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"Travel Tips?"
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"Travel Tips?" |
LAST EDITED ON 02-10-02 AT 11:02 AM (EST)Hi all, I am getting ready to fly for the first time since the Sept 11 tragedy. For those who have traveled since then, what should I expect? How early should I arrive? How long does it take to pass through security? Can I carry things like a nail file in my purse? A curling iron in my adventure bag? Oh...and should I take my teddy bear or my voodoo doll? Just curious! 
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IceCat 17415 desperate attention whore postings
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02-10-02, 11:10 AM (EST)
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If you are going to a major airport,make sure that you get to the airport at least two hours in advance of your flight time. It's taking longer to get through security than it takes to get through an Air Canada ticket check in line.Also... and this is important. If you have any battery operated equipment (eg: cameras, laptops, radios, alarm clocks) in your carry on luggage, you will be required to demonstrate that they are functional. You must have batteries in them so that you can demonstrate that they work. I saw a couple almost miss their flight because they had two hnad held radios in their carry on but had had not charged the batteries. They had to wait at security for half an hour with their battery charger plugged in waiting for the radios to be charged up so they could show that they worked. It's silly things like that hold peole up in security. They are confiscating manicure scissors, nail files, tweezers, pocket knives... virtually anything that could be remotely interpreted as a possible weapon. This is what I do to go through security. I take a small ziplock sandwich bag or two with me. I take the contents of my pockets, watch, etc. and put them into the zip lock bag. I put the bag into one of my coat pockets. I then put the whole coat through the x-ray machine. When I walk through the metal detector, all I have in my hand is my ticket and boarding pass. This saves you having to use those stupid little trays for putting your keys and change in. Hope this helps... enjoy your flight... Thank you for flying IceCat Airlines and have just a super day! 
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samiam 5976 desperate attention whore postings
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02-10-02, 08:59 PM (EST)
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One of my friends recently sent me this list she got when she flew a few weeks ago."When you are preparing for your trip, remember to pack smart -- pack safe. You cannot bring the items listed below on your person or in carry-on luggage.
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Knives of any length, composition, or description.
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All cutting and puncturing instruments. This includes pocketknives, carpet knives and box cutters, ice picks, straight razors, metal scissors, and metal nail files.
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Corkscrews.
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Athletic equipment that could be used as a weapon, such as baseball/softball bats, golf clubs, pool cues, ski poles, and hockey sticks.
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Fireworks - signal flares, sparklers, or other explosives.
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Flammable liquids or solids - fuel, paints, lighter refills, matches.
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Household items - drain cleaners and solvents.
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Pressure containers - spray cans, butane fuel, scuba tanks, propane tanks, CO2 cartridges, and self-inflating rafts.
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Weapons - firearms, ammunition, gunpowder, mace, tear gas, or pepper spray.
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Other hazardous materials: dry ice, gasoline-powered tools, wet-cell batteries, camping equipment with fuel, radioactive materials (except limited quantities), poisons, and infectious substances.
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Beware - many common items used everyday in the home or workplace may seem harmless, however, when transported by air, they can be very dangerous. In flight, variations in temperature and pressure can cause items to leak, generate toxic fumes or start a fire.
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Personal care items containing hazardous materials (e.g., flammable perfume, aerosols) totaling no more than 70 ounces may be carried on board. Contents of each container may not exceed 16 fluid ounces.
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Matches and lighters may only be carried on your person. However,
"strike-anywhere" matches, lighters with flammable liquid reservoirs, and lighter fluid are forbidden.
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Firearms and ammunition may not be carried by a passenger on an aircraft. However, unloaded firearms may be transported in checked baggage if declared to the agent at check in and packed in a suitable container. Handguns must be in a locked container. Boxed small arms ammunition for personal use may be transported in checked luggage. Amounts may vary depending on the airline.
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Dry ice (4 pounds or less) for packing perishables, may be carried on board an aircraft provided the package is vented.
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Electric wheelchairs must be transported in accordance with airline requirements. The battery may need to be disconnected, removed, and the terminals insulated to prevent short circuits.
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Leave gifts unwrapped. Airline security personnel will open gifts if the X-ray scan cannot determine the contents.
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If in doubt, don't pack it." Happy traveling!  
"And it's only the giving (smooches) that makes you what you are."
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02-10-02, 10:07 PM (EST)
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5. "RE: Travel Tips?" |
Matches and lighters may only be carried on your person. However,"strike-anywhere" matches, lighters with flammable liquid reservoirs, and lighter fluid are forbidden. This must vary by airports, because at LAX (los Angeles International), anything that makes a flame is prohibited. It has always been prohibited to check through the items above without a Restricted Articles Statement and appropriate stickers/labeling on the bag, they just never enforced it. Mr. Shoe Bomber effectively ended that for the foreseeable future. 
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