Kristi Noem suggests changes to liquid limits
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Two aviation experts have said they wouldn’t be surprised if more changes are made to Transportation Security Administration policies under Trump after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday she's questioning “everything TSA does" and ...
Currently, liquids are limited to 3.4 ounces per container with exceptions for essential items. Days after announcing that travelers would no longer need to take their shoes off for TSA screening before flights, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hinted at another possible change.
The Homeland Security secretary has suggested easing rules on passengers taking liquids, aerosols and gels on planes.
Current policy allows travelers to bring liquids in 3.4-ounce containers or smaller. Those containers must go in a quart-sized bag. Anything bigger must be put in checked bags. Noem did not give details as to if or when revisions might be made. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to end the TSA’s shoes-off policy.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem teased Wednesday that changes could be coming to the size of liquid containers allowed for passengers boarding flights in the United States. She also said that the United States’s “critical” infrastructure is “extremely” vulnerable.