Our family returned late yesterday afternoon from Aruba.
Delta has always permitted just one carry on as well as well as a "personal item" such as a purse or computer bag.Security at Reina Beatrix Airport was like I have never seen in 19 visits to the island.
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After dh's and my recent discussion, I thought it a good time to rewrite this post from the end of 2007 when our family spent it's first Christmas in Aruba. Each year when we travel, we pack our gifts, along with wrapping paper, scissors, gift tags and the much need scotch tape in order to wrap our gifts upon arrival at our destination. It is a pain in the neck, but the United States government in the form of the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) likes it that way. It is a small price to pay to get our presents to Aruba. Just remember to pack the scissors in the suitcase and not the carry on.
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Flying to New Jersey to visit family over Thanksgiving we were once again reminded of the strict TSA rules regarding what you can and cannot carry aboard a flight. Dd had received a beautiful Waterford snowglobe from her grandparents as an early gift.
Packing the night before coming home, dh and I looked at one another and said, "there is no way that would survive in checked luggage." So naturally it was placed in a paper shopping bag along with, I might add, some very nice Italian cookies. Who was thinking a snow globe is a liquid?
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