New Airline Security Rules

[sbk]

Thanks to CNN for this list

Australia

# Qantas said it will comply with baggage restrictions on flights to the United Kingdom and the United States.

# Sydney: Secondary screening, no liquids or gels and shoes are screened on all U.S.-bound flights.

# Melbourne: Prohibition of carry-on luggage applies to flights departing the U.K. and is not in effect for flights departing Australia. Passengers departing Melbourne for the U.S. are allowed to carry-on luggage but no liquids or gels are permitted to be taken onboard. Footwear of all international outbound passengers will be screened.

# Brisbane: Additional screening of passengers and luggage and ban on carrying bottles, gels, shampoos, drinks and other liquids aboard U.S.-bound flights. Footwear will also undergo a secondary security screening process. Only passports, travel documents, pocket-sized wallets and prescription medicines will be permitted, with special arrangements in place for the elderly and infirm and for parents traveling with infants and small children.

China

# Passengers flying to the U.S. will not be allowed to carry fluids (including drinks, shampoo, sunscreen, cosmetic liquid lotion, toothpaste, gel, etc.).

# Such items can be in checked-in baggage.

# Items allowed to be carried onto plane are dairy products, breast milk, fruit juice, drugs prescribed to passengers and necessary non-prescription drugs like insulin.

Great Britain

# All cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing British airports.

The only items that may be taken through airport security search points and into the cabin, in a single -- ideally transparent -- plastic bag are:

# Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses plus contents -- for example money, credit cards, identity cards, etc. Handbags are not allowed.

# Travel documents essential for the journey (passports and travel tickets).

# Prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight, like diabetic kits, except in liquid form unless verified as authentic.

# Spectacles and sunglasses, without cases

# Contact lens holders, without bottles of solution

# For those traveling with an infant: baby food; milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger); and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight (napkins, wipes, creams and disposal bags).

# Female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed (tampons, pads, towels and wipes).

# Tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs.

# Keys (but not electronic key fobs).

Hong Kong

# U.S.-bound passengers are not allowed to carry liquid or gels in carry-on bags, except for baby food, prescription medicines and other essential medical supplies.

# Prohibited items should be packed in checked-in luggage.

# U.K.-bound passengers are not allowed to carry bags onto planes and U.K. airport security restrictions apply.

India

# Airport security has already been beefed up in the past few weeks ahead of Independence Day.

# U.S.- and U.K.-bound flights are following restrictions on carry-on luggage set by U.S. and U.K. authorities.

Indonesia

# Increased police patrols and security checks in all airports around the country

# Carry-on bags are being checked.

Japan

# Based on U.S. government requests, all passengers on U.S.-bound flights from Japan have to go through X-ray security gate without shoes.

# Liquid and gel are banned for carry-on bags but can be carried in suitcases.

# Narita Airport is specific about things not to bring on flights, including drinks, shampoo, skin cream, toothpaste, hair gels.

# Baby milk and medicine are allowed.

# Passengers for flights bound for the United Kingdon are going through ordinary security checks, as well as those on flights bound for Asia, Europe and other destinations.

New Zealand

# New restrictions apply to U.S.- and U.K.-bound flights -- passengers cannot carry liquids and gels onto aircraft, including beverages (including duty-free purchases), shampoos, suntan lotions, creams, toothpastes, hair gels and other items of a similar consistency.

# Excluded from the measures are baby formula or juice if a baby or small child is traveling, prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger's ticket and insulin and other non-prescription medicines.

# All passenger footwear will also be screened.

Philippines

# Liquids and gels are prohibited on all U.S.-bound flights.

# Medicines and infant formula are allowed after inspection by a medical team.

# All passengers at the Manila airport are frisked at the final security check before boarding.

Singapore

# Police and security agencies are in communication with their foreign counterparts.

# All check-in and carry-on luggage are X-rayed.

# Screening passengers with walk-through metal detectors and hand-held metal detectors.

# Body searches are carried out where necessary.

# Increased security patrols in and around the airport.

South Korea

# In Seoul and Busan airports, at the request of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, all shoes to be X-rayed before passengers pass through metal detectors.

