Thermos in Unchecked Luggage?
May 12, 2015, 6:59 pm
#1
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Thermos in Unchecked Luggage?
I would like to bring a thermos with me when I travel with my child in the US and Europe. Will TSA and its EU counterpart allow me to have it empty in my unchecked luggage as I go through security? Any experiences in Europe, where rules are slightly different (and where in the past I had items confiscated which TSA allowed)?
May 13, 2015, 11:42 am
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I have passed through security in countless countries carrying an empty water bottle in my carry-on bags. You won't encounter any problems.
May 13, 2015, 1:37 pm
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I have not encountered any problem at EU airports. I do purposely put it on the exterior mesh-pocket of my backpack to show its existence. Security seem to pay more attention to my camera than anything else.
May 13, 2015, 3:19 pm
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I always travel with steel water bottles for me and the kids. We empty them (by chugging or spilling out) before going through security, throw them in my backpack (with lids on) for the checkpoint, and refill from water fountains airside, and have never been asked to take them out of our bags or anything.
May 28, 2015, 7:46 am
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German and Irish security seem to care most about bottles. I always pull my (empty) bottle out at x-ray because they usually want to feel that it's empty.
I've also recently traveled with a thermos of milk domestically (US) and had no issues (had a toddler with me).
I've also recently traveled with a thermos of milk domestically (US) and had no issues (had a toddler with me).