Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie ok girls, this is DIRECT from my reference manual, VERBATIM:
-LIGHTERS - NO LIGHTERS OF ANY KIND ARE PERMITTED IN CHECKED BAGGAGE.
-EXCEPTION: LIGHTERS THAT DO NOT AND HAVE NEVER CONTAINED FUEL ARE ALLOWED IN CHECKED BAGGAGE.
-NO MATCHES OF ANY KIND ARE ALLOWED IN CHECKED BAGGAGE.
as far as carry-on:
-ONE COMMON LIGHTER (eg: BIC) PER PSGR CAN BE TRANSPORTED ON THEIR PERSON OR IN THEIR CARRY ON.
-SAFETY MATCHES (BOOK, CARD, OR STRIKE ON BOX) CAN ONLY BE TRANSPORTED IF CARRIED IN A POCKET, CARRYON BAG, FANNY PACK, OR PURSE OR ANY OTHER ITEM UNDER THE CUSTOMERS CONTROL. ONE BOOK OF MATCHES PER PASSENGER. STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCHES STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
sorry for the bad news, this is per TSA, not airline-by-airline. Oh crap what am i going to do with my matches now!