The TSA issues a new alert on what you cannot bring to security
Don't let yourself slow down to the airport this summer.
Whether you bags for a week -long vacation in Europe or weekend Seeing the parents-in-law, deciding what to take and what to leave behind can be a stressful scenario. But if you travel by plane, there are additional considerations to be made during packaging, due to the many items prohibited in your hand baggage by the transporty administration (ASD) transportation. Now the agency issues an urgent summer alert to make sure you are ready for your next getaway. Read the continuation for the latest TSA warning on what you cannot bring by the safety of the airport.
Read this then: TSA brings another major change to airport safety .
There should be a record number of air travelers this summer.
If you start somewhere this summer, prepare for crowds. In April, David Pekoske , who is currently head of the TSA, told Bloomberg that the agency expected to have a Record summer season For plane trips, passenger levels of the American airlines projected to be "comfortably higher" to pre-countryic numbers.
"I expect that we can see a very, very strong demand throughout the summer, and that's what we are preparing," said Pekoske.
And so far, this prediction seems to be true. According to CheckPoint travel numbers, the TSA 2,884,783 travelers Through the country on June 30 - which said that the agency declared the "highest volume of control point of all time" in the history of the IDF.
In comparison, the TSA reached a peak of 2.79 million passengers in a single day in July 4 Vacation trip week in 2019.
The TSA highlights the importance of being prepared.
The busy travel season will be sure to cause many frustrations. But in a Press release published On July 6, the ASD said that there was something that can help make smoother trips this summer: preparation.
"Planning in advance and packing properly can facilitate the TSA security screening process and facilitate the travel experience of a passenger at the airport". John Essig , Federal TSA Security Director at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), said in a statement.
In its latest alert, the TSA is pushing a campaign "Know Before You Go" this year. The agency stresses that travelers should know what is in their luggage before arriving at the airport and ensuring that everything that is authorized to be there.
"It is important to know what can be packed in hand and / or verified baggage luggage before arriving at the airport," said Essig.
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There is a forbidden element to slow down many people lately.
If you are not trying to cope with hold-ups at the airport this summer, make sure you think about your luggage. As the TSA noted in its new alert, "the most common thing that slows down a traveler at a TSA checkpoint is to have an article prohibited in hand luggage".
Lately, there is a particular prohibited element that appears in people's tiles.
"We see a lot of travelers arriving at our control points with ... a variety of knives," said Essig. "If you need to travel with a knife, please pack it in your recorded bag."
In a new interview with CBS News, officials warned that it did not matter The knife is hidden - It is still not allowed. TSA agent Devaughn Edwards said to the point of sale that recently they found knives disguised in other articles. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"It looks like a credit card for many other people, but when we check the wallets, we find a lot," said Edwards. "When we check the bracelets, we remove them and there is a knife between them."
Of course, this is not the only thing you cannot bring to security.
The knives are only one of the many prohibited articles. TSA has a whole section On its website dedicated to helping travelers discover what can and cannot be excited in their hand luggage.
"It is important to remember that liquids, gels, aerosols and sandwiches are limited to 3.4 ounces in a clear bag in hand luggage," said Essig in the new alert. "Finish this bottle of water, an energy drink or a cup of coffee before arriving at the checkpoint. Pack the largest shampoo, toothpaste, sunscreen and hair gel in a checkered bag."
In order to avoid any problem, the TSA recommends that travelers always start with an empty bag when they prepare to make packaging for a trip. In this way, "the passenger knows for sure what they had inside and they know that there is nothing to ban in a side pocket, a zipped pocket or just at the bottom of a bag . "
Of course, there are certain things that passengers may not be able to prepare.
"It is also important to remember that even if an element is generally authorized, it can be subject to additional screening or not by the control point if it triggers an alarm during the screening process, seems to have been falsified or poses Other security problems, ”said TSA.
