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Airport Travel Tips: Reducing Waiting Times |
by:
Marisol Boatwright |
Key Travel Tips
Following these tips will help you reduce your wait time atsecurity checkpoint.
Before you go toAirport
•Do not pack or bring Prohibited Items toairport.
•Place valuables such as jewelry, cash and laptop computers in carry-on baggage only.
•Tape your business card tobottom of your laptop.
•Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal. Metal items may set offalarm onmetal detector.
•Avoid wearing shoes that contain metal or have thick soles or heels. Many types of footwear will require additional screening even ifmetal detector does not alarm.
•Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.
•Declare firearms & ammunition to your airline and place them in your checked baggage.
•If you wish to lock your baggage, useTSA-recognized lock.
•Do not bring lighters or prohibited matches toairport.
•Do not pack wrapped gifts and do not bring wrapped gifts tocheckpoint. Wrap on arrival or ship your gifts prior to your departure. TSA may have to unwrap packages for security reasons.
While atAirport
Each adult traveler needs to keep available his/her airline boarding pass and government-issued photo ID until exitingsecurity checkpoint. Due to different airport configurations, at many airports you will be required to display these documents more than once.
•Placefollowing items IN your carry-on baggage or inplastic bag prior to enteringscreening checkpoint:
oMobile phones
oKeys
oLoose change
oMoney clips
oPDA's (personal data assistants)
oLarge amounts of jewelry
oMetal hair decorations
oLarge belt buckles
•Take your laptop and video cameras with cassettes OUT of their cases and place them inbin provided atcheckpoint.
•Take OFF all outer coats, suit coats, jackets and blazers.
AboutAuthor
Marisol Boatwright isIndependent Travel Agent with Global Travel International. She has years of experience intravel agency business and wants to help people with their travel needs. Whether it be for hotel or air reservations, auto rentals, cruises, or vacation packages, Marisol will be able to help.
http://boatrighttravels.globaltravel.com
mailto:boatwrim@bellsouth.net |
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