lorrayne
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Hi everyone!
For those of you who haven’t been air travelers within the U.S. within the past year, we wanted to share with you the important new air travel restrictions regarding having liquids, gels or aerosols in your handbag, backpack or other carry-on luggage. Please pay careful attention to this. We recommend that you print and save this post, and refer to it when you are packing for the Road Trip.
The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has restricted the amount of liquids, gels, and aerosols that a passenger can take in a handbag, backpack or other carry-on luggage when going through the airport security checkpoints. [font color='#FF0000']When in doubt about whether an item is allowed, please place your liquids, gels and aerosols in your checked luggage![/font]
With certain exceptions (see the TSA website, link shown below), the following rules apply to all liquids, gels, and aerosols you want to carry through an airport pre-flight security checkpoint.
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[li]All carry-on liquids, gels, and aerosols must be in three-ounce or smaller containers. Larger containers that are half-full (including water bottles) or toothpaste tubes rolled up are not allowed. [/li]
[li]All liquids, gels and aerosols must be placed in a single, quart-size, ziplock clear plastic baggie. Gallon size baggies, or baggies that are not ziplock, such as fold-over sandwich baggies are not allowed. Each traveler can use only one quart-size ziplock clear plastic baggie. [/li]
[li]When you go through the pre-flight security checkpoint you will be required to remove your “liquids, gels and aerosols” ziplock baggie from your carry-on bag and place it separately in a plastic box for X-ray screening.[/li]
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A few other notes that may be helpful:
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[li]Restricted “liquids, gels and aerosols” includes contact lens solution, eye drops, over-the-counter and prescription liquid medication, shampoo and conditioner, perfume, hair spray, hand lotion, liquid makeup, and lip gloss. You MAY bring these items in your carry-on, but ONLY IF they are inside containers of three ounces or less, and ONLY IF those containers are inside your single quart-sized ziplock baggie.[/li]
[li]Restricted “liquids, gels and aerosols” does NOT include your non-liquid (tablet, chewable, pill or inhaler) prescription or over-the-counter medications. You may carry them aboard. The simplest way to do this is to place them in containers of three ounces or less, and place them in your single quart-sized ziplock baggie.[/li]
[li]But if you do choose to carry liquid medications in containers larger than three ounces, you MUST show them for further inspection to one of the TSA Security Officers at the security checkpoint.[/li]
[li]From experience, we recommend not bringing any cleaning agents (including sanitary hand wipes or Woolite) in your carry-on luggage. Lorrayne unfortunately had security confiscate a Tide-on-a-Stick because it was on the forbidden list of items! [/li]
[li]Once you pass through security and are on the concourse or at your gate, you may purchase any sized liquids, gels, or aerosols from the airport stores and carry these items on the plane with you! [/li]
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For more information on this and other questions you may have about United States domestic air travel, you can go to the TSA’s website:
http://www.tsa.gov/311/311-carry-ons.shtm
Let us know if you have questions!
For those of you who haven’t been air travelers within the U.S. within the past year, we wanted to share with you the important new air travel restrictions regarding having liquids, gels or aerosols in your handbag, backpack or other carry-on luggage. Please pay careful attention to this. We recommend that you print and save this post, and refer to it when you are packing for the Road Trip.
The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has restricted the amount of liquids, gels, and aerosols that a passenger can take in a handbag, backpack or other carry-on luggage when going through the airport security checkpoints. [font color='#FF0000']When in doubt about whether an item is allowed, please place your liquids, gels and aerosols in your checked luggage![/font]
With certain exceptions (see the TSA website, link shown below), the following rules apply to all liquids, gels, and aerosols you want to carry through an airport pre-flight security checkpoint.
[ol]
[li]All carry-on liquids, gels, and aerosols must be in three-ounce or smaller containers. Larger containers that are half-full (including water bottles) or toothpaste tubes rolled up are not allowed. [/li]
[li]All liquids, gels and aerosols must be placed in a single, quart-size, ziplock clear plastic baggie. Gallon size baggies, or baggies that are not ziplock, such as fold-over sandwich baggies are not allowed. Each traveler can use only one quart-size ziplock clear plastic baggie. [/li]
[li]When you go through the pre-flight security checkpoint you will be required to remove your “liquids, gels and aerosols” ziplock baggie from your carry-on bag and place it separately in a plastic box for X-ray screening.[/li]
[/ol]
A few other notes that may be helpful:
[ul]
[li]Restricted “liquids, gels and aerosols” includes contact lens solution, eye drops, over-the-counter and prescription liquid medication, shampoo and conditioner, perfume, hair spray, hand lotion, liquid makeup, and lip gloss. You MAY bring these items in your carry-on, but ONLY IF they are inside containers of three ounces or less, and ONLY IF those containers are inside your single quart-sized ziplock baggie.[/li]
[li]Restricted “liquids, gels and aerosols” does NOT include your non-liquid (tablet, chewable, pill or inhaler) prescription or over-the-counter medications. You may carry them aboard. The simplest way to do this is to place them in containers of three ounces or less, and place them in your single quart-sized ziplock baggie.[/li]
[li]But if you do choose to carry liquid medications in containers larger than three ounces, you MUST show them for further inspection to one of the TSA Security Officers at the security checkpoint.[/li]
[li]From experience, we recommend not bringing any cleaning agents (including sanitary hand wipes or Woolite) in your carry-on luggage. Lorrayne unfortunately had security confiscate a Tide-on-a-Stick because it was on the forbidden list of items! [/li]
[li]Once you pass through security and are on the concourse or at your gate, you may purchase any sized liquids, gels, or aerosols from the airport stores and carry these items on the plane with you! [/li]
[/ul]
For more information on this and other questions you may have about United States domestic air travel, you can go to the TSA’s website:
http://www.tsa.gov/311/311-carry-ons.shtm
Let us know if you have questions!