# Liquid, hair gel, drinks, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, perfume are banned from carry-on bags. This measure does not apply to United Kingdom passengers.

Thailand

# U.S.- and U.K.-bound flights are following restrictions on carry-on luggage set by U.S. and U.K. authorities.

United States

# Travelers boarding commercial flights at a U.S. airport will not be allowed to carry "any liquids, including beverages, hair gels, and lotions" onto airliners.

# Passengers on flights from Great Britain are prohibited from carrying electronics on board. There are no such restrictions on people traveling on domestic flights or from the U.S. to Great Britain.

# Beverages purchased beyond security checkpoints must be consumed before boarding -- they will not be permitted aboard the aircraft.

# TSA screeners will recheck every bag at boarding gates for banned items, preventing passengers from carrying items purchased in boarding areas.

# Gate-side inspections are taking place for all passengers on flights to Great Britain. On other flights, the TSA is conducting random gate-side inspections.

# Federal security directors -- the top TSA officials at airports -- have discretion on how to implement the new policy. They can also use any resource available to conduct the inspections, meaning they can use their own screeners, state and local law enforcement personnel or airline personnel.:

[kc_phil]

14 hour flight without handlotion, chapstick or visine...

As if getting stuck in coach wasn't bad enough already.

Utter BullSh T

[udon]

I'd like to hear from anyone flying Aus to BKK.

QF1 goes to LDN via BKK, so I guess the strict rules apply on those flts.

How about flts terminating in BKK?

Will luggage allowances (in the hold) be upped by 7kg to 30kgs for econ pax?

[sbk]

I read that they were allowing people a larger luggage allowance because of the no carry on policy but I don't know how long that will last.

Also, how do they expect people to check laptops?

[ovenman]

Also, how do they expect people to check laptops?

The airlines will have to work something else out for laptops and some electronic devices (although I don't know what that would be offhand). There is no way the airline's bread-and-butter business travelers will put up with such a restriction.

[sbk]

Latest rules from the US from the Seattle Times:

The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday small doses of liquid medication, low-blood-sugar treatments, solid lipsticks, powdered cosmetics and baby food will now be permitted in carry-on bags taken aboard planes, a change from rules put into place last week after news of a terrorist plot involving flights between the United States and United Kingdom.

Gels and liquids, including bottled water, toothpaste and bug sprays, are still banned in carry-on luggage but allowed in checked bags.

The TSA also said that it will now require all passengers to remove their shoes at security check points. Previously, removing shoes had been encouraged but optional at most airports.

Exceptions to the no-liquid rules for carry-ons include baby formula and breast milk, any prescription medicine that matches the ticketed passenger's name, up to 8 ounces of insulin and up to four ounces of non-prescription liquid medications.

Laptop computers, electronic devices and cell phones are still allowed to be taken in carry-on luggage aboard domestic flights and flights leaving the United States.

British authorities, however, continued their ban on any carry-on luggage for flights leaving from airports in the United Kingdom. All items, including laptops, purses, even books and magazines, have to be checked, a situation that's created chaos at Heathrow Airport where one-third of flights were cancelled due to the extra security measures.

More information and a complete list of what's allowed and prohibited in carry-on and checked baggage is on the agency's Web site at www.tsa.gov.

Thank god, I can take my lip balm. Can't stand dry lips

[phibunmike]

I read that they were allowing people a larger luggage allowance because of the no carry on policy but I don't know how long that will last.

Also, how do they expect people to check laptops?

Thanks for that list I already posted this in another thread on the same topic, so apologies if that is naughty, but it seems more appropriate here:

I phoned Air Asia today to enquire about hand baggage rules for a flight tomorrow, especially as I would be carrying a laptop: he had no idea what I was talking about, that there might be any change from normal rules, or why I was phoning....