Keeping Track of the New Travel Regulations
After all the hoopla and news about what you can and can't bring on airplanes these days, I found myself standing in line for airport security earlier this week with a water bottle. I'd like to blame my oversight on the fact that it was 5:30 in the morning, but even the random stares I was getting from fellow passengers wasn't enough to make me notice the offending item.
It made me think of a funny post I read recently in David Rowell's newsletter from the Travel Insider:
After proudly telling us a couple of months ago how they had rigorously and scientifically determined that the maximum safe amount of any liquid that could be carried on a plane was exactly three ounces, the TSA has now changed its mind and increased the maximum safe amount up to 3.4 ounces. By coincidence, this equates to 100 mls and is the same amount as is now being allowed on board planes in the EU.
Two questions to the TSA : So, were your super-duper scientific tests wrong? Secondly, what happens if two terrorists each take a safe 3.4 ounces of explosive on board a plane with them, and then mix it together on board, making for a total of 6.8 ounces? What happens then?
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