European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Packing keep it Light by Mary Neth staff writer when it comes to travel packing in Alt in just in t the thing to do the less the Best should be the motto of course notables like Liz Taylor and Princess Margaret Jet around the worktwith12and 13 pieces of Luggage. They however have others do the toting and lifting for Ordinary mortals a Tot of heavy bags can spell a bad trip. Even suitcases with wheels Don t solve the problems. They Are great on the hat but no Good when it s Lime to hoist bags on Board a Tram or into a car trunk. The less you have to carry and the lighter it is. The better you la get along Here Are some t is from the scheduled air me travel off be overseas Sato-03 in Frankfurt Wesl Germany that can he parc Down the amount you pack t hey ii a to he p you pack so clothing will arrive m belter shape a keep no Luggage i  in a matter of planning based on where you a a going and what you Vail be doing there for a Beach a Sal on one dress outfit will be enough for a by Nacsa i a you won t need a Tot of casual co Les make a 13l and note unnecessary items. The bed advis in probably the old Max it a Lay out All your col acc and your Money. Take half the clothes and twice the Money a pack ahead  ii Beless Kokely to forge necessities or to throw in items you Don t need. You la also do a neater Job # choose a Basic color scheme and pack mix and Malch clothing and accessories # take along travel size toiletries save space an keep electronic gear by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer these Days air travellers should not pack their bags without taking into consideration changes in Auline Security. A Little care in preparation can help Avo d hassles and save Lime at the Check in counter. The dec. T930 bombing of a pan american world always plane Over Lockerbie. Scotland prompted changes in airline Security procedures. Because in investigation revealed that the pan am bomb was Likely concealed in a radio Casselle player Many of the changes involve lighter controls on electrical App Kances Thomas Bartsch account manager for pan am in Frankfurt wet Germany said passengers Are now asked by Check in personnel to Hsi All Tecl Caf appliances and electronic gear this includes such items As radio cassette players video Cassese recorders computers and hair dryers it also Means All Battery operated devices including cameras Bartsch said if electrical items Are in checked Luggage the passenger will be asked to a open the bags and show us batteries must be removed from Battery operated items Bartsch said pan am does not prohibit passengers from Ca Iryma in their Luggage any items other than products classified As Quot dangerous  these include explosives dangerous chemicals Etc. And Are banned by All airlines. He Sard pan am scans Alt avoid breakage by putting liquids like shampoo in Small plastic bottles 11 taking a flight fill such bottles Only three quarters full. Air pressure on planes expands liquids. # be aware of the different electrical Power and plug requirements you May find at destinations. A converter or plug adaptor kit May be necessary for use of shavers hair dryers curlers Etc. A washing clothing along the Way can reduce the amount needed for the trip. Pack a Small amount of detergent and perhaps a thin clothesline. A put shoes and handbags on the Bottom of he suitcase and pack Over them fill Comers and Odd spaces with rolled ties socks underwear and other Small items. A pack dresses Slacks and other Long garments by layering them Over Bulky items when packing clothes that Winkle easily fold them Over tissue paper. A when packing a jacket first Lurn it Side out with the Collar Lumen up then told Al in half with the shoulders touching and once again from the Bottom to fit the suitcase. A place name lags on the outside of the Luggage it possible use a business Audrez s so Hal a Home address will not catch a prospective Burgar s Eye. A read As Many guide books As possible before taking Oft you May want to cup or photocopy appropriate pages and take them with you. Books Are heavy. A Felore the trip walk around your apartment with the packed suitcase. If it seems heavy Slart he mingling an Over packed suitcase will be even More so at Tupi Send it is a ram traveler who does nol pick up a few mementos along the Way to take Home. In tact it is Wise to pack an Exra collapsible bag to use for items purchased on the trip out of Luggage Luggage with one of the most advanced systems available. If any questionable items Are spotted the bags Are removed. A spokeswoman Tor Della air lines in Frankfurt said Della a policy was essentially Quot the same thing Quot As pan am s. This includes the requirement that batteries be removed from electrical equipment and appliances. Delta s no Battery Rule also includes cameras. Passengers arc questioned about the contents of their Luggage and May be asked to open their bags. In addition. Quot we do a Ray All checked Luggage Quot 1ho spokeswoman said. Della passengers Are allowed to hand carry radio cassette players and other appliances when they Fil he restrictions for carry on Luggage. Mary o Neill a spokeswoman Lor american airlines in Dallas advised passengers to Avard taking electronic equipment if hey can Quot if you do take i you should hand carry it on Quot she said she said american also requires that Battery powered items have Iho batteries removed. An official at the London office of Northwest Ulmes said there was no one who could comment on Luggage Security procedures and referred inquiries to company Headquarters in m Neap of. A Telephone query to the Minneapolis office was not answered in time for this report Boih Delia and pan am have prepared brochures it ill tips Lor travellers Delta s is tilled packing Jef Fyfe pan am Calls its pamphlet a Security message to our passengers it is available at scheduled air me travel offices overseas Sato of on military  customs it by Philip s. Gut1s new York times with International travel to the United slates soaring the customs service is testing new procedures to prevent the Fong delays that have characterized the nations busiest airports customs officials concede though that this summer s expected influx of visitors May overwhelm even the new procedures. Quot we will be stretched there is no question about  said Robert Barlow. The a color of the customs service s office of passenger enforcement and fac Matton. I think a can meet the demand this summer but there could be some problems Quot in the last three years International air travel to the United states has grown nearly 27 percent while the number of customs inspectors at the nation s big International airports has remained relatively steady at 922, Bartel said under the new procedure which began being used at major International airports 16 months ago Bartol said most passengers would be Able to move through customs without having to stand in line. Inspectors mingle among travellers As they wait for their Luggage and single out people Tor an interview and a Luggage search rather than having at travellers line up fur individual questioning and baggage checks. Otti vials also select passengers on some flights for extensive interviews and Luggage searches. The system a introduced so far in Detroit los Angeles san Francisco Miami san Juan and san Diego a seems to to working in los Angeles one of Tho first airports to adopt the procedures delays Are Down significantly and duty collections Are up Bartol said. Airline Industry officials Are not so confide 1 about the system. Quot my impression is that customs service at . Airports for International flights Couke be As bad this summer As it has Ever been said James k. Gordon director of International altars at the Washington based Airport operators Council International themore Hurr f two survivors of the Allanea flight 62 crash Are is Page 14 stars and stripes wednesday