Packing
Tips
• Do NOT pack or take prohibited items to the airport. Please visit http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/sop/index.shtm
to obtain a listing of prohibited items. If you bring a prohibited item to the
checkpoint you may be criminally and/or civilly prosecuted or, at the least,
asked to rid yourself of the item. A screener and/or law enforcement officer
will make this determination depending on what the item is and the circumstances.
Bringing a prohibited item to a security checkpoint, even accidentally, is illegal.
• Beginning August 4, 2007, TSA will no longer ban common lighters in carry-on luggage. TSA is also modifying the rules associated with carrying breast
milk in quantities greater than three ounces as long as it is declared for inspection at the security checkpoint.
• Avoid wearing shoes, clothing, jewelry, and accessories that contain
metal.
• Refrain from packing or carrying on wrapped presents. Wrapped packages
should be mailed ahead of time. Only carry unwrapped presents and wrap them
once you arrive at your destination. If the wrapped package sets off an alarm,
TSA will need to unwrap it to investigate the source of the alarm.
• Checked baggage will go through a security screening process which may
differ, depending on equipment, at each airport.
• Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage.
Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.
• Carry-on baggage is limited to one (1) carry-on bag plus one (1) personal
item. Personal items include laptops, purses, small backpacks, briefcases, or
camera cases. Remember, 1+1.
• Checked baggage is limited to two (2) per passenger.
• Do not over pack. Each checked bag may weigh 50 pounds if you are traveling
domestically and 70 pounds if traveling internationally (Hawaii is considered
domestic travel) without incurring additional fees.
• Place identification tags in and on all of your baggage. Don't forget
to label your laptop computer. Computers are one of the most forgotten items
at screening checkpoints.
