News & Notes

LIGHTER TRAVEL CASE
Approved by Department of Transportation

On July 20, 2007, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced that it would “no longer ban common lighters in carry-on luggage.”  However, torch lighters still “remain banned in carry-ons“, and also “common lighters with fuel cannot be packed in checked baggage.”

However, you can put your torch and common lighters (soft flame piezo and flint lighters) with fuel in Prometheus Travel Case, and pack it in your checked baggage to travel with them in commercial aircraft operating in the United States.

The Department of Transportation (www.DOT.gov) has granted Prometheus with Special Permit DOT-SP 14415 for its Lighter Travel Case.  You can put one flammable gas fueled lighter including torch lighter or one liquid (oil fluid) metal lighter such as Zippo in Prometheus Travel Case, and pack it in your checked baggage.  You can pack a maximum of two Prometheus Lighter Travel Cases in your checked baggage.