In article , (Pete) wrote:

*From:* "Pete"
*Date:* Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:26:51 -0600

Duty-free booze is dead, as you will never again be allowed to bring
bottles of anything onboard a plane again. I'll bet this is a
significant
reduction in revenue for certain countries.

Forget about bringing any liquid or semi-liquid substance onboard a
plane again, including toothpaste.

I wonder if the airlines are smart enough to stock more water and
food to make up for passengers not being able to bring their own.
Not to mention that fact that it must be free, because passengers no
longer have an option to bring their own.

Not really true - a BAA spokesman was saying earlier today that goods
bought airside COULD be taken on board, although liquids could not be
taken on flights to the U.S.

The authorities have overreacted by banning reading material. It is
not possible to store liquids in a magazine and books can easily be
checked by fanning through the pages.

Agreed. I suppose you /might/ be able to embed some sort of electronic
device in the binding?