Liquor bottles pile up at Miami International Airport (due to TSA policy)

[babylonsister]

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=72292

Liquor bottles pile up at Miami International Airport


By Thomas Frank, USA TODAY


Thousands of pounds of contraband items have been intercepted from passengers at Miami International Airport, but they're not guns, bombs or knives.

They're bottles of booze.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it collected more than 9 tons of oversized bottled items at the airport - mostly alcohol and perfume - from October through January.

Hundreds of airline passengers each week returning from Caribbean vacations are trying to go through Miami's security checkpoints carrying bottles of alcohol only to be told their spirits threaten security. So much is accumulating that the airport has convened emergency meetings of transportation and tourism officials.

"It's a problem for tourism in South Florida," airport security director Lauren Stover said. "We don't want people to come down here and have a wonderful vacation, and then have their alcohol taken away when they're flying home."

The problem stems from a TSA policy adopted last summer that limits passengers to carrying only small bottles of liquids in airplane cabins. The restriction took effect after authorities disrupted an alleged plot by British terrorists to blow up U.S.-bound jets with liquid explosives.

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[purduejake]

1. CHECK your liquer.

What about that do people not understand? Some of the restrictions really are silly, but we're talking about highly flammable liquids here. CHECK 'em or buy 'em at home.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

2. Put the liquor in your checked luggage.

Everytime I go to Ireland I always bring liquor with me. All you need are Hefty One-Zip Jumbo bags (2.5 gallon size) and some bubble wrap. I've never had a problem with TSA or Irish customs either...

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. Well, it *is* Ireland

And why would you bring liquor to the Emerald Isle? Isn't that like bringing coals to Newcastle? Inferior coal at that?