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Carry-on
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Checked
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Personal Items
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Cigar Cutters
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Yes
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Yes
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Corkscrews
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Yes
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Yes
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| Cuticle Cutters |
Yes
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Yes
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Eyeglass Repair Tools (including screwdrivers)
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Yes
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Yes
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Eyelash Curlers
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Yes
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Yes
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Knitting and Crochet Needles
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Yes
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Yes
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Knives, round-bladed butter or plastic
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Yes
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Yes
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Nail Clippers
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Yes
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Yes
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Nail Files
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Yes
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Yes
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Personal care or toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities (such as hairsprays, deodorants)
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Yes
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Yes
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Safety Razors (including disposable razors)
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Yes
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Yes
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Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tips
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Yes
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Yes
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| Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades longer than four inches in length |
No
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Yes
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Toy Transformer Robots
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Yes
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Yes
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Toy Weapons (if not realistic replicas)
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Yes
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Yes
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Tweezers
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Yes
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Yes
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Umbrellas (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed)
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Yes
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Yes
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| Walking Canes (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed) |
Yes
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Yes
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Note: Some personal care items containing aerosol are regulated as hazardous materials. The FAA regulates hazardous materials. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.
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Medication and Special Needs Devices
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Braille Note-Taker, Slate and Stylus, Augmentation Devices
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Yes
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Yes
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Diabetes-Related Supplies/Equipment, (once inspected to ensure prohibited items are not concealed) including: insulin and insulin loaded dispensing products; vials or box of individual vials; jet injectors; pens; infusers; and preloaded syringes; and an unlimited number of unused syringes, when accompanied by insulin; lancets; blood glucose meters; blood glucose meter test strips; insulin pumps; and insulin pump supplies. Insulin in any form or dispenser must be properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer's name or pharmaceutical label.
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Yes
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Yes
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Nitroglycerine pills or spray for medical use (if properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer's name or pharmaceutical label)
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Yes
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Yes
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Ostomy Scissors - All scissors with blades four inches or less
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Yes
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Yes
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Prosthetic Device Tools and Appliances, including drill, allen wrenches, pullsleeves used to put on or remove prosthetic devices, if carried by the individual with the prosthetic device or his or her companion
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Yes
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Yes
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Electronic Devices
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| Camcorders |
Yes
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Yes
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| Camera Equipment
The checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film in camera equipment. We recommend that you either put undeveloped film and cameras containing undeveloped film in your carry-on baggage or take undeveloped film with you to the checkpoint and ask the screener to conduct a hand-inspection.
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Yes
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Yes
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| Laptop Computers |
Yes
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Yes
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Mobile Phones
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Yes
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Yes
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Pagers
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Yes
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Yes
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Personal Data Assistants (PDAs)
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Yes
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Yes
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Note: Check with your airline or travel agent for restrictions on the use of these and other electronic items during your flight.
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Sharp Objects
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| Box Cutters |
No
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Yes
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Ice Axes/Ice Picks
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No
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Yes
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Knives (any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery)
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No
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Yes
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| Meat Cleavers |
No
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Yes
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Razor-Type Blades, such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors
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No
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Yes
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| Sabers |
No
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Yes
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Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades longer than four inches
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No
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Yes
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| Swords |
No
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Yes
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Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors.
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Sporting Goods
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| Baseball Bats |
No
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Yes
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Bows and Arrows
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No
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Yes
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Cricket Bats
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No
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Yes
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Golf Clubs
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No
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Yes
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Hockey Sticks
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No
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Yes
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Lacrosse Sticks
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No
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Yes
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Pool Cues
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No
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Yes
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Ski Poles
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No
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Yes
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Spear Guns
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No
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Yes
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Guns and Firearms
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Ammunition - Check with your airline or travel agent to see if ammunition is permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline at check-in. Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply.
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No
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Yes
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| BB guns |
No
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Yes
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Compressed Air Guns
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No
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Yes
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Firearms
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No
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Yes
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Flare Guns
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No
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No
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Gun Lighters
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No
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No
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Gun Powder
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No
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No
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Parts of Guns and Firearms
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No
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Yes
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Pellet Guns
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No
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Yes
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Realistic Replicas of Firearms
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No
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Yes
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Starter Pistols
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No
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Yes
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Note: Check with your airline or travel agent to see if firearms are permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply. All of the firearms listed above, as well as the frame or receiver of such firearms, carried as checked baggage, MUST be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided gun case, and declared to the airline at check-in.
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Tools
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| Axes and Hatchets |
No
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Yes
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Cattle Prods
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No
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Yes
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Crowbars
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No
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Yes
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Hammers
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No
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Yes
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Drills (including cordless portable power drills)
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No
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Yes
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Saws (including cordless portable power saws)
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No
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Yes
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Tools (greater than seven inches in length)
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No
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Yes
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Tools (seven inches or less in length)
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Yes
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Yes
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Screwdrivers (seven inches or less in length)
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Yes
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Yes
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Wrenches and Pliers (seven inches or less in length)
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Yes
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Yes
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Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.
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Martial Arts/Self Defense Items
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| Billy Clubs |
No
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Yes
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Black Jacks
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No
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Yes
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Brass Knuckles
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No
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Yes
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Kubatons
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No
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Yes
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Mace/Pepper Spray
One 118 ml or 4 Fl. oz. container of mace or pepper spray is permitted in checked baggage provided it is equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent accidental discharge. For more information visit www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.
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No
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Yes
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Martial Arts Weapons
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No
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Yes
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Night Sticks
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No
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Yes
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Nunchakus
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No
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Yes
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Stun Guns/Shocking Devices
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No
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Yes
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Throwing Stars
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No
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Yes
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Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.
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Explosive Materials
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| Blasting Caps |
No
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No
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Dynamite
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No
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No
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Fireworks
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No
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No
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Flares (in any form)
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No
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No
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Hand Grenades
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No
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No
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| Plastic Explosives |
No
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No
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| Realistic Replicas of Explosives |
No
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No
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Flammable Items
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Aerosol (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities)
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No
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No
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Fuels (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel)
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No
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No
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Gasoline
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No
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No
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Gas Torches
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No
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No
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Lighter Fluid
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No
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No
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Lighters *
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No *
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No *
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Strike-anywhere Matches **
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No **
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No **
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Turpentine and Paint Thinner
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No
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No
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Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries
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No
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No
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*All lighters are prohibited as carry-on items. Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage. Lighters with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere to the DOT exemption, which allows up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved case. If you are uncertain as to whether your lighter is prohibited, please refrain from bringing it to the airport.
** Up to 4 books of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in checked baggage.
Note: There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.
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Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items
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| Chlorine for Pools and Spas |
No
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No
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Compressed Gas Cylinders (including fire extinguishers)
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No
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No
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| Liquid Bleach |
No
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No
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Spillable Batteries (except those in wheelchairs)
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No
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No
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Spray Paint
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No
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No
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Tear Gas
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No
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No
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Note: There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers , then Preparing to Fly.
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