an agent walked up, asked my friend and I if we were Americans..and of course we said yes..we had to go to a whole different part of the airport, have our bags xrayed, twice, then take the bags, minus our passports, which they held, to another room, unpack them ourselves..have the electronic things brought out, xrayed AGAIN, questioned about why we bought certain souveneirs, REpack the suitcase ourselves, Xray the bag AGAIN, finally had to answer a pack of questions then could go to the terminal gate. Once there...the agent asked if we would board first...thinking..alright..finally...then we were searched once again, bags unpacked and searched...geezzzzzz..I won't be going back to Spain any time soon! And, this was about 5 years ago. Hate to see how it is now!
Never had any issues with American airports...Gatwick and Heathrow..I avoid them like the plague!!!
an agent walked up, asked my friend and I if we were Americans..and of course we said yes..we had to go to a whole different part of the airport, have our bags xrayed, twice, then take the bags, minus our passports, which they held, to another room, unpack them ourselves..have the electronic things brought out, xrayed AGAIN, questioned about why we bought certain souveneirs, REpack the suitcase ourselves, Xray the bag AGAIN, finally had to answer a pack of questions then could go to the terminal gate. Once there...the agent asked if we would board first...thinking..alright..finally...then we were searched once again, bags unpacked and searched...geezzzzzz..I won't be going back to Spain any time soon! And, this was about 5 years ago. Hate to see how it is now!
Never had any issues with American airports...Gatwick and Heathrow..I avoid them like the plague!!!