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Carry-on baggage is a small piece of luggage you take onboard the airplane with you. You are allowed one carry-on in addition to one personal item such as a laptop computer, purse, small backpack, and briefcase or camera case.  These items will go through the security screening process.

Please LABEL your laptop with a business card or other identifying information beneath your laptop to avoid loss or the accidental "exchange" by travelers.

Checked Baggage is luggage you check in at the ticket counter or at the curbside.  It will not be accessible during your flight.  Please refrain from locking your checked baggage or use one of our accepted and recognized locks.  If your baggage alarms and our Security Officers cannot gain access to your checked bag, unrecognized lock may be broken.

DO NOT pack the following items in your checked baggage:

• Lighters are prohibited from all baggage
• Jewelry, cash or fragile items (no matter how they are protected)
• Laptop computers and other electronics
• Film – security screening equipment will damage it

Tips for carry-on and checked baggage:

• Do NOT pack or bring prohibited items to the airport. See permitted and prohibited items. Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. If your bag will pass through the X-ray machine more than five times ask for a hand inspection to prevent damage.
• Consider putting personal belongings in clear plastic bags to reduce the chance that a Security Officer will have to handle them.
• Wait to wrap your gifts. Be aware that wrapped gifts may need to be opened for inspection. This applies to both carry-on and checked baggage.

Tips for packing your checked baggage:

• Pack shoes, boots, sneakers and other footwear on top of other contents in your luggage. 
• Avoid over-packing your bag allowing the Security Officer to easily reseal your bag if it is opened for inspection.  If possible, spread your contents over several bags.  
• Avoid packing food and drink items.
• Don't stack piles of books or documents on top of each other; spread them out within your baggage.

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