Carry On Luggage: Your luggage must be of a certain size and/or weight, which varies depending on your airline. You can check individual airline regulations here. You can sometimes get away with a little larger, or a little heavier, but if your bag doesn't fit through the x-ray machine you're going to look like a dope. And you're probably going to have to march yourself back to the luggage check counter and stand in that long line for a second time. In total you are allowed one carry on piece of luggage and one personal bag (purse, briefcase, or small tote). Expedia offers a good chart, by airline, for checked baggage costs and additional fees.
If your carry on luggage contains any liquid or lotion or toothpaste (basically anything that's not solid like a book) it needs to be in a 1 quart, clear, zip-top bag. One bag allowed. Within this bag you may not have anything containing more than 3 ounces. So - 3 ounces, 1 quart, 1 bag. The 3-1-1 rule.
*As a side note, if you get your carry on through security but can't find room in the overhead compartment on the plane, a stewardess will take it from you and have it put in the cargo under the plane. At this point you usually don't have to pay anything.
Security Line: Here are some tips to make getting through the security line faster.
1. You will need to present your boarding pass and ID before you get to the conveyor belt. So have those ready and in your hand.
2. Wear flip flops. You have to take your shoes off, so why not make it easy.
3. Don't wear a belt. If you need one, stuff it in your luggage and put it on after the security check point.
4. Try not to dress in layers. If you need layers, again, put them in your luggage for after. But if you are wearing a coat or a sweater you may have to take it off.
5. Your 1 quart bag and laptops/tablets must come out of your luggage and be placed into a bin separately. So when you pack, keep those at the top.
6. Don't buy a drink right when you enter the airport. Your 8 dollar mochalattechino will just have to go into the trash. Wait until after security.
7. When you are close to the security conveyor belt start getting ready. You can go ahead and get your quart bag or laptop out. If you are wearing shoes you can untie them or even take them off. Everyone behind you will appreciate it.
*As a side note, if you get your carry on through security but can't find room in the overhead compartment on the plane, a stewardess will take it from you and have it put in the cargo under the plane. At this point you usually don't have to pay anything.
Security Line: Here are some tips to make getting through the security line faster.
1. You will need to present your boarding pass and ID before you get to the conveyor belt. So have those ready and in your hand.
2. Wear flip flops. You have to take your shoes off, so why not make it easy.
3. Don't wear a belt. If you need one, stuff it in your luggage and put it on after the security check point.
4. Try not to dress in layers. If you need layers, again, put them in your luggage for after. But if you are wearing a coat or a sweater you may have to take it off.
5. Your 1 quart bag and laptops/tablets must come out of your luggage and be placed into a bin separately. So when you pack, keep those at the top.
6. Don't buy a drink right when you enter the airport. Your 8 dollar mochalattechino will just have to go into the trash. Wait until after security.
7. When you are close to the security conveyor belt start getting ready. You can go ahead and get your quart bag or laptop out. If you are wearing shoes you can untie them or even take them off. Everyone behind you will appreciate it.
8. Once through the metal detector, and once your bags have come down the line, don't just stand there. There are benches and tables nearby where you can put everything back in your bag and put your shoes back on. But move out of line first.
Airport security is always going to be a bit of a pain, and it's always going to be your biggest hold up in getting to your terminal. Just remember that it is for our safety. And there's no reason you can't do everything in your own power to make the system move along a little faster.
Airport security is always going to be a bit of a pain, and it's always going to be your biggest hold up in getting to your terminal. Just remember that it is for our safety. And there's no reason you can't do everything in your own power to make the system move along a little faster.
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