Since we are not allowed to bring liquids on the plane, when I travel I carry an empty water bottle. After passing through security I fill the bottle with water from the fountain, therefore, I have water to drink on the plane.
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Tried that. The security guy (LAX) said that the empty bottles weren't allowed either and tossed mine and every one else who tried to carry one through. Thought I'd put an empty in my carry-on and let it go through the x-ray. The security lady (ATL) stopped the bag and removed the empty bottle and said that they weren't allowed. Each incident occured in the last few weeks. I've even tried this at smaller airports with no luck.
Well, I thought I would do the empty bottle thing, and it is interesting to know that they are totally nutso about that. I still think I might give it a whirl.
I am appalled to think a TSA agent thinks it's okay to throw away someones personal empty water bottle! What if it were a child's empty sippy cup or an empty thermos? Personally, wouldn't be rude about it but also wouldn't be meek, I would ask the agent 'why' because it 'is not' on the TSA list of banned items at all! The skeptical side of me says it's simply a ploy for the airport itself to make money on outrageously priced items inside the terminals :-(
Do not use a bottled water bottle. Instead, use a reusable plastic bottle sold specifically for beverages (they sometimes have advertising on them). Some have straw tops, others have a pull out cap.
I am worried about not being able to get drinks now. Last year I travelled back to the UK from Marrekesh. Water bottles had to be thrown away at the airport. We were not allowed to take local currency out of the country (had to change it before checking in). We could not pay with credit cards at the only cafe selling drinks at the other side of the check-in desk, because they would only deal in the local currency.
You could always keep it filled with water. Simply label it "saline solution", you can have saline solution for contacts (no they won't check your eyes, haha). Make it more believable by the type of container.
Funny idea boogieman but you can be detained and/or arrested for doing something like that :-o They don't mess around and it's a Federal offense ...
No problem at London Luton or Schipol. Is it just on the other side of the Atlantic that there's a problem? What the heck do the security guys think you're going to do with an empty water bottle?
Drinking the water out of water fountains, whether here or abroad, isn't as safe as you'd think, and *definitely* don't drink the water on planes, because of poor water quality test results. I carry sealed, commercial water. If they're still sealed, I've had no problem passing through. Once, I had several bottles of unopened water and one that I had just opened.
This is exactly what I do, but I bring a half filled water bottle and drink the water before I go through security, then after security fill the bottle with cold water from an airport water fountain. It seems flying is dehydrating so the water bottle always comes in handy on the plane and on the ground.
That worked for me in Columbus, but on LuGardia said "NO" I think we still need some more practical flight security!
But that is still carrying liquids on the plane. Won't you be stopped/get in trouble for that?
larpam575, you can carry water on to the plane, you just can't carry it through the security check point before entering the terminals. You have to get your water after entering the terminals by way of buying it or filling an empty bottle from a drinking fountain.
I do this as a regular thing, and fly from Canada to various European destinations. I have never had any trouble. I also had no problem the one time I have flown from Canada to the US and back. I usually carry an empty plastic bottle in which water was purchased, rather than one of the cup kind with a straw and a lid.
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