How To Breeze Through The Security Checkpoint
At Airports
by: Jaime Madison
Air travel is such a common method of transportation today, we sometimes
forget the practical tips to help us enjoy a flight. The following tips
will help you reduce your wait time at the security checkpoint.
What to do before you arrive at the airport.
1. Do not pack or bring prohibited Items to the airport. Prohibited
items are weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and include items that
are seemingly harmless but may be used as weapons - the so-called "dual
use" items. You may not bring these items to security checkpoints
without authorization.
2. Place valuables such as jewelry, cash and laptop computers in carry-on
baggage only. Tape your business card to the bottom of your laptop.
3. Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal.
Metal items may set off the alarm on the metal detector.
4. Avoid wearing shoes that contain metal or have thick soles or heels.
Many types of footwear will require additional screening even if the
metal detector does not alarm.
5. Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on
baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped
film.
6. Declare firearms & ammunition to your airline and place them
in your checked baggage.
7. If you wish to lock your baggage, use a TSA-recognized lock.
8. Do not bring lighters or prohibited matches to the airport.
9. Do not pack wrapped gifts and do not bring wrapped gifts to the
checkpoint. Wrap on arrival or ship your gifts prior to your departure.
TSA may have to unwrap packages for security reasons.
At the Airport
Keep in mind that every adult traveler 18 years and older will need
to keep available his/her airline boarding pass and government-issued
photo ID until exiting the security checkpoint. Because of the differences
in airport configurations at many airports, you may be required to display
these documents more than once.
Place the following items IN your carry-on baggage or in a plastic
bag prior to entering the screening checkpoint:
* Mobile phones
* Keys
* Loose change
* Money clips
* PDA's (personal data assistants)
* Large amounts of jewelry
* Metal hair decorations
* Large belt buckles
Take your laptop and video cameras with cassettes OUT of their cases
and place them in a bin which will be provided at the checkpoint.
Take OFF all outer coats, suit coats, jackets and blazers.
By following the suggested tips, you will breeze through the security
checkpoint, which will help you to enjoy your flight.
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a low-cost airline based in JFK. She enjoys consulting in the travel
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