| Breeze through airport security or by following a few | | | | customs in a foreign country may not allow. Check |
| simple rules make it as easy as possible for the | | | | both with the airline and the foreign authorities. It's |
| personnel at airport security. Why complicate matters | | | | also a wise idea to think of this on your return trip as |
| and make your traveling more strenuous and | | | | well back home. Some drugs and medicines while |
| troublesome than need be. For the most part it | | | | over the counter either in the US or abroad may |
| comes down to common sense, taking care to dress | | | | require a doctor's prescription on the other side. You |
| in the right fashion and manner and carrying as little | | | | may well have the provide a doctors prescription or |
| metal on your person and clothing as possible. | | | | pharmacy vial with the doctor's orders on the vial or |
| First of all carry as little metal on your person and | | | | have the contraband seized with personal or financial |
| clothing as you can. Much of what you will carry is | | | | ramifications for yourself or your traveling |
| non essential anyways. Obvious pieces of metal or | | | | companions. Remember lack of knowledge is no |
| items containing metal are coins, metal pens and | | | | grounds for innocence. You cannot expect customs |
| keys. Carry as little change and metal in your pockets | | | | officers to be experts on drugs and pharmacology - |
| as possible. What you do have and your keys as | | | | to diminish the situation and the apparent innocence |
| well- place these in the plastic trays provided. Less | | | | of the medication. If it's on the list as a prohibited, |
| obvious but can be considered optional by many but | | | | not allowed or banned substance or requires a |
| essential as well as mandatory are jeweler and even | | | | doctor's order and can provide such documentation in |
| heavy metal watches. Include in this group metal belt | | | | form - then watch out. |
| buckles. All can set of the metal detectors in the line | | | | Lastly make sure that all of your electronic devices |
| up, make the job of airport security more strenuous | | | | are fully charged up. If the items require batteries |
| than need be, and cause needless delay and delays | | | | have the batteries fully charged or if the batteries |
| to yourself, your traveling company and companions | | | | are of the disposable throw away type - as in some |
| and the rest of the travelers in the line. | | | | digital cameras - place fresh batteries in the device. |
| Next there are items of clothing and accessories that | | | | You may well be asked to turn on, demonstrate and |
| have metal components as well, that will not ordinarily | | | | test the device. If for example the battery in your |
| be thought of as being in this group. They too will | | | | laptop computer is dead on arrival, charging time may |
| cost unnecessary time and efforts. Include in this | | | | be necessary at the inspections site for inspection |
| grouping heavy metal work boots with reinforced | | | | and approval of the laptop computer. On top of that |
| steel and metal for protection, footwear that is | | | | if the charger is safely packed away in luggage |
| heavily soled and lastly expensive shoes which may | | | | en-route to the airplane - well this is all an |
| have metal buckles. If you can pack these items, | | | | unnecessary foolish, unnecessary chain of events - |
| pack them away. Take the effort to be selective | | | | which is easily preventable with some foresight and |
| and choose clothing better chosen, with less metal | | | | common sense. |
| components. Even the metal in woman's bras can set | | | | In the end it can be said by simple planning and |
| off sensitive metal detector devices. In addition you | | | | coordination with a few simple rules of travel at |
| may be asked to remove, by airport security. Heavy | | | | airport security you can well make both your trip |
| and thick soled footwear as a matter of standard | | | | more trouble free and the job of airport security to |
| current security practices and routines. | | | | provide security for the traveling public a lot easier |
| Some items that you may consider standard either | | | | and less work. |
| may not be allowed to be placed on aircraft - or | | | | |