No shit, I kid you not. Suddenly it's impossible for liquids to explode again, but only if they've been purchased at the inflated prices that the airport stores charge you. I'm so happy to get this essential freedom back.
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"][h3] Homeland Security relaxes liquid on planes rules [/h3] Homeland Security official told the AP that airline passengers will once again be allowed to bring most liquids onto planes, as long as they were purchased from secure airport stores. The department also announced that the chocolate ration has been increased to 20 grams a week. [a href="http://www.local10.com/travelgetaways/9926896/detail.html"]Link[/a]
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U.S. Allows Liquids Back On Airliners
Britain Also Relaxes Bans On Liquids, Luggage[font size="1"]
POSTED: 8:32 am EDT September 25, 2006
UPDATED: 12:24 pm EDT September 25, 2006[/font]
[b class="Dateline"]WASHINGTON -- [/b]The government relaxed its ban Monday against carrying liquids and gels onto airliners. The new rules were announced during a late-morning news conference at Reagan National Airport.
The previous, stricter ban was instituted last month after a plot to bomb jets flying into the United States was foiled. The government said liquid explosives remain "an ongoing part of the terrorists' playbook," but officials said Monday that a total ban on carryon liquids is no longer necessary.
Transportation Security officials said three ounces of toiletries and medications can now be carried through security -- as long as they all fit into a sealed one-quart zip-top plastic bag.All liquid toiletry items, such as lip gloss and hand lotion, had previously been confiscated at security checkpoints. Now, the products are expected to be put in clear plastic bags at the checkpoint, screened and returned to the passenger if they pass screening.
Under the revised rules, passengers also are allowed to take aboard beverages and duty-free items as long as they are bought in stores past the security checkpoint. The new rules ease what TSA official Michael Jackson called the "somewhat blunt measures" that were imposed after an alleged airborne terror plot was uncovered in Britain last month.
[span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 255); font-weight: bold;"](The "plot" that turned out to not really be much of a "plot" after all. -tb)[/span]
Meanwhile, British officials are also relaxing restrictions on carry-on luggage.Passengers are now allowed to bring on board essential liquids and musical instruments. They are also allowed a carry-on bag that is bigger than what was previously allowed. Britain has banned all carry-on luggage after police allegedly disrupted the plot to simultaneously blow up U.S.-bound airliners using explosives smuggled in hand luggage.
