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Airport Security - August 10, 2006

In light of the British announcement that they foiled a new terrorist plot, Transportation Canada and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority have announced new security measures for all air travel.

The following tips are to ensure travellers reduce delays as well as the amount of frustration which follows these new and more strict regulations:

Air Canada and Transport Canada urge passengers to check with the airline to ensure the flight is scheduled and then follow up shortly before leaving home to confirm the flight is on time.
Bring photo identification – preferably your passport – when travelling, regardless of destination.
Do not wrap or package gifts so as to ensure easier inspections by security personnel.
Pack lightly and travel with as little baggage as possible to reduce processing time at the airport.
Leave any non-essential electronics, including hair dryers and electric razors, at home.
Essential electronic devices such as laptop computers and cellphones must be packed in carry-on baggage.
Diabetics and others who may have to carry needles and other medical devices need a doctor's note stating that they have the disease and listing the medical items the person needs to have with them.
Passengers should arrive one hour before departure time for a domestic flight and two hours before an international departure.
Air Canada does not recommend flying without reservations, although stand-by passengers will be accommodated if possible.
Airlines now collect five pieces of information prior to the passenger boarding: the person's full legal name, gender, date of birth, nationality and travel document number.
Passengers are limited to one carry-on bag and a pocketbook or briefcase.
Passengers should have photo ID – preferably their passport – to accompany their boarding pass at the gate.
Before boarding the plane, passengers can pack razors, tweezers, eyelash curlers and nail clippers in their carry-on luggage. However, straight razors, box cutters, metal scissors, ice picks, metal nail files, corkscrews, bats, golf clubs, pool cues, ski poles and hockey sticks are forbidden.
CATSA will allow you carry on one lighter intended for personal use, unless you are travelling to the United States, where lighters are banned from aircraft. You can carry safety matches on your person on flights in both Canada and the U.S. You can't check matches or lighters in your luggage, and strike-anywhere matches are forbidden both in checked and carry-on luggage.
Passengers should limit the amount of metal they carry with them, and remove all metal objects before going through the X-ray machine at security checkpoints.
When flying, wear long pants, avoid flammable synthetic fibres and never wear high heels.
Pay close attention to the flight attendants' demonstration before takeoff. Read the safety feature cards and watch the safety video.
Before takeoff, take the time to familiarize yourself with the location of emergency exits. Flight attendants say it is often dark and noisy in a crash so it's a good idea to count the number of seat rows between you and the exit so you can find it in the darkness. Look down for emergency lighting to show the way.
In the event of an evacuation, leave everything behind. Experts who have studied crashes say passengers have died because they wasted time reaching for their carry-on luggage. Also remember that flight attendants are trained to yell at you.
If there's smoke, stay low but hurry. It takes only 20 seconds for the seats to decompose in a fuel fire. It takes another 10 seconds for poisonous fumes to fill the cabin.

PowerView Website Launched - Feb. 10, 2006

The PowerView Investigation and Security Consulting official website has been launched! PowerView management is proud to announce the official website is now up and running. A big thank you to Hök Nik Creative from Edmonton for working very hard on the site.

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