Travel Tip: Avoiding Security Delays
If you are traveling by air, you should be prepared for tight security inspections at the airport. Sometimes, these inspections will cause you some delay and could be quite inconvenient. In order to avoid such security delays, here are some helpful travel tips from the US Transportation Security Administration.
- Carry-On Bag – experts always recommend that travelers pack lightly. If you will not be checking in any luggage, you should be aware of the policies regarding fluids, aerosols and gels as well as medications and cosmetics. If you have any of these items, make sure you declare them before hand to avoid any delays. Better yet, put them in a clear, ziplock plastic bag and allow it to be screened separately from your carry-on.
- Checked Luggage – one of the things that could be really inconvenient is to remove your things from your luggage for inspection. For this reason, it is vital that you avoid over-packing to make it easier for you to repack your things. Again, you should refer to the list of things that are not allowed in your luggage. Aside from these, you should be well aware of airlines’ policies regarding checked luggage particularly the weight allotted for each person if you do not want to spend money on surcharges.
- Personal Items and Gifts – If you are bringing gifts, you should avoid wrapping them in case they needed to be inspected. As for your laptop, backpack, camera case or briefcase, make sure that they have identification tags and should not contain any prohibited items.
You should make sure that your carry-on and checked bags also have identification tags that will allow you to easily spot them in case they got mixed up with the other passengers’ bags. Your identification tags should contain your complete name, phone number and address. It will also be wise to put another set of identification tags inside the luggage.
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