As promised, here’s my first report on air travel under the new regs.
People seems to be getting the hang of the “no liquids or gels” policy @ security. A few people brought coffee or water into the security line but large trash cans were at the ID check for easy disposal. These cans were mostly empty and I did not see security removing any such items from carry-on baggage. Total time getting thru security at 6:00am: nine minutes.
Denver new stations on Friday were reporting (and showing) a new DIA policy that all liquids (a.k.a. bottled water) purchased in the airport (post security check) needed to be poured into cups. Those cups, and those received when purchasing coffee, were not allowed to have lids on them. It seems that this totally insane policy (it implied that items purchased inside the security zone were to be considered suspect) has been reversed. The coffee I just purchased does have a lid on it and many passengers are walking around with bottles of water.
As a result of people needing to check or just not bring liquids or gels, the is a noticable lack of full-size carry-on luggage in the waiting areas. So far I’ve seen just a single woman business traveler with a carry-on, and just a handful of men. This will make the overhead bin space much more usable for us regular folks.
