What's Permissible In Carry-On and Checked Luggage?
#61
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Adult son who is Premier flew over the holiday week-end LAX-ORD-BWI & IAD-LAX. LAX security saw his tube of toothpaste and bottle of water and let him pass through. ORD was the same, security saw the items and let him pass through. IAD security took both the water and toothpaste.
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Originally Posted by sandrar
Adult son who is Premier flew over the holiday week-end LAX-ORD-BWI & IAD-LAX. LAX security saw his tube of toothpaste and bottle of water and let him pass through. ORD was the same, security saw the items and let him pass through. IAD security took both the water and toothpaste.
#63
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Having flown around this weekend, "my" TSA agents didn't seem too interested in small liquids. I didn't see them confiscate anything from anyone, nor did anyone ask questions about my own saline, deodorant, etc.
Of course, the problem is that, like everything else associated with the TSA, the rules will change from station to station (and from a security standpoint, maybe that's not such a bad thing?). That said, I would now be more inclined to pack small, inexpensive toiletries and take my chances.
Of course, the problem is that, like everything else associated with the TSA, the rules will change from station to station (and from a security standpoint, maybe that's not such a bad thing?). That said, I would now be more inclined to pack small, inexpensive toiletries and take my chances.
#64
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Question on Nasal Sprays and Items Freezing?
Unfortunately, there is no extensive list of prohibited items, so I have questions on allowable items, as all of us do. Like non-prescription Afrin Nasal Spray. Mind you, this isn't just saline solution. It is a necessary product for my flight travel. I just read somewhere that chap stick (the stick kind, not gel) is permitted.
Does anyone know how such items like shampoo, aftershave/perfumes, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye medication, body lotion, and Prescription Advair, handle being checked in under the plane? Have there been problems with these liquids freezing and bursting in their containers??
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
Does anyone know how such items like shampoo, aftershave/perfumes, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye medication, body lotion, and Prescription Advair, handle being checked in under the plane? Have there been problems with these liquids freezing and bursting in their containers??
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
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Originally Posted by capncrunch_11
Unfortunately, there is no extensive list of prohibited items, so I have questions on allowable items, as all of us do. Like non-prescription Afrin Nasal Spray. Mind you, this isn't just saline solution. It is a necessary product for my flight travel. I just read somewhere that chap stick (the stick kind, not gel) is permitted.
Does anyone know how such items like shampoo, aftershave/perfumes, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye medication, body lotion, and Prescription Advair, handle being checked in under the plane? Have there been problems with these liquids freezing and bursting in their containers??
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
Does anyone know how such items like shampoo, aftershave/perfumes, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye medication, body lotion, and Prescription Advair, handle being checked in under the plane? Have there been problems with these liquids freezing and bursting in their containers??
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
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Originally Posted by capncrunch_11
Does anyone know how such items like shampoo, aftershave/perfumes, inhalers, nasal sprays, eye medication, body lotion, and Prescription Advair, handle being checked in under the plane? Have there been problems with these liquids freezing and bursting in their containers??
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
Thanks in advance for any information that all of my fellow travelers have!!
Jason
I regularly include several liquids, shampoos, etc. in my checked luggage. I've never been aware of an item freezing and thus bursting in its container, even on flights across an ocean. The problems I've noticed are more related to changes in air pressure, which I understand are less controlled in cargo holds than in passenger cabins. Years ago, after arriving at a destination to find a container of sunlotion had spilled probably from air pressure changes, I learned to squeeze as much of the air out of each container as I could and to put all of my liquids, creams, etc. packed in my checked luggage into Ziplock or similar bags. After several trips a few years ago which some powder was apparently opened and tested by TSA and then not completely closed so that it spilled on surrounding items, I started putting it in Ziplocks also and have had no further problems.
Sidenote: One mystery I never spent much time trying to solve but is probably related to pressure or temperature changes involved Phisoderm cleansing lotion (the white, opaque one which has been around for decades). When I packed it, its consistency was fairly thick, close to Karo syrup. When I unpacked it after a transatlantic flight, it was much thinner, like half and half.
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#67
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Quick question that just occurred to me... do the shampoo/shaving cream prohibitions in the main cabin apply to flights that don't involve the US or UK? Specifically, I have an inter-Germany flight on LH this evening (MUC-TXL), and I'm wondering if the same rules are enforced. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by sandrar
Adult son who is Premier flew over the holiday week-end LAX-ORD-BWI & IAD-LAX. LAX security saw his tube of toothpaste and bottle of water and let him pass through. ORD was the same, security saw the items and let him pass through. IAD security took both the water and toothpaste.
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Originally Posted by Traveller
They've looked at my solid stick deoderant 3 times and okayed it, but it does say "solid" on the package in big letters.... in MCI, LGA and MCO. btw, since I refuse to check my 20 inch rollerboard, it is getting opened everytime at the security checkpoints.
I flew ORD-MIA-ORD this past weekend, and security was absolutely no different for me than it was pre August 10th. I had my rollerboard and they didn't look at it, at all.
Looks like TSA continues to be inconsistent. <shrug>
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Originally Posted by Dhamal
Long as I can bring my laptop, psp and Ipod, I'm good to go
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Originally Posted by Dhamal
Long as I can bring my laptop, psp and Ipod, I'm good to go
#73
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There seem to be many loopholes in our system. Why not bring it all on {hear me bad guys?} and take your chances? If you keep it unobtrusive, you may get by. Please don't throw it in our faces if we look the other way. That's how we get busted, ergo you get busted.
#74
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Duty Free Perfumes
This may be a painfully obvious question, but I want (need?) to buy some perfumes - thought I'd get them at Duty Free in HKG. Anyone have any suggestions on how to go about this and not have them confiscated??