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air transport restriction
May 1st, 2010
To make your journey pleasant you should plan carefully on the things that you want to carry. Objects and materials that can be commonplace and necessary, at home or at work are sometimes banned on the plane because of the danger to passengers and crew. It is therefore important to check with the airline the information needed to or as hand luggage, or even banned.
The following are the categories of prohibited articles for Transportation Security Administration be signed in the cabin:
Explosives and firearms. Matches, flares, fireworks other, rockets, gunpowder, ammunition or other explosives, detonators, explosives, firearms loaded.
Other weapons. Knives of any kind, throwing stars, swords, or other items used in martial arts competitions. Rules in other countries disagree on the carriage of knives and other weapons.
Gases and pressure vessels. Flammable aerosols like hair spray, paint spray or insect repellent, carbon dioxide cartridges, oxygen tanks (bottles or medical), pepper spray, tear gas, pepper spray, self-inflating rafts, and deeply refrigerated gases such as liquid nitrogen.
Flammable liquids and solids. Gasoline, propane, butane and other combustible, flammable tank lamps, matches, flammable paints, thinners, some solvents, some adhesives, cigarette lighters and lighter fluid. Personal care items such as perfume flammable and can be on board in limited quantities.
Oxidizers and organic peroxides. Bleach chemicals, nitric acid, fertilizers, pool or spa, and fiberglass repair.
Poison. herbicides, pesticides, rodent poisons, arsenic and cyanide.
infectious materials. The medical laboratory specimens, viral organisms, bacterial cultures.
Corrosive. drain cleaners, batteries, wet cell batteries, acids, alkalis, lye, mercury.
Organics. fiberglass resins, peroxides.
radioactive materials. Smoke detectors, radioactive pharmaceuticals and other radioactive substances.
Dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide). Up to four pounds (1.8 kilograms) is allowed on board for packaging perishable goods, provided that the package is vented.
magnetic materials. Powerful magnets such as speakers and workshop.
Other items. Wet-cell batteries, chemical oxygen demand generators (used or unused) or any equipment containing fuel or other flammable liquids.
In light of 9 / 11, TSA also began regulating the transport of the following items on board aircraft:
carpet knives and tools knives (and blades), any device with a folding or retractable blade, ice picks, razor blades and scissors with pointed metal tips. Corkscrew. Lighters, lighters, matches and a strike anywhere. However, up to four books of safety matches are permitted. Baseball and softball. Golf clubs.
Pool Choice. Ski poles. Hockey Sticks.
What is allowed and what should not depend on the airlines. Just to be sure, always contact the airline about what kind of baggage as possible before you book.