To protect you against the new threat of liquid explosives, the European Union (EU) has adopted new security rules that restrict the amount of liquids that you can take through security checkpoints. They apply to all passengers departing from airports in the EU whatever their destination.

That means that, at security checkpoints, you and your hand luggage must be checked for liquids in addition to other prohibited articles. However, the new rules do not limit the liquids that you can buy at shops located beyond the point where you show your boarding pass or on board an aircraft operated by an EU airline.

Although Dubrovnik Airline is not EU airline, the new rules do not limit the liquids that you can buy on board Dubrovnik Airline aircraft in case you do not transfer on some of EU airports (point to point only).

The new rules apply at all airports in EU, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, and from December 15, 2006 the new roles apply to all passenger departing from Croatia.

Liquids include:

· water and other drinks, soups, syrups

· creams, lotions and oils

· perfumes, mascara, sprays

· gels, including hair and shower gels

· contents of pressurized containers, including shaving foams and deodorants

· pastes, including toothpaste

· liquid-solid mixtures

· and any item of similar consistency

While packing

You are only allowed to take small quantities of liquids in your hand luggage. These liquids must be in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 millilitres each. You must pack these containers in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag of not more then one litre capacity per passenger.

At the airport

To help screeners detect liquids, you must:

· Present all liquids carried to the screeners at security checkpoints for examination;

· Take off your jacket and/or coat. They will be screened separately whilst you are screened;

· Remove laptop computers and other large electrical devices from your hand luggage. They will be screened separately whilst you are screened.

You can still:

 

· Pack liquids in bags that you check in—the new rules only affect hand luggage.

· Carry in your hand luggage medicines and dietary requirements, including baby foods, for use during the trip. You may be asked for proof that they are needed.

· Buy liquids such as drinks and perfumes either in an EU airport shop when located beyond the point where you show your boarding pass or on board an aircraft operated by an EU airline. If they are sold in a special sealed bag, do not open it before you are screened—otherwise the contents may be confiscated at the checkpoints. (If you transfer at an EU airport, do not open the bag before screening at your airport of transfer, or at the last one if you transfer more than once). All those liquids are additional to the liquids in the re-sealable plastic bag mentioned above.

· Buy liquids such as drinks and perfumes on board Dubrovnik Airline aircraft in case you do not transfer on some of EU airports (point to point only).

If you have any doubts, please ask your travel agent or Dubrovnik Airline on the phone: +385 20 773 712 / 705