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Here's a list of things that you CAN and CANNOT bring onto the aircraft:
Prohibited items in airline cabins:
• All liquids, except medicine and baby formula verified as authentic.
• Food bought at airport.
• Handbags.
• All electrical and battery-powered items, including laptop computers, mobile phones and iPods.
• Electric key fobs.
• Wheelchairs, except those provided by airport.
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Items permitted in cabin, carried in clear plastic bag:
• Pocket-size wallets and purses containing money, ID and credit cards.
• Passports and tickets.
• Prescription medicine and medical items.
• Glasses and sunglasses, but not cases.
• Contact lens holders, but not lens solution.
• Baby formula and milk, but contents of each bottle must be tasted by passenger.
• Diapers, wipes, creams for infants.
• Tampons, sanitary napkins and tissues, but not boxes.
• Keys.
What?!
No handbag, no laptop, no ipod!!!!? And have you girls ever heard of a
pocket sized purse?! And everything has to be carried in a clear
plastic bag so other people can see your tampons, maxi pads, medication
that you're using?! Incovenience and embarassment and being made
vulnerable.Wow, this is terrorism at its best (worst).
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Remember the big shot President that I was scared of? I'll be meeting with him face to face next week. Excuse me while I go hurl now.
**No Liquids Or Gels Permited Beyond Security**
Then there's the airport alert that was issued early this morning where
we can't bring liquids onto airplanes except for formula and
medication. 3 of the essentials that I bring on the airplane are my own
bottle of water, toner (to spritz on my face to prevent dryness)
and toothpaste...now all banned from going on board. I don't mind not
having the latter two but I'll be going crazy without my water. I know
they give you water on the airplane but I like to have my own bottle.
And you know how when you can't have somethng and you want it even
more? That's exactly how I'll be without my water...I'll be dying of
thirst.Hmm..I wonder if they'll let me bring on lipgloss in a tube.
The authorities also suggest getting to the airports 2-3 hours earlier
for domestic flights and 3-4 hours for international flights. My flight
next week departs 6:50AM which means I might as well sleep at the
airport. | 
