Make your air travel smoother by reviewing key travel tips from the Transportation Security Administration. You can also visit www.tsa.gov to learn more.

Before the Airport

• Do not pack or bring prohibited items to the airport. Read the Permitted and Prohibited Items list at www.tsa.gov.
  
• Refrain from taking wrapped presents to the airport. TSA is recommending that you either ship wrapped packages ahead of time or wrap on arrival. If the package sets off alarms, TSA will need to unwrap it to investigate the source of the alarm.
  
• Avoid wearing shoes, clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal. Metal items may set off the alarm on the metal detector.
  
• Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.
  
• Carry-on baggage is limited to one carry-on bag plus one personal item. Personal items include laptops, purses, small backpacks, briefcases or camera
  cases. Remember, 1+1.
  
• Place identification tags in and on all of your baggage. Don't forget to label your laptop computer.

• Put metal in your carry-on bag. This includes jewelry, loose change, keys, mobile phones, pagers and personal data assistants (PDAs).
  
• Take out your laptop computer. Place it in a bin, separate from its carrying case.
  
• Take off your outer coat. Place it in a bin. Suit jackets and blazers do not have to be removed, unless requested by the screener.
  

If you have any questions about any of these procedures, please call the Consumer Response Center toll-free at 1-866-289-9673, Monday - Friday between 8am - 6pm (24 hour voicemail). You may also e-mail them at TellTSA@tsa.dot.gov. For additional information please go to: www.tsatraveltips.us.