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I called today KLM,which has a lot of intercontinental flights out of BON/CUR to Amsterdam,if the below mentioned FAA-Rule applies also to their flights (or if it is just a American Eagle special rule) and YES it applies to ALL flights. By the way: This Rule supports the Bonaire Marine Park rule: No Gloves - No Knife - No Kneepads rgds Didi At 05:14 PM 9/19/01 -0700, jt.burnett@ve*.ne* wrote: >Actually if this was an American Eagle flight it did have a seperate cargo >hold. > >Jeff B > >-----Original Message----- >From: Trey [mailto:trey@ne*.co*] >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:35 PM >To: Richards, Simon; techdiver@aquanaut.com >Subject: RE: Travel - luggage restrictions > > > >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. 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