TSA question: Can I bring an empty bottle that's more than 3oz?
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TSA question: Can I bring an empty bottle that's more than 3oz?
What are the rules for packing empty bottles? I have 10oz spray bottle that I'd like to take with me, can I pack it empty in my bag? For some reason I remember them saying a couple of years ago that you couldn't bring an empty water bottle across the screening point, is this the same? Have the rules changed?
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I looked at the TSA list of prohibited items, and did not see "empty bottle" anywhere.
http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/travelers/air...ted-items.shtm
I have taken an empty water bottle through TSA screening and filled it at an airside water fountain on several occasions. Was I just lucky to have slipped it past the screener?
http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/travelers/air...ted-items.shtm
I have taken an empty water bottle through TSA screening and filled it at an airside water fountain on several occasions. Was I just lucky to have slipped it past the screener?
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I know people used to take empty drinking water bottles to save money, by filling after security check at a drinking fountain, but post 9/11 that was no longer allowed.
Has it changed back again? I didn't think so.
Has it changed back again? I didn't think so.
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but post 9/11 that was no longer allowed.,
incorrect info. It wasn't after 9/11. The new 3oz rule came into effect after the Brits discovered a plot to blow up planes with a mix of different liquids carried on in regular soda/water bottles. That ban is about 3-4 years old. Nothing to do with 9/11. In fact you were allowed to carry on any size of liquid bottles for the 3-4 years after 9/11.
To answer the OP. The empty container rule or lack of, is very inconsistent. I have seen TSA confiscating the empty bottles and I have seen people getting it through as long as it was totally empty. I don't think the flunkies at TSA know themselves what the exact rules are on empty bottles bigger than 3oz.
incorrect info. It wasn't after 9/11. The new 3oz rule came into effect after the Brits discovered a plot to blow up planes with a mix of different liquids carried on in regular soda/water bottles. That ban is about 3-4 years old. Nothing to do with 9/11. In fact you were allowed to carry on any size of liquid bottles for the 3-4 years after 9/11.
To answer the OP. The empty container rule or lack of, is very inconsistent. I have seen TSA confiscating the empty bottles and I have seen people getting it through as long as it was totally empty. I don't think the flunkies at TSA know themselves what the exact rules are on empty bottles bigger than 3oz.
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txgirl, is it a SIGG water bottle you carry? I love mine!
And to stay on topic, I flew to my brother's wedding last weekend with my empty 0.6 liter water bottle and filled it on the other side of security. All I can say is that water in the Hartford airport tastes awful!
And to stay on topic, I flew to my brother's wedding last weekend with my empty 0.6 liter water bottle and filled it on the other side of security. All I can say is that water in the Hartford airport tastes awful!
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I carried on several mugs and a flask - all empty - and nothing was said about them (and they did the full search of my carry-on bag as I had a picture frame that looked like a knife in the xray).
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ejcrowe - actually, I got a Klean Kanteen from LLBean - 27oz, raspberry pink!! It goes everywhere with me. I liked the look of the SIGGs too, but when you live on an island, you take what you can get - and LLBean was easier to ship in!!