The new Airport Banned Item list
In light of the new terrorist news about the discovery of a terrorist plot in Brittain, the airports have a new ban list. Most notably, no liquids of any form are allowed on planes since the plot included terrorists bringing on bombs disguised as drinks.
In addition to liquids, Britain has banned many other items on fliights from their airport. Yahoo has a list of banned items.
Items that stick out in my mind:
- Battery powered/electric electronics - (Laptops and iPods!)
- Handbags
- Airport Food
No iPods or laptops? Wow. I never thought that was possible. But I suppose,desperate times call for desperate measures, and safety is priority number one for all airports now days. They have good reason to ban these items. So just keep a heads up while packing if you plan to fly through Heathrow anytime soon.
[tags] travel, airport [/tags]
[...] Often in the world of public policy we are asked to value things that do not have intrinsic monetary value: what is the value of seeing a sunset, what is the value of a safer car, or what is the value of knowing that the capital of Nevada is not Las Vegas. With today’s announcement of the arrest of 21 24 alleged attempted airline bombing conspirators, harsh new security restrictions have been placed on carry-on baggage for flights between the US and the UK. These restrictions limit you to a wallet, keys, passport, tickets, glasses (but no case) and a small number of non-liquid medical items. This specifically means you cannot board the plane with a laptop, DVD player, iPod, or even a book. You can find a full list of banned items here. The result is that for the six hour flight from JFK to Heathrow, you cannot read, listen to music, watch your own movies, or work. By getting caught, the terrorist fanatics have imposed a potentially very large cost on society without ever setting off one bomb. Without a doubt, the costs would have been larger had they succeeded, but even in failure, they have succeeded to some degree. [...]
[...] Often in the world of public policy we are asked to value things that do not have intrinsic monetary value: what is the value of seeing a sunset, what is the value of a safer car, or what is the value of knowing that the capital of Nevada is not Las Vegas. With today’s announcement of the arrest of 21 24 alleged attempted airline bombing conspirators, harsh new security restrictions have been placed on carry-on baggage for flights between the US and the UK. These restrictions limit you to a wallet, keys, passport, tickets, glasses (but no case) and a small number of non-liquid medical items. This specifically means you cannot board the plane with a laptop, DVD player, iPod, or even a book. You can find a full list of banned items here. [...]