by Donald Wood
Last updated: 3:50 PM ET, Fri October 27, 2023
Halloween isn’t one of the top holidays for travel, but the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) is offering advice for airline passengers
preparing to pass through security checkpoints during spooky season.
TSA officials said that while travelers are not permitted to
prank security officers, agents will be advised to screen costumed travelers as
usual, with all previously prohibited items still applicable at checkpoints.
While costumes are acceptable, masks must be removed and
face paint is not recommended, as agents must verify each traveler’s identity. The
TSA also asked that capes remain in carry-on bags to avoid triggering the
alarms at a checkpoint.
Costume props are important to each ghoul and goblin, but
the TSA said fake knives, hatchets, pitchforks, light sabers, brooms, swords
and scythes must be placed in checked baggage. Explosive replicas like grenades,
bombs or rocket launchers are prohibited in both carry-on and checked bags.
For travelers with a sweet tooth, candy of all sizes is
allowed through the checkpoint, but liquid quantities must follow the 3-1-1
rule. The same rule applies to homebrewed potions, gel, cream, paste or fake
blood.
As for the passengers daring enough to fly with a pumpkin—decorated
or carved—the jack-o-lanterns are permitted, but must be placed inside a carry-on
bag.
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