Originally Posted by falconred

Flying out of PHX this week, my other half's empty reusable metal water bottle was confiscated because "it could be used as a weapon"

Originally Posted by T.J. Bender

Here's a fun situation I've only seen happen once: TSOs doing a gate check confiscating water bottles. The guy sitting next to me on the flight had been stopped for a search before boarding, and when he got on the plane, he was fuming about his water bottle, that he had just filled up at the fountain after going through security with it empty, being confiscated. Apparently, it contained enough liquid to be a threat to the aircraft (what?!). Anyone else ever seen that happen?