Good
news! The Federal Government has reversed its decision for airline
passengers to carry various items on the plane and checked
luggage. Actually, it is relaxing the rules for sharp objects.
Airline passengers will be allowed to carry small scissors and
tools on planes, reversing a rule that led to confiscation of many
thousands of sharp objects at airports since the Sept. 11 terror
attacks, a Homeland Security Department official said recently.
According to Homeland Security Department officials, they are
reportedly less concerned about sharp objects on planes and want
to focus more on finding explosives.
With federal air marshals on planes, bulletproof cockpit doors,
armed pilots, and 100 percent screening of checked baggage, the
threat of a terrorist taking over an airplane has lessened since
the 2001 attacks, the official siad. The biggest concern now is
explosives.
Though the new list of prohibited items hasn't been finalized,
certain sharp objects will not be prohibited, the official said,
including scissors less than four inches long and wrenches and
screwdrivers less than 7 inches long. Here is a tentative list
released by the government.
| Can I take it: |
Carry On |
Checked |
| Cigar Cutters |
Yes |
Yes |
| Corkscrews |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cuticle Cutters |
Yes |
Yes |
| Eyeglass repair tools |
Yes |
Yes |
| Knitting & Crochet needles |
Yes |
Yes |
| Knives, round bladed |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nail clippers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Nail files |
Yes |
Yes |
| Personal care toiletries with aerosols, in
limited quantities |
Yes |
Yes |
| Safety razors |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scissors--plastic or metal with blunt top |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scissors metal with painted tip |
Yes |
Yes |
| Scissors with pointed tips |
No |
Yes |
| Toy transfer Robots |
Yes |
Yes |
| Toy Weapons |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tweezers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Umbrellas (allowed in carry-on luggage
once inspected to insure prohibited items are not
concealed in the umbrellas. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Walking canes (do not conceal prohibited
items) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Medications: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Braille Slate and stylus |
Yes |
Yes |
Diabetes-Related
Supplies, equipment |
Yes |
Yes |
Nitroglycerine pills or spray for medical
use
(if properly marked with professionally label
identifying medication or manufacturer's name.) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Prosthetic Device Tools including drill if
carried by the individual with the prosthetic device or
his/her companion. |
Yes |
Yes |
For more information, telephone 1-866-289-9673 or visit the
Homeland Security website at www.dhs.gov