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From: "Geoff Kelafant" <kelafant@we*.co*>
To: "Erik C. Schmidt" <cavedivr@uf*.ed*>, "cavers" <cavers@cavers.com>
Subject: Re: Light Batteries on Airplanes...
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:01:51 -0800
I've been to Mexico many times with my gear (including TWO batteries) and
NEVER been hassled.  I may have carried them on once (I'm not sure).  They
seem  more concerned with the weight and whether I've got any "scuba tanks"
in my luggage.

Geoff Kelafant
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik C. Schmidt <cavedivr@uf*.ed*>
To: cavers <cavers@cavers.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Light Batteries on Airplanes...


> I am headed to Mexico in the next few months and wonder what the current
> thinking is on transporting light batteries.  I've been down there
> before and once I carried them in my carry on bag and got hassled by
> security.  After talking to a supervisor I was allowed on with the
> batts.  Another time down I put them in my checked bag and had no
> problems.
>
> I'm wondering though...  Some airplanes do NOT have pressurized cargo
> holds.  I believe that the consequences of that on a battery would not
> be pretty.  However, if I carry them on will I get hassled again?  Or
> maybe this time they just won't let me on with them at all.
>
> What is the BEST way to transport light batteries WITHOUT problems on a
> flight to Mexico?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>


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