>>4474581They absolutely refused even when I explained to them I had flown through Istanbul and Madrid without issues just a couple weeks ago.
They gave me some bullshit reasoning about following new protocols and that the x-ray machine was perfectly safe up to 3200 ISO. They showed me the specifications and testing which I know is just some pamphlet they flash in front of travelers as some sort of reassurance. They just wouldn’t listen when I explained to them some film is more sensitive to x-rays regardless of ISO.
I pleaded and pointed to the swab machines that were already on they refused to budge so in the end either I kept my film and didn’t fly or had it go through the x-ray and go to my gate. Even after it went through they were a little disappointed they couldn’t see more detail of what was in the cylinders and I told them usually people swab them because the film is light tight and you can’t open it without destroying it. The supervisor rolled his eyes and said well the swabs are for explosives not drugs. I doubt that but he eventually just let me go with my film without pressing any further.
