News, New TSA Standards: Carry On Small Snow Globes And Pies, Keep Checking Jam (liquids, busiest)

[JD59]

The airline industry predicts some 42 million of us will be flying this holiday season, and that this weekend before Christmas will be one of the busiest periods.

For tips on how to get through what's expected to be some long security lines, we turn to the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein. She says there's a useful guide on the TSA's homepage that allows you to type in an item to see if it's allowed in your carry-on, as well as a mobile app.

New TSA Standards: Carry On Small Snow Globes And Pies, Keep Checking Jam : NPR

[azoria]

Oooh, goody goody!


"But, there is some good news this holiday season: You can now carry on small snow globes, as long as they are put in those plastic bags along with your other small bottles of liquids.
Snow globes smaller than a tennis ball are now OK to bring onboard a plane, and, by the way, so are pies and fruitcakes."



Next thing you know we'll be able to take along our own shampoo and toothpaste too! Maybe we'll be able to carry a sealed bottle of water as well? Thank you TSA, you're the bestest.

[annerk]

I can't wait to hear from the people who had them confiscated by TSA who don't agree with the new rules and confiscate them from people anyhow.

[annerk]

You can take your own toothpaste and shampoo. Not sure where on earth you heard that you couldn't.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

I'd sure hate to be attacked with a snow globe and everybody knows fruit cakes are dangerous.

I wonder what a carry-on pie looks like after it has been crammed into the overhead bins?