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Regina airport first in Canada to offer prohibited-item mailing service
Realizing you've packed a pocket knife or oversized bottle of perfume in your carry-on doesn't have to mean saying goodbye to it at Regina International Airport anymore. Travellers passing through YQR can now mail prohibited items to themselves instead of surrendering them at security, thanks to a new partnership between the Regina Airport Authority and Flippit. Regina is the first airport in Canada to offer the service, which lets passengers ship non-permitted items home after being stopped at the security checkpoint. Reducing traveller stress Kyla Antonini, manager of public relations and customer experience for the Regina Airport Authority, said the idea is to help travellers avoid the f…
Regina International Airport is launching a new service allowing travelers to mail prohibited items to themselves after being stopped at the security checkpoint, in partnership with Flippit.
The initiative makes Regina the first airport in Canada to offer this prohibited-item mailing option, aimed at reducing passenger stress by preserving items that would otherwise be surrendered.
Under the program, passengers who discover they are carrying restricted items—such as pocket knives or oversized bottles—can opt to mail those items back to their home locale instead of handing them over at security.
Kyla Antonini, Regina Airport Authority’s manager of public relations and customer experience, described the service as a way to minimize frustration and potential loss of important or sentimental belongings for travellers.
Specific operational details, including how the mailing process works at the security checkpoint, were not disclosed in the material provided.