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The Transportation Security Administration will change the list of items passengers aren’t allowed to carry into airplane cabins as of Dec. 22. Following is a partial list of items that will and will not be allowed:
Permitted:
- Scissors with blades 4 inches long or less (New)
- Screwdrivers less than 7 inches long (New)
- Tools less than 7 inches long, including wrenches and pliers (New)
- Knitting needles
- Toy weapons (if not realistic replicas)
- Tweezers
- Nail clippers
- Round-bladed knives and plastic cutlery
- Up to four books of safety matches
Prohibited:
- Box cutters
- Knives
- Tools with cutting edges
- Tools longer than 7 inches
- Lighters
- Bludgeons
- Crowbars
- Hammers
- Saws
- Ice picks
- Throwing stars
- Bows and arrows
- Guns
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