As of now, these are what you can take in the air cabin and what you can't....Baggage advice for UK passengers
The suspected plot was to blow up planes mid-flight
news.bbc.co.uk
Hand luggage advice
Strict security measures have been brought in for air passengers flying from the UK after a suspected plot to blow up planes was prevented.
The arrangements, announced by the Department for Transport, apply to all passengers starting their journey at a UK airport, and to those transferring between flights at a British airport.
All cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing UK airports.
Passengers may take through the airport security search area, in a single, transparent plastic carrier bag, only the following items. Nothing may be carried in pockets:
Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses plus contents (for example money, credit cards, identity cards, etc - not handbags)
Travel documents essential for the journey (for example passports and tickets)
Prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (eg, diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic. Passengers are advised to bring medicines in containers where the seal has not been broken
Spectacles and sunglasses, without cases
Contact lens holders, without bottles of solution
For those travelling 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 (nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags)
Female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed (eg tampons, pads, towels and wipes)
Tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs
Keys (but no electrical key fobs). All passengers must be hand searched, and their footwear and all the items they are carrying must be X-ray screened.
Pushchairs and walking aids must be X-ray screened, and only airport-provided wheelchairs may pass through the screening point.
Any purchases made in departure lounges will be permitted onboard aircraft, with the exception of those flying to the US.
Those travelling to the US will be able to purchase goods for consumption in the airport but no additional items, other than those on the list, can be carried onto the aircraft.
In addition to the above, all passengers boarding flights to the US and all the items they are carrying must be subjected to secondary search at the boarding gate.
Extra time
Any liquids discovered will be removed from the passenger.
There are no changes to current hold baggage security measures.
Passengers are being asked to allow themselves plenty of extra time and to ensure that other than the few permitted items listed above, all their belongings are placed in their hold baggage and checked in.
If passengers have any questions on their travel arrangements or security in place at airports they should contact their airline or carrier.
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Carry-on rules relaxed for U.S. flights, most liquids still banned
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Carol Pucci
Seattle Times travel writer
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.
TSA officials said that travelers will continue to see an increase in visibility and use of canine detection teams, and they will still conduct random gate inspections and bag searches.
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.
The TSA said it couldn't provide a comprehensive list of every liquid that inspectors might reject, but provided this list:
Make Up and Personal Items
— All creams and lotions (i.e. ointments, suntan lotion, topical creams)
— Bug sprays
— Bubble bath Bubble bath balls (that contain gel)
— Eye drops and gels Gel deodorants (solid stick is permitted)
— Gel caps
— Hair styling gels
— Hair sprays, including aerosols
— Hair straightener or detangler
— Lip gels and liquid glosses (solid lip glosses, lipstick and blushes are permitted)
— Liquid foundations
— Liquid medications (up to 4 ounces of non-essential)
— Liquid sanitizers Liquid soaps (bar soap is permitted)
—Make up removers and facial cleansers
— Mascara
— Mouthwash
Nail polish
— Nail polish removers
— Perfumes and colognes
— Saline solutions
— Toothpaste
Foods and Drinks
—All beverages (excluding formula and breast milk) — Gel based sports supplements
— Jellos
— Puddings
— Yogurts
Other Items
—Baby teethers (that contain gel or liquid)
Children's toys that contain gel
— Gel candles Gel shoe inserts
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