Lighter for airplane travel

[Dr. Van Loafer]

Looks like you can also bring a book or small box of safety matches (the non-strike on anywhere kind).

Matches (Safety Matches) | Transportation Security Administration

One book of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in checked baggage.

www.tsa.gov

 

[Day2Day]

I fly a lot for work and the last time I went to the Philippines customs took the cotton wadding out of my zippo. 6 weeks later going to Japan I had it in my pocket, they looked at it and gave it back.

I just got back from St. Croix and they acknowledged I had a lighter and 4oz of tobacco keeping one tin for themselves. They did let me choose which one I wanted to take with me.

 

[Mikepiper]

I fly monthly/weekly. The only lighters you can’t take on a plane nowadays is a torch. I fly with my zippo pipe lighter everywhere I go in my pocket and it’s never had to be dry. They occasionally act like it’s a “torch” I politely correct them and ask if they can check with their supervisor, they always come back and tell me that it’s ok.

Any soft flame petrol or butane lighter is ok on a plane.

That mirrors my experience. Wouldn’t recommend having it in your pocket. I wrap up a DuPont and stick it my computer bag or in my carry on’s interior pocket and almost never have to take it out at security. If it’s in your pocket, you have to do the “it’s not a torch” dance.

 

[Mikepiper]

That mirrors my experience. Wouldn’t recommend having it in your pocket. I wrap up a DuPont and stick it my computer bag or in my carry on’s interior pocket and almost never have to take it out at security. If it’s in your pocket, you have to do the “it’s not a torch” dance.

Should add that this is only for US domestic travel

 

[Meerschaum Maestro]

Matches

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

I always use Bic lighters in my carry on. The only issue I ever had was at the Fort Myers airport. They pulled me aside and swabbed the two 4 oz jars of tobacco I had in my carry on.

 

[Bbailey324]

I've flown twice this week with Bic lighters in my carry on with no problem. No good place to smoke at my crappy hotel but that is another matter.

 

[sfduke]

I carry a Djeep, Bic EZ Reach, and matches in my carry-on. No issues with TSA.

 

[Revnatorade C.P.G.]

Put me in the buy a little black Bic disposable camp when I get there category. I don't have any Zippos I want to take a chance on losing even if the chance is just a 1% chance I get someone who doesn't want to follow the regs or doesn't want to have a conversation. However ...... just because my wife took a chance on a Cuban cigar for her dad when we were at JJ Fox earlier in the spring, so what the heck I did as well, we brought a few Cubans back along with some non-Cubans from Davidoff and I was fully prepared to declare, whatever, and see what happened and accept any possible surrender. Well, our flight was substantially delayed leaving London and when it got to Ireland and we had to change planes the window was extremely short to go through customs (you do it in Dublin) and connect and everything - it was a mess for almost everyone who had connections to make and the customs person was obviously aware and interested in only verifying the passports quickly, only asking my wife a vague question that she probably marked "no" without really getting an answer and nicely motioning us off and running (almost literally) so no biggie. The baggage inspection folks hadn't even asked about the cigars.

I bring cubans back all the time when I travel internationally and always declare them. Never had an issue.

 

[Revnatorade C.P.G.]

I travel with my zippo. Its never been an issue.