3 oz liquids restriction for carry-ons still in effect?
 

I thought I read that in 2009 airlines were going to roll back the restrictions of 3 oz liquids/gels in 1 quart size bag, but on the TSA's website it looks like it's still in effect. Is security still strict about this? We're flying Delta from Cincinnati to San Francisco and are only taking carry-ons.

As far as I know, yes.

Whether security is "strict" depends on what agent you get, but the 3-1-1 rule is still in effect. TSA.gov is generally up to date with regulations.

We planned to check luggage but due to a huge accident on the freeway, were late and had to carry on our bags. Oops - had to ditch a 5 oz. jar of mustard, a can of shaving cream and an 8" wrench. Yup, still in effect!

It isn't the airlines place to 'roll back' or not. It is up to TSA.

3-1-1 is definitely still in effect. However - you sometimes don't have to pull the qt-sized baggie out for individual screening. At some airports you are allowed to leave the baggie in your carry-on - just make sure it is easily accessible if the agents want to see it.

I figured the TSA does have up-to-date info, but I was hoping somehow you guys would say, "yeah, I just flew yesterday and there aren't any liquid restrictions!" ha.

Thanks for the info!

There is a possibility that the restrictions will be lifted soon.

<i>Kip Hawley, the Transportation Security Administration head, wrote in his blog Friday that by next fall, size restrictions on liquids and gels would be removed. On Tuesday, Jens Mester, a EU Commission spokesman, said he is confident carry-on liquid restrictions will be lifted as early as 2010 in the EU.

There are a number of technologies in play for a carry-on liquids scanning program, which could enable TSA to eliminate the liquid restrictions now in place.</i>

http://www.consumertraveler.com/toda...within-a-year/

I planned to carry-on my bag...but didn't have time to downsize my toiletries. Checked the bag. Yep. Still in effect.

Hadn't seen it enforced in a while until a flight out of CLT yesterday where one agent was enforcing it very strictly. The agent in the other line didn't seem as concerned about it.

We flew home this afternoon, and my husband forgot to take his quart bag out of his carry-on (which he does more often than not). The TSA in the Atlanta airport didn't notice--but that's not something I would recommend.

Beyond the terrible loss of life, the worst thing the terrorists on 9/11 did to us was to to make us experience such inconvenience and make us pay for all of the agents to "keep us safe"...

Yep, still in effect. But it won't be the airlines that will hopefully roll it back. It will be TSA. Their rules.

Mustard? Wrench? what are you playing...Clue?
C'mon

Mustard - had to buy something local at a general store in some small town (Grafton, actually) in Vermont.

Wrench - helps a lot when you're doing construction.

No kidding.

last week i too was disappointed that all those rumours i had read about the 3 oz rule being lifted are not true.
they are definitely being enforced.

Love the Clue connection with mustard and wrench! Had a good chuckle!

Packed up my little quart bags tonight... our 2 bags are stuffed full!

Isn't it true that you can have medicines and prescriptions in a separate bag that you show to security? Seems like I did that a couple years ago with liquid tylenol for my dd.

Again, the TSA web site covers all the regulations:

http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm

Medications can be separate.

Thanks for the direct link, jent103! Just read through lots of good info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Just today, three British terrorists have been convicted of plotting to blow up planes to Canada and the USA with liquid explosives. The judge said, apparently, had the plot not been foiled, the loss of life would have been worse than 9/11.

Since you asked for a 'yeah, I flew yesterday" account, Yeah we flew 3 weeks ago and the TSA agent took our 8 year old grandson's gel toothpaste. When he found out the bag was the little boy's, not the gray haired grandfather that was pulling it off the table, the agent turned all "sweet", talked to DGS and said he'd just have to take it.