'My TSA' App Helps You Figure Out What You Can Bring
NEWARK, NJ (WCBS 880) - As we approach the busiest travel day of the year - the day before Thanksgiving - there is a new tool to help you get through airport security with fewer hassles.
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Some items obviously won't get through airport security, such as a plastic toy gun, even with an orange cap on the barrel's tip.
"The x-ray machine doesn't see orange. It sees a gun," said Transportation Security Administration spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.
Others are not so obvious, such as a socket wrench.
"No tools over 7" from end to end are permitted," she told WCBS 880 reporter Levon Putney.
Now, the TSA has a handy app to help you figure out if you can take something on board with you.
It's free and called My TSA. It's available now for iPhone.
Do you have any stories about people trying to bring a prohibited item through security? Share them in the comments section below.
