How to Get Through Airport Security with Kids
Research prohibited items., Ensure prohibited items are in your carry-on., You should probably hold your kids' boarding passes., Get in the correct lane., Have everybody take off their shoes., Have everybody remove anything that will set off the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Research prohibited items.
Obtain a prohibited items list from an official airport authority.
Well ahead of planned departure Call or search online Scan list for prohibited items for pertinent items, those you might take -
Step 2: Ensure prohibited items are in your carry-on.
Gather items for trip and segregate prohibited items.
This would include sure any liquids larger than the allowed amount and any other banned objects are in your checked bag.
You should do this before you leave to go to the airport, so that you aren't opening suitcases in the middle of the check-in line.
No one likes to be "That crazy guy who's rearranging his suitcase in the airport." This is also a good time to weigh your bags and make sure they aren't too heavy.
Paying an extra fee isn't the way you want to start your trip. , Get your ID and boarding passes out.
Kids don't need ID, you do.
When you get to security it will be faster if you don't have to go fumbling through your bag looking for your driver's license to hand to them. , After you pass security, there will be more than one lane.
At many airports, there is an extra lane for people with children.
If there isn't such a lane, go to the lane that has people moving quickly. , (Unless they are unable to.) In American airports, kids under 12 no longer have to remove their shoes, but if your child looks like he/she is too old, have him/her remove them anyway to speed up the process. , This includes cell phones, iPods and any other electronic devices, coin, belts and metal bracelets.
These items should be placed in the provided bins along with your shoes to go through the detector. ,, While you are making sure your bins get through the scanner, have your kids go through the scanner one at a time as the security agent tells them to. ,,, -
Step 3: You should probably hold your kids' boarding passes.
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Step 4: Get in the correct lane.
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Step 5: Have everybody take off their shoes.
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Step 6: Have everybody remove anything that will set off the detector from their pockets.
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Step 7: Put any bags or purses on the scanner.
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Step 8: Have your kids go through first unless they are unable to
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Step 9: such as a wheelchair that does not fit
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Step 10: or they are young enough that they cannot walk.
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Step 11: Go through the detector.
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Step 12: Make sure everyone picks their items
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Step 13: belts and bags off the belt after they go through the scanner.
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Step 14: Find your gate and get on your plane.
Detailed Guide
Obtain a prohibited items list from an official airport authority.
Well ahead of planned departure Call or search online Scan list for prohibited items for pertinent items, those you might take
Gather items for trip and segregate prohibited items.
This would include sure any liquids larger than the allowed amount and any other banned objects are in your checked bag.
You should do this before you leave to go to the airport, so that you aren't opening suitcases in the middle of the check-in line.
No one likes to be "That crazy guy who's rearranging his suitcase in the airport." This is also a good time to weigh your bags and make sure they aren't too heavy.
Paying an extra fee isn't the way you want to start your trip. , Get your ID and boarding passes out.
Kids don't need ID, you do.
When you get to security it will be faster if you don't have to go fumbling through your bag looking for your driver's license to hand to them. , After you pass security, there will be more than one lane.
At many airports, there is an extra lane for people with children.
If there isn't such a lane, go to the lane that has people moving quickly. , (Unless they are unable to.) In American airports, kids under 12 no longer have to remove their shoes, but if your child looks like he/she is too old, have him/her remove them anyway to speed up the process. , This includes cell phones, iPods and any other electronic devices, coin, belts and metal bracelets.
These items should be placed in the provided bins along with your shoes to go through the detector. ,, While you are making sure your bins get through the scanner, have your kids go through the scanner one at a time as the security agent tells them to. ,,,
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