Liquids, gels, sprays and food banned from Thai airports and airplanes from yesterday

[ZAKY]

Do like the Russian guy! Go naked and get dressed after security check! 

[dave moir]

3 hours ago, missoura said:

The authorities may have overlooked a few things...

What a giant cheese wedge!

[Gimino]

Just think of it as Bin Laden's legacy.....

[justin case]

wait, did king power not get monopoly ... 45 freaking baht for a small bottle of water you pay 5 baht in any 7/11 or tesco

[Matt K]

Stupid stupid decision...

[canopus1969]

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I have never had a problem traveling with food, even in my carry on. I sometimes bring back 20 lbs of goat cheese, 10 lbs of chocolate, etc, in my carry one, to keep it cool. 

Agreed so have I but you will not be able to do that now

[bipper]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

And we all have to thank the Islamic terrorist for that, who made traveling a pain in the ass with all the security scrutinise time consuming and the billions that it costs the airlines which we the travelers ultimately pay for... 

Of course the root cause would never be how the West has treated the Middle East since colonialism. Nooooo God no, we could never take responsibility for that, shudder the thought.

[Saltire]

I blame the 'shoe bomber' in 2001.  

[Paulbuick1]

I can confirm this is correct as i came in to BKK via London yesterday with a bottle of duty free drambuie which was sealed in a security bag from Heathrow duty free. I had allready checked in my main bag for my ongoing internal flight so when I went through security they told me as from today no liquids etc even if they are in a sealed security bag so I had the option of throwing the bottle in the bin or re checking the bottle of duty free in via having it packed at the far end of departure hall for 60 baht then Checking the small box in on my internat flight at an extra 400 baht so it worked out to be quite an expensive bottle of duty free. To avoid this once you arrive in Bangkok put your duty frees in your main bag and have it bubble rapped and boxed at the post office which incidentally won't allow you to post the bottle onwards in Thailand. 

[pornprong]

16 minutes ago, Gimino said:

Just think of it as Bin Laden's legacy.....

Is Bin Laden himself not the CIA's legacy.....

[localexpat]

Be careful of spreading fake news

 

When I read this ( thaivisa ) breaking news I was quite shocked as I often bring in duty free alcohol into Bangkok airport (s)

 

This headline clearly states NO liquid will be allowed into the airport

 

This is clearly not the case from the initial report and as you read more deeply you see it only seems to add to what is not allowed to be carried on board.

 

So I suggest more prudent editing before posting what in this case is False news.

 

[Naamblar2014]

4 hours ago, missoura said:

The authorities may have overlooked a few things...

What's that he is carrying?  Is that an American sized slice of pizza? ????

[kiwikeith]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

And we all have to thank the Islamic terrorist for that, who made traveling a pain in the ass with all the security scrutinise time consuming and the billions that it costs the airlines which we the travelers ultimately pay for... 

However the upside, is-- the security companies and the arms companies, and the whole war machine are making money, creating jobs, nuisance and more terror.

[Orton Rd]

21 minutes ago, pornprong said:

 

 

 

The solution seems pretty simple, stop interfering and start treating the Palestinians with a bit of fairness and I think we'd soon see the end of most Islamic terrorism. 

Nobody has been treated fairer than the so called Palestinians. They were offered 80% of the land and the Jews 20%, by the Brits in the 30's-they turned it down. They were offered 50% of the land by the UN when the creation of Israel was carried out- they refused again. Instead 5 Arab armies attacked Israel but of course were beaten just as they were in 1967. Since then two more offers of a two state solution to the Palestinians and the return by Israel of Sinai and Gaza, yet only more attacks from the Palestinians. Their idea of fairness is the elimination of Israel, that is not going to happen, in all fairness.

[Tony45]

Is this hand luggage only???

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Wife just phoned to ask and yes, solid foods like my cheese & bread I carry and NOT allowed  ????

 

That's surprising, since it's kind of hard to make a bomb or other explosive device out of solid CHEESE!!! (I think!) -- But still should be allowed in your checked-in bags, since today's announcement appears to only pertain to carry-on luggage.

 

Who did the wife contact to pose that question???

 

PS - It's kind of funny. Every now and again, my wife flies upcountry to visit her family. And because I liked it when I've visited with her parents before, her Mom always cooks up a big batch of panang curry that my wife ends up carrying back for me on the airplane in her carry-on luggage using those plastic "Safe Lock" food boxes.

 

I'm not so sure about your cheese... But based on today's announcement, I'm pretty sure my mother in law's panang curry is going to be a No-No for the future in my wife's carry-on bags!!!  

 

 

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, EL159 said:

Hells Bells! Krispy Kreme donut outlets inside airports will immediately be going out of business!

No big loss, I can't see how their donuts are any different to the other popular brands, except outrageous prices. 

