
A discover displaying prohibited gadgets for checked baggage is proven on a display screen close to the check-in counters at Incheon Worldwide Airport, Monday. Yonhap
Confiscated gadgets at Incheon Worldwide Airport, together with kimchi and rice caught in safety screenings of carry-on baggage, have been donated to numerous welfare services.
In line with Incheon Worldwide Airport, a complete of 10.7 tons of kimchi was confiscated throughout safety screening and donated later final yr.
Given {that a} single kimchi cabbage weighs roughly 3 kilograms, an estimated 3,500 kimchi cabbages have been banned from carry-on baggage on account of regulation violations.
Throughout the identical interval, 10.5 tons of fermented sauces reminiscent of „gochujang“ (purple pepper paste) and soy sauce, together with 30.8 metric tons of different meals gadgets together with rice and fruit, have been additionally confiscated from vacationers‘ baggage and donated.
Meals gadgets containing liquid, reminiscent of kimchi and gochujang, can solely be carried onboard if they’re saved in particular person containers of 100 milliliters or much less, all positioned inside a single one-liter resealable plastic bag.
Nevertheless, there aren’t any quantity restrictions for these things when packed in checked baggage.
Fruit, greens and agricultural merchandise are labeled as restricted gadgets for import and export. To deliver them onboard or place them in checked baggage, passengers should acquire a phytosanitary inspection certificates from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Company.
One welfare facility that obtained donated meals gadgets final yr has reportedly been utilizing them as substances for its free meal service.
Along with meals, a complete of greater than 1.83 million confiscated non-food gadgets have been additionally donated. These included knives, moveable batteries and toothpaste.