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You are leaving out the fact that those planes from Curacao to Aruba or Bonaire have open cargo bays to the cabin. No shit they take your dive knife. -----Original Message----- From: Richards, Simon [mailto:richardss@nm*.co*] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:46 AM To: 'techdiver@aquanaut.com' Subject: Travel - luggage restrictions I just received this from "Scubadoc". Best regards, Simon Richards -----Original Message----- From: lists@is*.co* [mailto:lists@is*.co*] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:49 AM To: richardss@nm*.co* Subject: Diving Medicine Online Newsletter Good Morning! Here is a letter from David Colvard that should get your attention and warn you of things to come: This morning at the Flamingo Airport (Bonaire) a number of divers, including myself, were surprised by having multiple items confiscated by the airport security personnel. We had expected some increased measures, but nothing like we experienced. I had left my new dive knife back at my condo at Sand Dollar, but they went through EVERYTHING with a fine tooth comb and took my nail clippers, blunt scissors, and tweezers FROM my toilet kit in my checked baggage. They also refused to allow me to check as luggage a box containing a tv I was returning to the States, even though I had just brought down several electronic items in the same box a week earlier. I was told it was new FAA rules, but that was not true. I had to leave it behind and I plan to file a claim against American Eagle. Several dive knives which were in luggage were confiscated, even though they were NOT in carry on bags. Another diver headed to St Vincent from Bonaire through San Juan lost his regulator repair tools, even though they were in checked luggage, not in carry on luggage. Half the passengers on our American Eagle flight had similar experiences. Bottom line: Divers should be aware that the islands are interpreting the new airport security FAA rules VERY strictly and should NOT attempt to bring any "sharps" or tools on any flight, whether in carry on or checked luggage. I hope you will issue an immediate alert to divers who plan any air travel to the islands in the near future. David F Colvard, MD Principal Investigator, Safety Survey of Recreational Scuba Divers Board-certified Psychiatrist Member of Underwater & Hyperbaric Medical Society Divemaster 3725 National Dr #228, Raleigh, NC 27612 USA Office 919-781-3141 FAX 810-314-2181 dcolvard@mi*.co* Ern Campbell, MD scubadoc Diving Medicine Online www.gulftel.com/~scubadoc ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ To change your email address or remove yourself from this list, go to: http://www.ismax.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ismax/start.cgi/hostapps/campbell/max_e mailer/add.html Message delivery by MAX e-Mailer -- mailing list hosting provided by I.S.MAX! http://www.ismax.com ********************************************************************** This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No right to confidential or privileged treatment of this message is waived or lost by any error in transmission. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail or by telephone at 212 403 3500, delete the message and all copies from your system and destroy any hard copies. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. ********************************************************************** -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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