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NOVEMBER 13, 2006
[ MYRIAD REQUIREMENTS CAUSING FRUSTRATION ]
Airports join a growing chorus
pushing global carry-on rules
By Andrew Compart
Airport executives from around
the world, facing traveler confusion
and declines in sales from duty-free
shops, are calling for a global standardization of security rules on liquids in hand luggage by March 31.
The executives are joining a growing chorus of travel industry representatives and
retailers calling for more
standardization in security
rules worldwide, probably
to be established by the
International Civil Aviation Organization. Those
groups include organizations such as the International Air Transport Association, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines and the European
Travel Retail Council.
Airport executives passed their resolution
Nov. 7 at the Airports Council International Annual World Assembly in Cape
Town, South Africa. The action came one
day after the European Union adopted a
standard set of minimal requirements for
EU countries regarding restrictions on the
liquids travelers can carry through security
and onboard aircraft.
Norway, Iceland and Switzerland also
agreed to abide by the new EU rules, which
are largely the same as rules recently adopted in the U.S. and Canada.
But there is still the
potential for a lot of
confusion and confiscation of duty-free items,
particularly for travelers
transferring to connecting flights at EU airports or flying from EU
airports to the U.S.
“There is a risk that passengers will be
confused by the differences between intra-
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‘Security should be,
where practical, har-
monized across the
world in all facets.’
[ IMMIGRATION SEEN AS IMPACT ISSUE ]
Elections portend few changes for industry
SIXTH OF A SEVEN-PART SERIES
TRAVEL+MONE Y
How the Industry
Really Works
CRUISE
Travel’s most discretionary product
consistently produces some of the
industry’s most enviable margins.
BY JOHANNA JAINCHILL PAGE 17
By Michael Milligan
WASHINGTON — The power shift created by the results of last week’s elections
could have an impact on the travel industry
in several controversial areas, most notably
in resolving the current stalemate
over immigration reform.
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But while Democrats gained a solid majority in the House and slight advantage in
the Senate, it was unclear exactly how the
power shift that ended 12 years of Repub-lican-controlled Congresses would affect
travel issues.
The Democratic leadership “is saying
all of the right things about working in a
bipartisan fashion,” Richard Webster, vice
president of government affairs for the
Travel Industry Association, told Travel
Weekly.
While a few travel-related issues, most
notably immigration reform, have been
highly partisan, the victories scored by
Democrats were driven by other priorities, primarily by widespread dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and by a desire
for leaders in Congress to move in a new
direction generally.
Tainted by scandals ranging from influence peddling to sexual misconduct
with congressional pages, in addition to
the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq,
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Airlines have failed
to control costs.
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Confusion reigns
in Caribbean over
passport initiative.
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