Cigarette Lighters, Breast Milk Cleared To Fly

The Transportation Security Administration is about to make moms and smokers happy again.

This week, the government agency charged with protecting the nation's air travel, lifts its two year old ban on carrying cigarette lighters aboard flights. Breast milk, long a contentious issue because mothers were limited to 3.4 ounces, can now also be carried aboard even if a child is not present.

In addition to the public complaints against the breast milk prohibition, the TSA reports that it was confiscating about a half million cigarette lighters each month. The agency had banned lighters from flights, which are non-smoking, because of an attempted terrorist attack in 2001. What remains unclear is why TSA took more than three years to implement the short-lived ban.

All other carry-on restrictions, including the infamous 3 ounces of liquids or gels, remain in effect when the rules change August 4.

Labels: travel, TSA

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 9:32 AM |