No Bic-flickin’-way
Somehow, I suspect the powerful convenience store lobby is behind this.Airline passengers will have to ditch their lighters or lose them to airport security screeners when a new ban on lighters takes effect in April.
The ban reflects Congress' fear that lighters could be used to ignite bombs on planes or otherwise damage or destroy them. The Transportation Security Administration until now had banned all types of lighters, except for butane, which were limited to two per passenger.
TSA's new ruling extends the ban to all butane lighters, effective April 14.
Comments:
I thought it was the other way around. I had a rather valuable butane lighter confiscated by TSA security about a year ago. No one seems to care about matches or regular lighters.
Since then, I just burn out all the remaining fluid and thrown it in my checked luggage. I find that most reputable cigar shops are happy to hook me up with a refill.
Comment by dansays on March 1, 2005 at 11:25 AM
This is ridiculous!
Come to think of it,each and everything can be dangerous if you use it correctly(or incorrectly).They can't ban everything!
Comment by Anamika on March 2, 2005 at 7:01 AM
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