Images courtesy of The Transportation Security Administration Southwest Region. (TSA, Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – No, you can’t bring fireworks through an airport on a trip, but you knew that didn’t you?
Even in a year where the coronavirus pandemic limited most people’s travel plans, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents were still able to seize some interesting items.
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Surely, a traveler had to have known the smoke bomb wasn’t going to make it, right? And no matter how creative your knife is, even a lipstick look-alike will not make the plane.
Images were provided by the Transportation Security Administration Southwest region.
Check out the gallery of forbidden carry-on items below:
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Lipstick knife, Tulsa Airport.
Meat cleaver, Tulsa Airport.
Rifle, San Antonio Airport.
Butane, San Antonio Airport.
Flares, Tulsa Airport.
Pellet gun, San Antonio Airport.
Lipstick stun gun, Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City.
Throwing stars, Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
Stun gun pink, Dallas Love Field.
Fireworks, Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City.
Smoke Bomb, Oklahoma City.
Propane torch, El Paso Airport.
Machete group, Houston Hobby.
Orange flashlight stun gun, Dallas Love Field.
Flame thrower, El Paso Airport.
Flares Houston, George Bush.
Knife, brass knuckles trio, El Paso Airport.
Pink Trio, George Bush.
Stun gun purse, Dallas Love Field.
Replica grenade, Dallas Love Field.
Replica grenade, Dallas Love Field.
Smoke grenade, Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Realistic replica gun, Austin Bergstrom.
Throwing star, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Cat brass knuckles, Dallas Love Field.
Replica lighter, Dallas Love Field.
Cattle prod, Dallas Love Field.
Throwing knives, Albuquerque Airport.
Lipstick knife, Tulsa Airport.
Airport and airline regulations can put a damper on any trip, be a source of confusion and confuse even the most experienced of travelers.
For a complete list of dos and don’ts to traveling in the new year, click here.
Jakob Rodriguez is a digital journalist at KSAT 12. He's a graduate of Texas State University, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper, The University Star.
