SAA has additional restrictions for passengers carrying liquids when travelling to the United States.

 “In terms of the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA), there will be additional security requirements for flights to the United States of America (USA) and these will be in the form of restrictions to carry certain specified items in the cabin under specified circumstances.

SAA has two flights daily to Washington D.C and to New York. The flight to New York is a non-stop operation, while the flight to Washington D.C goes via Accra and Dakar- - four and three times a week, respectively.

 “These restrictions are imposed on all passengers in transit/transfer to the USA and will apply to both SAA flights to the United States,” said SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali on Wednesday.

The restrictions relate to carriage of liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGS) purchased at duty-free areas of the airports by passengers in transit on flights originating from Johannesburg, Accra and Dakar.

Liquids, aerosols and gels may not be transported in cabin baggage (accessible property) of any passengers connecting to the USA from Johannesburg, Accra, and Dakar. This requirement does not affect duty-free purchased at the last point of departure in Johannesburg, Accra, and Dakar.

SAA’s security gate search teams conducting current gate passenger screening will verify any duty-free items purchased at upstream airports and will deny the carriage of such items on the flight, regardless of whether they are packed in security tamper evidence bags or not.

Passengers are advised to factor this in when planning to transit/transfer through Johannesburg, Accra, and Dakar to avoid unnecessary discomfort and/or possible loss of their items.