Fruitcakes not welcome on Canadian flights

December 12, 2003 D. H. McKee

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Holiday travellers are being advised to forget the fruitcake as carry-on luggage if they want to avoid delays when boarding planes over the holiday season.

The head of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority said Tuesday about 500,000 prohibited items have been intercepted at Canada’s 89 airports during the past six months.

Jacques Duchesneau said the public still isn’t aware of what is allowed on board.

He said a lot of scissors and Swiss Army knives are still being confiscated along with toy guns, ice skates and flammable liquids in aerosol cans.

Duchesneau noted even fruitcakes will be X-rayed because they’re dense and could hide a weapon.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/12/09/281976-cp.html

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