Getting ready for a flight and concerned about enhanced airport security? Here are 8 airport security tips that you can print and take with you: 1) Check for any updates on prohibited items by visiting the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) website at http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm 2) Keep your valid ID and your boarding pass in your hand as you go through the airport metal detector. People tend to send them through the x-ray and that slows down the process considerably... Read Full Story
Getting ready for a flight and concerned about enhanced airport security? Here are 8 airport security tips that you can print and take with you: 1) Check for any updates on prohibited items by visiting the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) website at http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/index.shtm 2) Keep your valid ID and your boarding pass in your hand as you go through the airport metal detector. People tend to send them through the x-ray and that slows down the process considerably... Read Full Story
Security updates – with the stepping-up of airport security and changes to threat levels, travellers may not be entirely sure what security measures are now operating. For up-to-date information, the UK Department of Transport has a resource here… In brief, the one bag hand-luggage restriction was lifted at many airports in January 2008. Since the revelation of a plot to use innocent looking liquids to create an explosion, there are still some recommendations in place namely: Where possible... Read Full Story
Here is the official line on liquids from TSA: "All liquids, gels and aerosols must be placed in a single, quart-size, zip-top, clear plastic bag. Gallon size bags or bags that are not zip-top such as fold-over sandwich bags are not allowed. Each traveler can use only one, quart-size, zip-top, clear plastic bag." Sp basically you need to place sunscreen, hand creams, make-up and other liquids and gels into one of those big zip lock bags. If they don't fit in one bag and you're traveling... Read Full Story
The Chesapeake Regional Airport is a small airport that operates in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was built in 1978 and has a rather nice 5500 foot runway. It is essential to the city, bringing in plenty of tourists and jobs to the area.
In 1990, a small sub-division called the West Landing Estates was built about a mile and a half from the end of the runway in the flight path of the incoming and outgoing flights. Can anyone see where this is going? In 2004, the residents of the... Read Full Story
