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The following information may be beneficial in planning your
future travel needs.
Positive Bag Match
Effective January 18, 2002 the Federal Aviation Administration will require a positive bag match for travel within the U.S., its territories and commonwealths. Bags cannot
be transported on the aircraft without confirmation that the customer has boarded the aircraft.
Passenger Security
Because of increased passenger and baggage security at all airports passengers need to:
- Arrive at the airport two hours prior to scheduled departure time for domestic flights.
- Arrive at the airport three hours prior to scheduled departure time for international flights.
- Have an eTicket receipt, boarding document or paper ticket to pass through security; customers traveling on eTickets who
do not have a receipt must check in at the ticket counter.
Please keep the following security measure in mind:
- No knives or cutting instruments of any size, or made from any material, are permitted on flights. The term "cutting
instruments" includes every kind of cutting instrument, including carpet knives, box cutters and other folding or retractable blades, regardless
of blade length or composition, even those less than four inches, whether metallic or nonmetallic. Such items as ice picks, straight razors, and elongated
scissors are also prohibited.
Luggage Security
You may experience some of the following measures:
- All luggage will be checked-in at the ticket counter.
- Luggage may be checked at the airport no more than four hours within flight time.
- Increased passenger and baggage security screenings. You are encouraged to minimize baggage
(including carryon baggage) to the extent possible.
Airport Security
The following measures have been implemented:
- Unticketed passengers will not be allowed
beyond the security checkpoint. A checkpoint pass will
be issued to customers meeting or assisting unaccompanied
minors and disabled passengers.
- Aircraft and airport security sweeps.
- Searches of aircraft passenger and cargo compartments.
- Unattended vehicles near the terminals will be towed.
- The sale of knifelike items are prohibited.
- Heightened vigilance for unattended bags.
- Increased number of uniformed law enforcement and military personnel.
- Random searches of service personnel, flight crews, and equipment.
- Reduced access points to secured areas at airports.
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