Airport Security Considerations

By order of the Transportation Security Administration

The following electrical items must be removed from a passenger's carry-on luggage.

  • Laptop computers
  • Full-size video games. i.e. X-box, Playstations, Game Cubes
  • Full-size DVD players
  • Video cameras that use cassette tapes
  • CPAP breathing machines

All liquids, creams, gel, and aerosols must be 3.4oz or less. They have to placed in a clear 1 qt. Ziploc type baggie. The baggie must be sealed and removed from the carry-on luggage. Only one clear 1 qt. baggie per passenger.

All liquids, creams, gel, and aerosols are measured by the volume that the container can hold, not by the amount of contents.

Any medicinal items that are liquid, cream, gel and/or aerosols that exceed 3.4 oz., i.e. contact solutions, breast milk, cough syrup are permitted into the sterile area. These items must be declared to the officer at the security door.

Lighter are now allowed into the sterile area with the exception of torch-type lighters.

All other items on the prohibited items list remain the same

Important TSA travel tips

  • As you wait in line at the security checkpoint, place all metal items in a carry-on bag and take laptops and video cameras out of their cases.

  • To minimize the risk of damage or loss, don't pack fragile or valuable items in checked baggage. Take them with you in carry-on baggage, or ship them to your destination instead.

  • Put undeveloped film in carry-on baggage because equipment used to screen checked baggage will damage film. Also, high-speed and specialty film should not be put through X-ray machines, so passengers may ask screeners at the checkpoint to physically inspect film.

  • Get to the airport in plenty of time.

  • Remember to put identification tags in and on all baggage including laptops.

  • Everyone, even frequent fliers, should double check the contents of their pockets and bags, particularly carry-on luggage, to ensure no prohibited items were inadvertently packed.

  • Don't overpack bags. If screeners have to open them, closing overstuffed bags can be difficult and may result in that checked bag being delayed until a later flight.

For further information, please visit the TSA website:www.TSATravelTips.us.