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O'Hare kiosk ships banned items home

December 13, 2006

Pantagraph: Officials at O'Hare International Airport are offering passengers an alternative to tossing out precious perfumes and other liquids banned in carry-on bags. In a 60-day pilot program that started Monday, passengers can either mail the items or have them sent for storage to the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport.

The program, Mail Safe Express, calls for security officers to escort interested passengers to touchscreen kiosks where they can arrange to have their items mailed to an address or sent to the hotel via a bubble-wrap envelope. It costs $9.99 to have the items shipped to the Hilton.

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