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I just got this email and I thought it could be also interesting for others so here goes (I wonder how funny it will be to go to the airport and watch all the people with their little plastic bags dingling in their hands ...):

New hand luggage regulations on all flights originating in EU countries, as well as on connecting flights from Europe

Dear Lufthansa Friend,

With effect from 6 November 2006, there will be restrictions on liquids which can be taken into the cabin on flights originating within the EU, as well as on connecting flights from European airports. This includes all domestic flights.

Liquid and gel products, such as toiletries and cosmetics, are permitted in hand luggage, provided they conform to the following regulations:

- Containers with liquids and similar products may hold up to
100 ml (i.e. the maximum capacity when full as printed on the container)
- All individual containers must be carried together in a
transparent, re-sealable (e.g. "zip top") plastic bag, with a maximum capacity of one litre
- Only one bag is permitted per person
- The bag must be shown separately at the Security Control

Medicines and special food (e.g. liquid baby food) required during the flight do not need to be carried in the plastic bag. However, these items must also be presented at Security.
Items and bags which do not meet these criteria may not be taken on board the plane. A similar regulation has been in force since 29 September 2006 on flights and connecting flights in the USA.

Duty free items may be carried on board, provided that:
- they were purchased at an airport within the European Union or on board an EU airline,
e.g. on a Lufthansa flight* and they are carried on board in a sealed bag, with accompanying proof of purchase dated the same day.

- The bag is sealed at the point of purchase. (This regulation does not apply on codeshare flights.)

Please check the latest regulations immediately before your departure at www.lufthansa.com and take these legal constraints into consideration when planning your journey.** We recommend that hand luggage is reduced to the essentials. This will help to ensure that your flight departs on time.
We wish you a pleasant trip.
Yours sincerely
Lufthansa

* Goods which are purchased on board an EU-registered aircraft can be carried in sealed bags in hand luggage onto a connecting flight from a European airport.

** Lufthansa accepts no liability for items which passengers are not permitted to carry in hand luggage. For items carried in checked-in luggage, the usual terms and conditions of liability apply.