BREAKING NEWS 2 :And passengers boarding flights in the United States from 21 December can carry files, scissors and the like. With safety doors now fitted to all but the smallest commuter aircraft the Department for Homeland Security says it will be relaxing some rules whilst increasing vigilance in what it calls ”secondary screening” such as the use of dogs and body searches. In the UK metal knives and forks are now back providing the cutlery meets certain regulations. Airlines have not always been able to bring their old in-flight items out of storage.
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