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air travel: long lines at checkpoints, confusion over
security restrictions, lost luggage. But some airports
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with officials at the Transportation Security Administration
and industry leaders, The Post assesses what possible
changes lie ahead for the traveler.n carry-on bags, with a limit of two per passenger.
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Banned and permitted carry-on items
(Associated
Press)
Carry-on items banned and permitted in U.S. airliners
under security rules effective 11/14/06:
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Liquid and gel toiletries in 3-ounce containers
or smaller are allowed if they are
in a clear plastic, quart-size or smaller ziplock bag.
Larger containers that are half-full or rolled-up toothpaste
tubes are not allowed. One ziplock bag per passenger.
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Any amount of eye drops, saline solution, prescription
and nonprescription medicine and personal lubricants
are allowed.
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Larger bottles of liquids and gels from outside -- including
shampoo, suntan lotion, creams and toothpaste -- are
allowed only in checked baggage.
Traveling
to the Carribean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico or Canada?
Don't forget your passport
(U.S. Dept. of State)
In
January 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling
by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central
and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be
required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card,
or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document.
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