RIC Orange Travel Advisory (updated)

Update 1: TSA Adjusts Prohibited/Permitted List - Small Doses of Liquid Medication, Low Blood Sugar Treatments, Baby Food and Lipstick Now OK per TSA

Permitted Items:

• Baby formula/milk and baby food in small containers if a baby or small child is traveling.
• Prescription medicine with a name that matches the passenger's ticket.
• Essential other non-prescription medicines not to exceed 4 ounces (120ml) per container.
• Liquids or gels for diabetic passengers who indicate a need for such items to address their medical condition. Quantities are limited to no more than 8 ounces (240ml) per container.
• Solid cosmetics and personal hygiene items such as lipstick in a tube, solid deodorant, lip balm, and similar solids.

• Liquids, gels, or aerosols of any size, including beverages, shampoo, suntan lotion, creams, toothpaste, hair gel, hair spray, liquid cosmetics, and other similar items.
• Such items may be transported in checked baggage.
  

Answers to Other Frequently-Asked Questions

• Airport Arrival Time: At Richmond international Airport (RIC), plan to arrive in the terminal building about two hours prior to departure to allow sufficient time for check in and security checkpoint clearance.
• Consumer Electronics: Customers may carry on cell phones, PDAs, iPods, laptops and similar electronic devices.
• Shoes: TSA will also now require all passengers to remove their shoes so they may be X-rayed with their carry-on bags to enhance efficiency in the screening process and eliminate confusion for travelers.
• K-9: The airport may periodically deploy K-9 teams to sweep sensitive areas.
  

Richmond International Airport (RIC) is the gateway for Virginia's Capital Region, and offers more than 200 daily non-stop flights on AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and their regional affiliates to more than 20 domestic destinations.

For Information:
Troy M. Bell, CM
Director - Marketing & Air Service Development/PIO
Richmond International Airport
Phone: (804) 226-3022
E-mail: tbell@flyrichmond.com