Originally Posted by traveler4ever
My Mom passed away three weeks ago today. I want to bring her ashes (she pre-paid to be cremated) up to Rhode Island and I
don't want to pack them in my suitcase! The cremation place told me there is a metal disk in with her ashes that identifies her. Does anyone have any recent experience with going through security with ashes? I could take a death certificate along. Should I call the airports TSA department? I thought it would be quicker to ask here first. Thank you...
I carried the ashes of a friend who died back to her mother in Russia last November.
The funeral home will provide you with a special box that does not have any metal so it will pass screening.
I identified the box as human ashes and the screeners were very respectful and there was no problem.
I'm sorry for your loss, but I think you will shouldn't have any trouble going through security.