People take cameras with them on their travels to capture the memories and amazing sights.
People take cameras with them on their travels to capture the memories and amazing sights.
However, one woman has issued a warning after a priceless item was ‘destroyed’ by an X-ray scanner.
Magdala, @magdalanyc2, shared a video on TikTok about her experience taking her camera through airport security.
Sadly, it ended up with the 39 photos she captured ruined by the machine.
She captioned the clip: ‘PSA airport security x-rays destroy film even in little s**t disposable cameras and you lose everything (39 grained moments but ones you can’t get back).’
The TikToker revealed in a comment that her carry-on luggage went through the security machine three times.
Others commented to share their experiences, while some shared advice.
One TikTok user shared a tip to help others avoid getting their film ruined.
Magdala, @magdalanyc2, shared a video on TikTok about her experience taking her camera through airport security (stock image)
She captioned the clip: ‘PSA airport security x-rays destroy film even in little s**t disposable cameras and you lose everything (39 grained moments but ones you can’t get back).’ (stock image)
They said: ‘You can ask them to check it manually!! (They know the drill so they agree most of the time).’
‘Oh, guess I shouldn’t even bother developing my pictures from my last trip then,’ one dismayed viewer said, followed by a crying emoji.
But Magdala replied with some positive news.
She said: ‘If it just passed once it could be all good, the more times the more damage. Hope they come through for you just expensive to check.’
Magdala also revealed in another comment that her carry-on luggage had gone through the scanner ‘like three times’.
But she advised that checked baggage scanners were even more risky for film cameras.
She added: ‘Checked is apparently an even stronger one so your best bet is to ask them to hand check it.
‘I have one that was blank when it recently went through as a carry on just once and nothing was damaged!’
Magdala also revealed in another comment that her carry-on luggage had gone through the scanner ‘like three times’
It comes as someone else revealed passengers should look out for a ‘growing’ luggage tag scam as they make their way through airports.
An airport worker, who claimed to be a baggage claims manager for American airline company Delta, warned about the new trick on Reddit.
‘I just wanted to let everyone know to please start discarding your bag tags at home,’ they urged in a post on the forum website.
They alleged people were using tags thrown away in the airport to make ‘fraudulent claims’ with the information on them.
