<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">skofarrell posted:
When preparing for a flight, please remember the following:
- Airport security agencies have been advised to seize all knives or knife like objects during pre-boarding screening.
- Do not bring any wrapped packages.
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These used to be true at US airports. I speculated that the airlines or some agency may have lobbied to rid airports of these solely based on time consumption and cost data.