"Manchester Airport expects short holiday delays"

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Airport expects short delays
The Manchester (NH) Union Leader


Manchester - Airline passengers will be able to bring small scissors and
tweezers in their carry-on bags, but are more likely to be selected for
random searches starting Dec. 22. 

"I think I'd expect at the end of the day the net impact of this will be
very little change at all in terms of waiting times," Airport Director Kevin
Dillon said yesterday. 

Beginning Dec. 22, scissors with a cutting edge of 4 inches or less and
tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers smaller than 7 inches will
be permitted on board. 

Scissors longer than 4 inches and tools such as crowbars, drills, hammers
and saws will continue to be prohibited from carry-on bags. Lighters will
continue to be banned from the cabin of aircraft and in checked baggage. 

Passengers will continue to walk through a metal detector and have their
carry-on and checked baggage screened. 

They have a greater chance of additional screening, such as hand-wanding of
passengers, enhanced pat-down searches and screening of shoes. The
Transportation Security Administration says the extra screening should take
about an extra minute. 

Other prohibited items to carry on a plane include guns, knives, box cutters
and explosives. 

Dillon isn't advocating getting to the airport earlier during the holiday
season. 

Passengers not checking bags who print their boarding passes at home can
show up 60 minutes before their flights. Passengers checking bags should
allow 90 minutes. 

Raymond Carolan, the TSA federal security director at Manchester Airport,
wasn't available for comment.

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