LAGS ( Liquids, Aerosols and Gels) What do you need to do? What are the new rules? •You may only carry Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs) in your hand luggage in containers that have a maximum capacity of 100 milliliters each. •You may carry several containers with liquid contents. •These containers must be packed in a re-sealable, transparent plastic bag. •The total capacity of the plastic bag must not exceed one litre. • It must be possible to open and re-seal the plastic bag. • Each passenger can carry ONLY ONE of these bags. • These bags must be removed from your hand luggage and presented to security personnel for inspection. Liquids, Aerosols and Gels in your hand luggage must be in containers of maximum 100ml each. Store them in a transparent, resealable bag. Total bag capacity must be maximum one litre. Only one bag per passenger will be allowed. There are some exceptions regarding: • Medication • Baby food • Special diet food • Duty-free purchases In each of these instances, the capacity does not have to be restricted to 100ml, and the containers do not have to be placed in your transparent, resealable plastic bag. Medication you may carry medication in your hand luggage or check it in. If you carry it in your hand luggage, it will be inspected by security staff to ensure prohibited items are not being concealed. You may be asked for a prescription. You may also be asked to taste your medication in the presence of security personnel. Baby food , baby food including formula and milk is exempted provided you are traveling WITH your baby. You may be asked to taste your formula/milk in the presence of security personnel. Special diet food Liquids that form part of special diets may be carried in your hand luggage but you may be asked to prove the necessity and authenticity of the liquids to security personnel. You may be asked to taste these items in the presence of security personnel. Duty-free purchases, duty-free shoppers can rest assured that they can still buy duty-free items at the airport but must be mindful of the fact that the transfer and termination regulations pertaining to duty-free LAGs purchases differ globally. What is the best way to comply? ACSA recommends that passengers should place all LAGs in their checked-in luggage.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:34:53 +0000
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