Originally Posted by Dovster
Recently, I sent a simple question by e-mail to the TSA:
Could you please let me know if all cigarette lighters will be banned under
the new regulations or only those containing butane as specified by the
Intelligence Bill?
I travel to the States often and carry a Zippo (which has no butane). Will
this be permissible in the future?
The reply obviously required considerable thought and analysis as it took three days for them to respond, but it unquestionably went straight to heart of my inquiry:
Thank you for your e-mail message. So that we can better assist you we encourage you to call us at 1-866-289-9673.
If you are outside the United States and cannot use the toll free-number, please call us at 1-571-227-2900.
We encourage you to visit our website at http://www.tsa.dot.gov for additional information about TSA. All travelers, and particularly those who travel infrequently, are encouraged to visit the section on travel tips before their trip. The website has information about prohibited and permitted items, the screening process and procedures, and guidance for special considerations, that may assist in preparing for air travel. You can go directly to these tips at www.TSATravelTips.us.
We hope this information is helpful.
TSA Contact Center
And if someone had replied quickly.....then you would have said they have too much help or they should get back to shoe sniffing or too much time on their hands or the hundred other replies I have seen here.....the response directed you to where to find your answer....
I bet you would not have been happy if the Admiral himself answered you....because most of the PITA's here would not be.....all of you know so much..... find the bill and read it yourself...you obviously feel so superior to TSA surely you can figure the answer out yourself....why rely on those you feel are so poorly trained....and we all know ,according to you, TSA will do what they want anyway....
Oh and OP? why do you carry a zippo lighter with no lighter fluid anyway? I can guess...but I am curious
as to your reply....