TSA 7-02
April
30, 2002
Contact: Rebecca Trexler or
Paul Turk
Phone:
202-366-1109 or 202-366-5580
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) today issued some reminders to help travelers pass
through security checkpoints at airports and an updated list of items that
passengers may not bring into the aircraft cabin. The TSA will be reviewing
the list periodically, and any changes to the list will be announced and
posted on the TSA website at www.tsa.dot.gov.
Allow
extra time: Heightened
security measures require more time to properly screen travelers. Travelers
should contact their airline to find out how early they should arrive.
Check-in:
A government-issued ID (federal, state, or local)
will be requested. Each traveler must be prepared to show ID at the ticket
counter and subsequent points, such as at the boarding gate, along with an
airline-issued boarding pass.
Curbside check-in is available on an
airline-by-airline basis. Travelers should contact their airline to see if
it is available at their airport.
E-ticket travelers should check with their
airline to make sure they have proper documentation. Written confirmation,
such as a letter from the airline acknowledging the reservation, may be
required to pass through a security checkpoint
Screener
checkpoints:
Only ticketed passengers are allowed beyond the
security checkpoints. (Arrangements can be made with the airlines for
non-travelers accompanying children, and travelers needing special
assistance to get to the gate.)
Each traveler will be limited to one carry-on bag
and one personal bag (such as purse or briefcase). Travelers and their
bags may be subject to additional screening at the gate.
All electronic items (such as laptops and cell
phones) are subject to additional screening. Be prepared to remove your
laptop from its travel case so that each can be X-rayed separately.
Limit metal objects worn on your person or
clothing.
Remove metal objects (such as keys, cell phones,
change, etc.) prior to passing through the metal detectors to facilitate
the screening process. (Putting metal objects in your carry-on bag will
expedite the process of going through the metal detector.)
At
all times:
Control all bags and personal items.
Do not accept any items to carry onboard a flight
from anyone unknown to you.
Report any unattended items in the airport or on
an aircraft to the nearest airport, airline or security personnel.
Items
permitted in aircraft cabins:
Pets (if permitted by airline, check with airline
for procedures)
Walking canes and umbrellas (once inspected to
ensure prohibited items are not concealed)
Nail clippers with nail files attached
Nail files
Tweezers
Safety razors (including disposable razors)
Syringes (with medication and professionally
printed label identifying medication or manufacturer’s name)
Insulin delivery systems
Eyelash
curlers
Items
prohibited from aircraft cabins:
The
following items will not be allowed through the security checkpoint. Please
note that this list is not all-inclusive. In addition to items specifically
listed here, other items that may be deemed to present a potential threat may
also be prohibited.
Ammunition
Automatic weapons
Axes
Baseball bats
BB
guns
Billy clubs
Blackjacks
Blasting caps
Bows and arrows
Box cutters
Brass knuckles
Bull whips
Cattle prods
Compressed air guns
Corkscrews
Cricket bats
Crow bars
Disabling chemicals or gases
Dog repellent spray
Dynamite
Fire
extinguishers
Flare pistols
Golf clubs
Gun lighters
Gunpowder
Hammers
Hand grenades
Hatchets
Hockey sticks
Hunting knives
Ice axe/Ice pick
Knives (any length)
Kubatons
Large,
heavy tools (such as wrenches, pliers, etc.)
Mace
Martial arts devices
Meat cleavers
Metal
scissors with pointed tips
Numchucks
Pellet guns
Pen knives
Pepper spray
Pistols
Plastic explosives
Pool cues
Portable power drills
Portable power saws
Razor
blades (not in a cartridge)
Religious knives
Replica weapons
Revolvers
Rifles
Road
flares
SCUBA knives
Sabers
Screwdrivers
Shot guns
Ski poles
Spear guns
Starter pistols
Straight razors
Stun guns/shocking devices
Swords
Tear gas
Throwing stars
Toy
transformer robots (this toy forms a toy gun)
Toy weapons
Passengers should be aware that there are
no provisions for returning banned items to them when they are left at the
security checkpoint. In addition, those who attempt to bring banned items
through the checkpoints are subject to civil penalties of up to $1,100 per
violation in addition to criminal penalties.
While the above items are strictly prohibited from
being carried into the aircraft cabin, many may be transported in checked
baggage with these important exceptions:
Firearms
and starter pistols may be transported in checked baggage so long as they
are unloaded and declared to the airline.
Small
arms ammunition for personal use may be carried in checked baggage but only
if securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes, or other packaging
specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
One
self-defense spray (pepper spray or mace) not exceeding 4 fl. oz. may be
carried in a checked bag if it has a positive means to prevent accidental
discharge.
Blasting
caps, compressed air guns, fire extinguishers, flare pistols, and gun
lighters are regulated as hazardous materials and may only be transported as
cargo on passenger planes under strict limitations in quantity and
packaging.
Other
items listed above are entirely forbidden in air transportation. These
include disabling chemicals or gases, dynamite, gunpowder, hand grenades,
plastic explosives, road flares, and tear gas.
Passengers
should also note that there are many items not referred to here that are
restricted or forbidden as hazardous materials.
For more information go to http://www.tsa.dot.gov
or call your airline as individual airlines may place additional restrictions on
any item. You may also call the Hazardous Materials Information Center
1-800-467-4922. Violations of the hazardous materials regulations may result in
fines of up to $27,500 per violation, as well as criminal fines and/or jail.
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