Hand luggage rules to be relaxed
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Hand baggage restrictions imposed on flights from the UK are to be eased, the government is expected to announce.
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If thereâs a head in your luggage, you might want to allow yourself a few extra minutes at the security checkpoint.
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Travellers on European flights will   need to take their laptops out of their bags at screening in   airports but it is not yet decided whether toothpaste and   drinks will be banned, the European Commission said on   Thursday.
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Six tips for easing re-entry after a vacation.
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New rules will go into effect on Jan. 1 that prohibit air passengers in the U.S. from carrying spare lithium batteries in their checked baggage.The new rules, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transport, are designed to reduce the risk of fires in aircraft. Lithium batteries have been identified as a possible cause of several aircraft fires.Passengers will still be able to carry lithium batteries in checked bags if they are installed in a device like a laptop or digital camera. But loose batteries will need to be put in a plastic bag and carried on the plane as hand luggage, the DOT said.The rules also limit each passenger to two &quot;extended-life&quot; lithium batteries. These are larger batteries with more than 8 grams of equivalent lithium content, examples of which are pictured in the DOT&#39;s statement.The rules are also described at the SafeTravel.dot.gov Web site.In February 2006 a United Parcel Service flight landed at Philadelphia International Airport after the crew detected a fire in its cargo. The National Transportation Safety Board said later that it found several burned out laptop batteries on the plane, and could not rule them out as a possible cause of the fire.Lithium batteries are a fire hazzard because of the heat they can generate when they are damaged or suffer a short circuit, the NTSB said at a hearing about the Philadelphia incident last July.&quot;Several lithium battery incidents have occurred in recent years, including a lithium-ion battery fire that occurred less than two months ago on an airplane in Chicago,&quot; the NTSB said.Several big makers of laptops and cell phones, including Dell and Nokia, have recalled batteries recently because of flaws that created a potential fire hazzard.
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BATTERY RESTRICTIONS Beginning Tuesday, airline passengers cannot pack any loose lithium batteries in checked bags, though the batteries are permitted if contained within laptops, cellphones or other electronic devices, according to a new rule by the Transportation Department. The department said that loose lithium batteries can short-circuit and create a fire hazard in cargo holds. The new rule also limits to two the number of large-size spare lithium batteries that may be brought on in carry-on bags, but a department spokeswoman says that restriction applies mostly to professional and industrial-use batteries and does not affect most lithium batteries used in consumer electronics like laptops and cellphones.
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Duty free sales will suffer from the stringent security restrictions imposed on in-flight hand luggage, experts said, but as the anti-terror measures stay, the duty-free lobby is already eyeing up ways around them.
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Air passengers boarding flights in the United States will be subject to closer screening if they are wearing baggy or bulky clothes, it emerged today.
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Even as frugal Spirit Airlines launches a $10 fee to check luggage, Aeromexico's going the other way. Starting Thursday, the Mexican carrier will allow coach passengers to bring two bags up to 70 pounds each -- up from 50 now -- and business-class passengers to bring three on flights from Boston and 14 US cities to Mexico. Speaking of Spirit, ...
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The U.S. government is expected to announce on Friday that it will ease rules for summer travel in the Western Hemisphere amid complaints of a huge backlog of passport applications, The New York Times reported.
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Blog: New tools on the travel opinions site makes it easier to separate boho travelers from vacationers without passports.
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By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.
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A new airport security system relies on human judgment
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Passengers faced confusion at airports as hand luggage restrictions were eased Monday, with some airlines and airports keeping the one-bag rule.
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The Transportation Security Administration offers these suggestions to ease your air traveling experience this holiday season:
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Packing for a trip involves a new level of "what did I forget?" anxiety: What if you depart without all the chargers your gadgets require?
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A ban on liquids in hand luggage on US-bound flights from the UK will remain despite Americans easing restrictions.