Originally Posted by Bart
If you are telling me that you had no earthly idea that lighters and matches were not permitted in your checked luggage all this time (this regulation has remained unchanged and was in effect prior to 9/11), then I truly don't know what to say.
I didn't know until this week (while reading these 2 threads about lighters) that lighters and matches were not permitted in checked luggage. I fly almost weekly and it's never been brought to my attention. Maybe the airlines and the TSA should be doing a better job of informing the flying public?