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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may be altering the rules regarding liquids in carry-on bags in the near future.
Following recent changes to the shoe removal policy at security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she plans to question "everything TSA does," including the amount of liquids allowed in travel-sized bottles. The reactions at Logan Airport are mixed.
"I'm worried that people are going to bring things that they shouldn't on the airline, endangering other people. It's good, but it's bad at the same time," one traveler said.
TSA guidance allows travelers to bring quart-sized bags of liquids, aerosols, gels, creams, and pastes through the checkpoint. These are limited to travel-sized containers that are 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per item. Travelers who have already experienced the pitfalls of the regulations are looking forward to the possible changes.
"I think I would have saved a lot of perfume by now if that had been the case already. So I really am good with it. I think that sounds awesome," remarked another traveler.
Currently, travelers must discard or check any containers with more than 3.4 ounces of liquid. The idea of saving money on travel-sized items has some travelers ecstatic.
"Yeah, I wouldn't have to spend money on travel-sized things, which is great, so yeah," proclaimed one traveler.
The limit for fluids on flights was implemented after an incident in 2006 where officials foiled a plot involving smuggling liquid explosives aboard a plane in carry-on luggage.
"Safety's my biggest concern, absolutely. I can see both sides of the coin. I just want to make sure it's safe for everybody," said another traveler.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reports.