[Tuvoc]

It was clarified in the thread that this is hand luggage only.

 

So checked-in baggage is still unrestricted ?? My next trip I need to take my wife lots of her favourite moisturisers etc and that will run into 15 bottles or so !  I hope that is not a problem - otherwise I'll have to post them a few at a time at great cost...  She is over there looking after her father for a few months.

[spidermike007]

Presumably this only applies to outgoing, and not incoming flights. Since specialties are so overpriced here, more than likely most of us would be bringing in special cheeses, chocolates, and other delicacies that only the Shinawatras and other billionaires here can afford.

 

So, maybe this is just a big nothing. 

[sead]

Guess the airport wants to make more money from the shops inside

[ZAKY]

After security King Power, i hope that from there, i will get all forbidden items like water, whisky, gel, perfume, cosmetics etc...

[sambum]

4 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

I have carried frozen food e.g. cheese, curries etc on domestic flights many times - now seems even that is stopped  ????

"All items must be under 100 milliliters or they cannot come into passenger areas or be carried on planes."

 

So I believe the option is still there to put it in your checked in luggage?

 

[KKr]

Is this IATA or Thailand only ??

clearly someone does not have a notion of proportionate measures.

Gone are the days of travelling light, i.e. hand luggage only.

Recently a pair of scissorlings (cutting blade 15 millimetres) in a small clothes mending kit was confiscated, strangely enough the needles were not.

Then a dangerous pocket knife with a blade shorter than the brush part of a toothbrush and, most dangerously, a 15 mm cork screw that might protrude about 5 millimetres when held between fingers, were tossed in the second hand bin..

So, now if I have a chapstick in my handbag to alleviate the dryness of my lips I need a med certificate? 
And some toothpaste, or higher powers forbid one of those razors with four extremely sharp 1 mm protruding blades will be tossed ?

What is next?
my pen ?
the detachable keyboard of a laptop ?
or a sharp tongue ?

Is this IATA or Thailand only ??

[xerostar]

My question is: why the magic 100 ml limit ?

Any Jihad chemist worth his salt could come up with a fairly nasty explosive or incendiary, combining 3 or more ingredients from 100 ml containers.

The correct thing to do would be to ban any quantity of a banned substance that could be carried on board an aircraft by a passenger.  When flying, I wonder if the checked baggage comes under such rigorous scrutiny as our hand luggage, or is it all just a show to make us passengers feel more safe ?  

[Time to grow]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

And we all have to thank the Islamic terrorist for that, who made traveling a pain in the ass with all the security scrutinise time consuming and the billions that it costs the airlines which we the travelers ultimately pay for... 

If you still believe Islamic terrorists living in caves masterminded the World Trade Center bombings your either really gullible or simply delusional.

[ginjag]

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 You're being a bit dense...

 

The OP article says BAN, but what it really says in the details is no individual item of the banned list can exceed 100 ml, and the total of such items cannot exceed 1 Kg. in a single bag.

 

That's essentially the rule that has applied to carry on luggage internationally for a long time.

 

 

So plan on leaving your big sizes of toothpaste, shampoo and shaving foam at home, and get used to carry the little mini sized travel portions when flying.

 

Thai will be selling perfumes etc when you arrive at DOUBLE the normal price

[Letseng]

5 hours ago, EL159 said:

Hells Bells! Krispy Kreme donut outlets inside airports will immediately be going out of business!

No objection to them going out of business.

[off road pat]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

And we all have to thank the Islamic terrorist for that, who made traveling a pain in the ass with all the security scrutinise time consuming and the billions that it costs the airlines which we the travelers ultimately pay for... 

Well if you have to thank somebody ? make it the USA !!! they are the ones that destabilized the Middle east by unnecessary and illegal wars based upon lies !!!

[sambum]

4 minutes ago, sead said:

Guess the airport wants to make more money from the shops inside

Correct! I remember a few years ago - before the "universal" smoking ban, I had to throw my (fortunately disposable) lighter into a large plastic container beside the X ray machine. Once I had cleared Security, in the Departure Lounge I bought another one - at about 3 times the price as the one I had thrown away!

[sambum]

9 minutes ago, xerostar said:

My question is: why the magic 100 ml limit ?

Any Jihad chemist worth his salt could come up with a fairly nasty explosive or incendiary, combining 3 or more ingredients from 100 ml containers.

The correct thing to do would be to ban any quantity of substance that could be carried on board an aircraft by a passenger.  When flying, I wonder if the checked baggage comes under such rigorous scrutiny as our hand luggage, or is it all just a show to make us passengers feel more safe ?  

"The correct thing to do would be to ban any quantity of substance that could be carried on board an aircraft by a passenger."

 

Am I reading that right? ????