Rourke's Random Musings

If you’re flying with travel sized liquids, don’t forget your one quart, clear, zip-top bag. TSA isn’t kidding when they say all travel sized liquids must be in such a bag or they’ll be confiscated. Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve seen three people asked to throw away all their liquids and gels because they weren’t in a baggie. Thankfully these folks were all business travelers and managed to throw away the (new) toiletries without throwing a fit.

TSA can find a collection of liquids and gels if they’re together in your carry-on. They can’t easily spot all liquids, though. I just found a bottle of Afrin that’s been in my laptop bag since well before the ban on liquids in carry-on luggage. My bag has been through airport security in the US and the EU maybe a dozen times without anyone noticing the liquid.