hey buddy, got a light?
Report: Plane lighter ban to be lifted
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Airline passengers will be able to bring many types of cigarette lighters on board again starting next month after authorities found that a ban on the devices did little to make flying safer, a newspaper reported Friday.
Starting Aug. 4, air travelers will be allowed to carry on disposable butane lighters, such as Bics, and refillable lighters, including Zippos, according to The New York Times.
Security screeners collect an average of 22,000 lighters a day, and it costs about $4 million a year to dispose of them, The Times reported.
Four million bucks a year to keep Americans safe from terrorism caused by Zippos. Now if they'd only ban strong perfume.
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The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Airline passengers will be able to bring many types of cigarette lighters on board again starting next month after authorities found that a ban on the devices did little to make flying safer, a newspaper reported Friday.
Starting Aug. 4, air travelers will be allowed to carry on disposable butane lighters, such as Bics, and refillable lighters, including Zippos, according to The New York Times.
Security screeners collect an average of 22,000 lighters a day, and it costs about $4 million a year to dispose of them, The Times reported.
Four million bucks a year to keep Americans safe from terrorism caused by Zippos. Now if they'd only ban strong perfume.
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posted by The Sarcasticynic at 7/20/2007 05:48:00 AM
3 Comments:
I had 5 lighters in my purse the last time I flew. They took em all and looked at me sideways. I was all, WHAT?
I just want to know when I can go through security without taking my damn shoes off!
You think that's bad ... I had to practically undress just to watch a tennis exhibition.
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