FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Salt not allowed in carry-on bags?
View Single Post
Old Jul 30, 2016 | 10:22 pm
  #16  
xliioper
FlyerTalk Evangelist
30 Countries Visited
2M
All eyes on you!
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: KARB
Programs: DL 2MM
Posts: 26,803
Originally Posted by Mark_T
The TSA website clearly and specifically allows a wide variety of 'salt' type products in your carry-on so I do think the potential risks of corrosion have been considered andare viewed as insignificant.

However the TSA always reserve the right to reject any item they wish on the day so once they say 'no' there really isn't a lot of point in arguing about it...
Just because TSA doesn't prohibit it doesn't mean an airline can't. TSA seems more concerned with imminent threats rather than something might cause an issue way down the road. Hawaiian doesn't mention pure salt as prohibited, but they do prohibit salt water --

http://hawaiianair.custhelp.com/app/...check-in-items
xliioper is offline