Re: [81attendees] Flying via the US

["Kevin P. Fleming" <[e-mail]>]

On 07/12/2011 03:56 PM, Mary Barnes wrote:
> Yes, while it seems many airports have nice transit lounges, they are
> not used due to all the increased security since 9/11.  For the folks
> that might be traveling through DFW, here's a thread of discussion from
> folks that have done so recently:
> http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/aviation_polls/read.main/218851/
>
> The international terminal at DFW is extremely nice and I would agree
> that if you have to transfer in the US it's a far better choice than the
> likes of JFK or Chicago.  However, I still recommend that folks avoid
> transferrring in the US if at all possible since you must go through
> security again and the rules used by the TSA agents at every airport are
> different. So, while you may have no issue with stuff in your carry on
> when you go through security at other locations, that is no guarantee
> that TSA won't give you grief and confiscate things that they shouldn't
> (sometimes without your knowing).  Lots of articles on this topic if you
> google.

In addition, if you purchase 'duty free' items on your flight leg 
inbound to the US, and those items are not permitted in carry-on baggage 
for flights that originate in the US, domestic or international, 
(bottles of liquor and wine frequently cause this problem), then you'll 
have to remove them from your carry-on bags and put them into your 
checked baggage for the flight leg from the US to Canada. This will also 
be true on your path back out.

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