Trips Away travel are South African Travel Agents

As directed by the EU, all EU Member States will effective from 06 November 2006, implement restrictions on cabin baggage and liquids carried in passenger hand baggage for all flights operated from and within any EU State.

Although these restrictions do not apply for flights leaving South Africa, it is recommended that travel agents inform passengers with onward connections from European Airports of these restrictions as these requirements will affect them.

In addition we strongly suggest that passengers be advised to rather pack liquids within checked baggage and to adhere to hand luggage limitations to avoid unnecessary inconvenience at security check points.

Below please find the communication as distributed by Aviation Security (Compliance & Quality Control).

Following recent events involving the potential use of Liquid Explosives to commit attacks against International Civil Aviation Operations and the associated security threat identified against Civil Aviation Operations in certain countries a number of security restrictions have been imposed on our passengers travelling to and from various international destinations.

To facilitate your travel, kindly refer to the chart below in identifying specific security restrictions imposed on flights you are booked to travel on.

Clearance procedures for other items that may be construed as Dangerous or Hazardous items, not defined as prohibited items.

Certain items not listed as Prohibited items which may be carried on a person or in cabin baggage for medical or other use, such as syringes and hypodermically needles should be declared to the airline check-in agent or checkpoint security staff. The airline will accept the carriage of these items in the cabin of the aircraft only if such items are accompanied by clearly labelled medication such as insulin or other life saving medicines. Unlabeled or unidentified substances accompanied with syringes, or packs of needles not accompanied by the above may be denied for carriage on a person or within cabin baggage.

Passengers carrying these items, not requiring access to such items during flight are encouraged to rather pack these within their checked baggage.

When such items are considered as unjustified or non essential, security staff may confiscate such items if a passenger fails to provide sufficient reason and/or medical evidence to carry such items.

We urge passengers to keep their cabin baggage and other accessible property to be carried through airport security points to a minimum to assist in speeding up the screening process.

Travellers are advised that the security restrictions imposed are issued and directed by the relevant authority of those states requiring additional security measures, and these requirements are therefore subject to change without any control by South African Airways.

Fire extinguishers

Toy weapons

Flights to the USA, from Johannesburg and Dakar:

Liquids essential for the use of the passenger during his/her trip such as personal hygiene, toiletries etc, may be carried provided that:

a) Such items are packed in a resealable clear plastic bag not exceeding 1 quart (1 liter) in size.

b) The items packed within the sealable bag may not exceed 3 oz (30ml) per item.

c) The bag must be sealed.

d) The contents must comfortably fit in the bag.

e) The bag must be handed to Security staff at the boarding gate for screening/inspection separate from cabin baggage.

f) Items exceeding the above requirements must be declared to security staff.

g) All passengers will be subjected to secondary boarding gate screening/searches.

No liquids purchased at Duty Free will be allowed carriage in the cabin of the aircraft.

Liquids not packed within the plastic bag and/or liquids not deemed necessary for personal use will not be allowed.

Passenger will only be allowed ONE piece of cabin baggage not exceeding 56cm in length by 45cm in width and 25cm in depth.

Passengers carrying musical instruments shall be allowed to carry such instrument as a second piece of hand baggage.

Liquids of any size, shape or form may NOT be carried in cabin baggage or on person. These items include shampoo, hair gel, toothpaste, perfume, body lotion, suntan lotion, liquid cosmetics, liquid lip balm, aerosols of any nature including deodorant and liquor.