TSA issues warning about 'no-gos' for carry-on luggage - despite restrictions being lifted in some airports
The organization issued a warning on X alerting customers that liquids, gels and aerosols must be 3.4oz or less in carry-on bags.
This rule means that summertime travelers will not get past security if they pack an extra-large water bottle or sunscreen with them.
The reminder comes after TSA ended its nearly 20-year-old 'shoes-off' policy at checkpoints earlier this month.
Travelers have been divided over the change, primarily because of their hatred for the liquid limitations after personal experiences.
'TSA steals and ruins what's left of a vacation. I had a jar of honey from France, less than 3.4 oz. You should have seen the agents eyes lite up as she stole my only jar. They laughed and took it home,' an X user claimed.
'I'd rather take my shoes off if it means I can bring the whole bottle of my specialty shampoo in my carry on without having to ration it out on a two week trip,' another person wrote.
After years of liquid limit frustration, that rule could soon go away now that the Department of Homeland Security is questioning the limit.
The liquid carry-on limits were enforced by TSA in 2006 following a foiled bomb plot in the UK
Like the former 'shoes-off' policy, the beverage limits were enforced by TSA in 2006.
It was one of several rules created in response to the September 11 attacks.
However, the liquid limit was inspired by a 2006 liquid bomb plot in the UK, which put thousands of lives at risk.
The foiled plan was for terrorists to place liquid bombs disguised as soft drinks on at least seven transatlantic flights that were set to explode midflight.
If the first phase of the plan was a success, they would then initiate attacks on skyscrapers in London's Canary Wharf, the Greenwich foot tunnel, nuclear power stations, oil refineries and gas terminals.
The plan was not a success and it led to the arrest of several criminals, many of which were sentenced to life in prison.
But the bomb plot was enough for TSA to initiate immediate action, leading to the liquid limit for everything from food and drinks to hair products.
While some airports in Europe had scrapped the rule in recent years, they returned last year after new security scanners experienced a 'technical issue.'
US secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem is questioning TSA's carry-on liquid rule
The carry-on liquid limit is back in limbo in the US due to opinions over the policy from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
'I will tell you, I mean, the liquids [rule] I am questioning,' Noem told NewsNation chief Washington Correspondent Blake Burman at the inaugural Hill Nation Summit.
'So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be. We're looking at it.'
TSA has already implemented a change for 10 US airport security experiences, which includes the addition of new expedited lanes and discounts to 'enhance the travel experience for members of the U.S. military community.'
TSA has also begun offering a $25 discount on TSA PreCheck enrollment for spouses of military and uniformed service members.
Restricted carry on items
Aerosol Insecticide
Alcoholic beverages over 3.4oz
Alcoholic beverages over 140 proof
Ammunition
Axes and hatches
Bang snaps
Baseball bats
Battery powered wheel chairs and mobility devices
BB guns
Bear bangers
Bear spray
Billy clubs
Black jacks (self-defense weapons)
Blasting caps
Bottled water over 3.4oz
Bowling balls
Bowling pins
Bows and arrows
Box cutters
Brass knuckles
Bug repellent over 3.4oz
Canoe/kayak paddles
Cap guns
Cast iron cookware
Cattle prods
Cheese (creamy) over 3.4oz
Chlorine for pools and spas
CO2 cartridge
Coffee (liquid) over 3.4oz
Cologne over 3.4oz
Compressed air guns
Concealer over 3.4oz
Conditioner over 3.4oz
Cooking spray
Corkscrews (with blade)
Cream over 3.4oz
Cricket bats
Crowbars
Darts
Deodorant (aerosol) over 3.4oz
Deodorant (liquid) over 3.4oz
Detergent (liquid) over 3.4oz
Drills and drill bits
Dry shampoo over 3.4oz
Dynamite
E-liquids over 3.4oz
Engine-powered equipment completely purged of fuel
Engine-powered equipment with residual fuel
Engines and engine-powered equipment completely purged of fuel
Engines and engine-powered equipment with residual fuel
English Christmas crackers
Eye drops over 3.4oz
Eye liners (liquid) over 3.4oz
Fertilizer
Fire extinguishers and other compressed gas cylinders
Firearms, firearm silencers/suppressors
Firecracker
Fireworks
Flammable liquid, gel or aerosol paint
Flammable paints
Flare guns
Flares
Foam toy swords
Formaldehyde solution, less than 10 percent over 3.4oz
Foundation over 3.4oz
Fuels
Gas torches
Gasoline
Gel-type candles
Glow sticks over 3.4oz
Golf clubs
Gravy over 3.4oz
Gun powder
Hair gel over 3.4oz
Hair spray over 3.4oz
Hair texturizer (aerosol) over 3.4oz
Hammers
Hand grenades
Hand sanitizers over 3.4oz
Heating pad (gel)
Hockey sticks
Honey over 3.4oz
Hummus over 3.4oz
Ice axes/ice picks
Ice cream over 3.4oz
Jam and Jelly over 3.4oz
Juices over 3.4oz
Kirpans
Knives
Kubatons
Lacrosse sticks
Lighter (fluid)
Lighters (gun)
Lighters (torch)
Liquid bleach
Liquid medications over 3.4oz
Liquid vitamins over 3.4oz
Lotion over 3.4oz
Magic 8 ball
Makeup remover over 3.4oz
Mallets
Maple syrup over 3.4oz
Mascara over 3.4oz
Matches (strike-anywhere matches)
Meat cleavers
Medical-clinical thermometer (mercury)
Nail guns
Nail polish over 3.4oz
Nail police remover over 3.4oz
Night sticks
Nunchucks
Oils and vinegars over 3.4oz
Parts of guns and firearms
Party poppers
Peanut butter over 3.4oz
Pellet guns
Pepper spray
Perfume over 3.4oz
Permeation devices for calibrating air quality
Pet food (wet) over 3.4oz
Pocket knife
Pool cues
Power tools
Propane
Rainbow flame crystals
Razor-type blades
Realistic replicas or explosives
Realistic replicas of firearms
Realistic replicas of incendiaries
Recreational oxygen
Rifles
Rocket launcher
Sabers
Safety razor with blades
Salad dressing over 3.4oz
Salsa and sauces over 3.4oz
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Saws
Screwdriver (longer than 7 inches)
Self-defense sprays
Shampoo over 3.4oz
Shaving cream (aerosol) over 3.4oz
Shoe/snow spikes
Ski poles
Slingshots
Small compressed gas cartridges
Snow cleats
Snow globes over 3.4oz
Soap (liquid) over 3.4oz
Soda over 3.4oz
Soups over 3.4oz
Spear guns
Spillable batteries
Spray paint
Spray starch
Starter pistols
Stun guns/shocking devices
Sunscreen over 3.4oz
Swiss army knife
Swords
Tactical pen
Tattoo inks over 3.4oz
Tear gas
Tent spikes
Throwing stars
Toothpaste over 3.4oz
Turpentine and paint thinner
Utility knives/knife
Vehicle airbags
Wine bottle over 3.4oz
Yogurt over 3.4oz
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