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Complete Travel GuideAirport Travel Tips: Reducing Waiting Times
by:
Marisol Boatwright
Key Travel Tips
Following these tips will help you reduce your wait time at the safety checkpoint.
Before you go to the Aerodrome
•Do not pack or bring Prohibited Items to the airport.
•Place valuables such as jewelry, cash and laptop computer computers in carry-on baggage only.
•Tape your business card to the bottom of your laptop.
•Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal. Metal items may set off the alarm on the metal detector.
•Avoid wearing shoes that contain metal or have thick soles or heels. Galore types of footwear will require additional screening even as if the metal detector makes not alarm.
•Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening instrumentality will damage undeveloped film.
•Declare firearms & ammunition to your airline and place them in your checked baggage.
•If you will to lock your baggage, use a TSA-recognized lock.
•Do not bring lighters or prohibited matches to the airport.
•Do not pack wrapped gifts and do not bring wrapped gifts to the checkpoint. Wrap on arrival or ship your gifts prior to your departure. TSA may have to undo packages for safety reasons.
Piece at the Aerodrome
Each adult traveler inevitably to support accessible his/her airline boarding pass and government-issued photograph ID until exiting the safety checkpoint. Due to some aerodrome configurations, at galore airports you will be required to display these documents much than once.
•Place the following items IN your carry-on baggage or in a plastic bag prior to entering the screening 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 computer and video cameras with cassettes OUT of their cases and place them in a bin provided at the checkpoint.
•Take OFF all outer coats, suit coats, jackets and blazers.
Just about the Author
Marisol Boatwright is an Independent Travel Agent with Worldwide Travel International. She has years of experience in the travel agency business and wants to help folk with their travel needs. Whether it be for building or air reservations, car rentals, cruises, or vacation packages, Marisol will be able to help.
http://boatrighttravels.globaltravel.com
mailto:boatwrim@bellsouth.net
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