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Cigarette Lighters to Be Banned on Airplanes

The Nation | IN BRIEF / WASHINGTON, D.C.

March 01, 2005|From Times Wire Reports

The government will ban cigarette lighters on airplanes beginning in April, but passengers can still tote as many as four matchbooks in carry-on bags, security officials said.

The Transportation Security Administration said passengers cannot carry butane, battery-powered or other lighters on themselves or in carry-on bags after April 14.

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