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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/ice

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

For the lazy:

Ice

Carry On Bags: Yes (Special Instructions)

Checked Bags: Yes

Frozen liquid items are allowed through the checkpoint as long as they are frozen solid when presented for screening. If frozen liquid items are partially melted, slushy, or have any liquid at the bottom of the container, they must meet 3-1-1 liquids requirements

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would imagine that this is for transportation of medicine that needs to be kept cold like insulin?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

It is probably intended for ice packs for things like insulin, but worded vaguely to allow ice in a ziplock bag or a frozen water bottle in place of an ice pack. Most of these rules would benefit massively from stating the purpose of the rule too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

You forgot the most important part:

The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there a reasoning for this? The whole liquid thing has to do something with explosives?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It’s because of a particular incident. Similar to what happened with the shoe bomber and why you have to take off your shoes. Things like this are why we can’t have nice things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot