About Travel Sentry® Approved Laptop Bags

The TSA recently announced that it will begin to allow travelers to leave laptops in carry-on bags which meet their design criteria for security screening.

The Travel Sentry® “Red Diamond” mark is already known worldwide for “security friendly” products.

Now the Red Diamond helps assure that the laptop bag you purchase is truly “checkpoint security friendly”. Each product using the mark has been tested by Travel Sentry, providing you with the assurance that this product meets the latest security guidelines for laptop bags.

It is important to remember that these bags will ONLY work as intended IF you follow the guidelines provided with the bag this includes a few simple but IMPORTANT rules:

Assure that NO other items (especially power supplies or cables) are packed in the bag with your laptop. Even small items like pens or “flash” drives or memory sticks must NOT be placed in the bag

Be sure that the laptop bag itself lays flat on the x-ray belt, with no other items on top or below it

If the above guidelines are carefully followed it is likely that your laptop can remain in the bag. However, individual screeners, at their own discretion, still have the option to require you to remove the laptop for screening. It is expected that if all the procedures are followed, this will be a rare occurrence.

So, make sure you look for the Red Diamond when choosing your laptop bag…..it gives you the added assurance that your bag meets all of the latest check point security requirements!