[Buddha-l] FW: H-ASIA: TRAVEL ALERT --new electronics carry-ons policy of TSA

[jkirk]

X-posted--FYI anyone planning to fly abroad. Joanna
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H-ASIA
August 4, 2007

The following is a copyrighted extract from the Seattle Times, Aug 3, 2007

"Starting Saturday, travelers will be required to remove large electronic
items from carry-on bags and present them for inspection at airport security
checkpoints.

"The focus is on large electronic equipment," not portable DVD players, cell
phones or MP3 players, said Jennifer Peppin, the Transportation Security
Administration's spokeswoman in Seattle.

Affected are consoles for Xbox and PlayStation video games, large video
cameras and large living-room style DVD players, she said. "Obviously these
types of devices can resemble components that could be used in explosives.

Previously, only laptops had to be removed from carry-ons, and placed into
bins at the checkpoints, along with shoes, jackets and any liquids and gels.

All electronic items can still be taken aboard the aircraft in carry-on
luggage. Any items that travelers are asked to remove for inspection can be
repacked inside security. The requirement does not affect items carried in
checked luggage.

Signs announcing the changes are being posted at checkpoints throughout
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, said spokesman Perry Cooper.

In other changes effective Saturday, travelers will be allowed to carry-on
disposable butane lighters, such as Bics, and refillable lighters, like
Zippos, onto planes, but touch-style lighters will still be banned.

Mothers -or anyone -wanting to bring more than 3 ounces of breast milk onto
an airplane can now do so. The liquid will still have to be declared to
screeners."

So, you still can't take on a bottle of water, but your Bic lighter is now
admissable--another interesting turn in the Tao of the TSA.


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