to be so much BS going through airports, as a seasoned traveler I am stripped down to the bare essentials on carry on, and no metal or liquids on my person or rucksack so not to get held up at boarder protection, but seriously, marmite in checked luggage is now prohibited. Some will say, better safe than sorry, but come on, fair toss of the caber…
The suspicious substance turnout out to be his jar of marmite, never the less, he was then full body searched and the jar confiscated. As a consequence he missed his flight, will arrive late in Indo and I work over an extra day. He said the jar was sealed and never opened. Where does this madness end, am I going to end up in handcuffs at Perth international because of my vegemite??
It’s getting to be so much BS going through airports, as a seasoned traveler I am stripped down to the bare essentials on carry on, and no metal or liquids on my person or rucksack so not to get held up at boarder protection, but seriously, marmite in checked luggage is now prohibited. Some will say, better safe than sorry, but come on, fair toss of the caber…