Hand Luggage Restrictions
Updated: 09:39, Thursday August 10, 2006
Severe restrictions have been put on hand luggage following the terror plot to blow up planes travelling to the US from Britain.
They apply to all passengers starting their journey at a UK airport and to those transferring between flights at a UK airport.
These are the key points:
Hand luggage
:: All cabin baggage will be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing UK airports.
Electrical Items
:: This includes battery powered items such as laptops, mobile phones and iPods.
Empty Pockets
:: Passengers may take only the following items through a airport security search point. They must be in a single (ideally transparent) plastic carrier bag. Nothing may be carried in pockets.
Wallets
:: Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses plus contents (for example money, credit cards, identity cards, etc (not handbags)).
Passports
:: Travel documents essential for the journey (for example passports and travel tickets).
Medicines
:: Prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (eg, diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic.
Glasses
:: Spectacles and sunglasses, without cases; contact lens holders, without bottles of solution.
Baby items
:: For those travelling with an infant: baby food, milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger) and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight (nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags).
Security scanner
Sanitary items
:: Female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed (eg tampons, pads, towels and wipes), tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs keys (but no electrical key fobs).
