For many years I have seen in airlines' brochures, a prohibition against matches in baggage.

I would just as well see lighters banned. It is very easy to set a major fire very quickly by breaking open a Bic or similar lighter.

Travel tips:
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Is it Gere, Lan Ding or Lan, Ding Gere? So many people's names get corrupted as low paid poor-English speaking officials at Ellis Island try to move long lines of poor-English speaking immigrants through security checkpoints.