Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 11, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free press Friday August 11, 2006 few beef at having to dump liquids expensive perfume Fine wine trashed p passengers at Winnipeg International Airport were chugging Coffee and disposing of their toothpaste outside the Depar Ture lounge yesterday before boarding their planes yesterday. It could have been worse Michael Mccarron a spokesman for the san Francisco Airport told the associated press we Are seeing a lot of interest ing items being discarded Chanel no. 5, Gallons and Gallons of water and some very Fine Napa Valley in Richmond a. Dan Meehan gave his entire shaving kit including razor shaving Cream deodorant toothpaste Brooks Brothers Cologne and after shave lotion to a Security official at the Airport. I a taking my Toothbrush he said. In Winnipeg 13-year-old Julia water gulped her iced cappuccino outside the departure area. They said you could t take any Mascara deodorant ? any liquid or gel ? in your carry on she said. How am i going to use the Mascara As a weapon from Victoria to Halifax most travellers took the ban in stride and said they would do whatever is necessary to make flying Safe. People have been very Good said Christine Alongi spokeswoman for the Winnipeg airports author Ity. Alongi said travellers should to expect any major delays for outbound flights today but can Check with their airline just to make sure. We Welcome anything they want to do to make things safer said Lynne West while she waited in a line that snaked to an air Canada Check in counter in Toronto a terminal 1. Its probably the safest Day of the year to Fly she added. People who had to heard news reports before heading to the Airport were baffled when the air lines advised passengers checking in to make sure their carry on Luggage contained no liquids or gels or anything close to that consistency. Donna Powell who dropped a Friend off at the Winnipeg departure Gate inherited a new bottle of suntan lotion her Friend had forgotten to put in her checked baggage. Rather than discarding it in the garbage can at Security the fort Mcmurray bound woman handed it to Powell. There was a woman in front of her with an $80 bottle of perfume but she had no one to give it a Man who was stopped before Security at the departure area asked in stunned disbelief Why he had to throw away a new tube of toothpaste. He then slammed it into the garbage can. Airports do what they have to do said Pas Senger Chad Holliday whose six year old Daugh Ter Megan was advised to toss her Cherry Flavoured beverage in a garbage can before boarding their flight to Ottawa. At the Winnipeg Airport the Tim Horton a out let posted the increased Security measures notice on its counter to let air plane passengers know they can to Board with a Coffee to go. Once passengers Clear Security they can Pur Chase beverages but they have to be poured from sealed containers into cups and consumed before passengers boarded planes Alongi said. Duty free service on the Sale of liquids is affected As Well Alongi said. Its a big Deal said a Winnipeg employee at Are Riata which has duty free shops in airports including Winnipeg a and Edmonton a. Big Sellers like designer perfume and liquor Are verboten on flights to London. We have one flight from Winnipeg and four from Edmonton tonight. About All we can sell is to shirts and ? with files from Jason Bell can West news service Don to expect bans to lift on liquids gels and the like by Allison Jones Toronto ? the new no liquid restrictions placed on carry on Luggage at Canadian airports in the Wake of an alleged terror plot in Britain May be just the next step in increasingly stringent Airport Security. Travellers were told yesterday they were not allowed to bring any liquid or gel substances on Board yet the reality was much broader with everything from face creams to applesauce snack packs and tubes of toothpaste being restricted. One Canadian Security expert said it could to come soon enough because authorities Are essentially chasing their tails Banning substances and objects from air planes Only after an alleged terrorist has tried to use them. If we re Only now running around in circles Banning liquids and gel products in an apparent response to a Manifest threat involving similar products then terrorists Are apparently ahead of us on that level and that a a pretty sad commentary five years after 9/11,? said David Harris a Security expert with insignia strategic research. The alleged plot that spawned the Security changes was a plan to simultaneously blow up As Many As 10 airliners heading to the United states from Lon dons Heathrow Airport using benign liquids smuggled in hand Luggage that could be mixed inside an air plane Cabin to make explosives. While the heightened Security Mea sures frustrated some travellers har Ris said these rules May be Here to stay. The measures while they appear extreme Are really Only very much in proportion to the threat we re dealing with he said. In response to the Box cutters used on sept. 11 to Hijack planes similar Sharp items such As Nail files were banned from carry on Luggage. We Render ourselves vulnerable by allowing things that could masquerade to the Eye As benign onto aircraft he said explaining potentially explosive liquids can be injected into otherwise innocuous objects. The extra Security measures Are in place for at least three Days but could be extended indefinitely. But Public safety minister Stockwell Day told a Vancouver news conference he does to see a need for new Laws. We have a High degree of Confidence in the existing Security system in place in Canada and also in our he said however there will be increased Diligence at Border Crossings As Well As airports. The most noticeable Steps will be the ban on liquids or gels in carry on bags a requirement to have shoes a Rayed before flights to the United states and an end to the Sale of bottled or canned drinks in secure areas at airports. \ restrictions were even tighter at Heathrow. After Landing at Toronto a Pearson International Airport Passen Gers travelling from London said the Only meagre items they were allowed on Board were House keys wallets depend ing on the size and socks. All we were allowed was a House key. Not a car key because it has a Remote not a cellphone no lipstick no Eye Glass carrying Case no pens not even a hand kerchief or a kleenex said 64-year-old Gary Mcdonald of Brampton ont. Karen Smith of Winnipeg and her husband Blake were in London Cele Brating their 50th birthdays and said they were told even a Book want allowed on Board which was a pain considering the length of the flight. Passengers at Vancouver International Airport seemed to be taking the new restrictions in stride said Sean Hughes an Airport worker who was handing out information sheets on the new rules. Everyone understands it he said. I Haven to had a single angry person today ;