Travel Tips

All travelers should be aware of the airport boarding procedures. Here are some tips that will ensure a quick and safe trip.

Things to do before leaving for the airport:

1. Make sure you bring the plane ticket and a photo ID such as a valid driver's license or passport.
2. Find out how many pieces of luggage you are allowed to take with you.  Currently, Transwest Air limits 2 pieces of baggage per person.
3. For safety reasons, don't let anyone else pack your bag.
4. Ensure the items in your carry-on bag and check-in bag doesn't conflict with the baggage check list shown below.  Please arrange alternative shipping method for dangerous goods.
5. Arrive at least 30 minute before departure to allow time for security check and checking in luggage.

At the airport:

1. Never carry unknown item from anyone else.
2. Never leave your luggage unattended, and keep your eyes on your bags at all times.
3. If you see an unattended or suspicious bag or package, report it to airport security immediately.

Baggage Check List

Items	Carry-On Baggage	Checked Baggage
Corkscrews, other than those with attached knives
Knitting needles
Sports racquets (such as tennis, squash and racquetball)
Umbrellas
Walking canes
Whips
Billiard cues
Darts
Golf clubs
Hockey sticks
Ice axes and ice picks
Ice skates
Knives or knife-like objects of any length (such as hunting knives, scuba knives, swords, sabers, meat cleavers, straight razors and religious knives)
Lacrosse sticks
Penetrating objects (such as scissors with pointed tips)
Razor blades (not in cartridges)
Replica weapons
Restraining devices (except those used by peace officers or crew members or by escort officers escorting prisoners)
Ski poles
Sling shots and catapults
Sporting bats (such as baseball bats and cricket bats)
Syringes and hypodermic needles (except for personal medical use, and with the needles’ guard in place, and when accompanied by labelled medication)
Tools (such as hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, drills, saws, crow bars and heavy tools)
Toy weapons including toy transformer robots that form into toy guns
Fire extinguishers
Liquids marked as flammable (such as gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid and turpentine)
Liquids that are unidentifiable in unmarked containers
Paint
Paint thinner
Pyrotechnics (such as fireworks, road flares, flare pistol cartridges and starter pistol cartridges)
Strike-anywhere wooden matches

*For an updated list, please visit the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority website.
*For Dangerous goods list, please visit Transport Canada website.