[Sca-cooks] Threat Levels at Airports
ysabeau
ysabeau at mail.ev1.net
Thu Aug 10 08:14:30 PDT 2006
Actually, they are allowing liquid prescription medications
(properly labeled, etc.) and liquid baby formula. This is
according to the latest travel advisory from our travel
department. I work for an Japanese company with people flying all
over the world all the time. We get corporate travel alerts when
this type of thing happens.
Ysabeau
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Sharon Gordon" <gordonse at one.net>
Reply-To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:06:44 -0400
>> For those of you flying in to Pennsic, you need to know that
the threat
>> levels at US airports have been raised to the highest level.
This means
>> increased security, time waiting in line for security checks,
etc.
>> Also...you are now forbidden to take any kind of liquid or gel
>> (including toothpaste!!) in your carry-on luggage.
>
>Wow, so this means infants and toddlers can't eat or drink for
the duration
>of the flight unless the mother is actively breastfeeding during
the flight
>as you couldn't bring expressed breast milk or any sort of baby
food since
>it's in paste/gel form and juice in liquid form. On some flights
there
>might be the possibility of alternate brands of bottled water
that might or
>might not make the child have an upset stomach due to a switch of
brands and
>nonorganic apple or orange juice made from sprayed fruit, but
that's usually
>the closet thing to anything babies could have. The ecoli levels
and other
>bacteria are often high in airliner water tanks so it's not
recommend that
>anyone take chances on the nonbottled water. The only other
possibility
>would be to take a chance on the airline provided bottled water
and hoping
>the flight is calm enough to try and mix a powdered formula.
>
>No one could give or take any liquid medications during the
flight either.
>
>Do alcoholic beverages or soda survive in noncarryon luggage?
>
>Sharon, pondering 12+ hour flights with babies that have no food
or drink or
>needed medications
>
>
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