Exploding lighter causes suitcase to catch fire.
Guest
Posts: n/a
Back to the top 
(my bold-face) - so it would appear that we can carry liquified gas lighters in our pockets or in the hold 
Okay - perhaps this is just one batch of "duff" lighters that abound in Spain/Canaries or whatever. I'm certainly not too happy about the lighters that I buy in the Mid-East if "batch problems" can cause a danger - the "quality control" on these (15 pence) things out here is pretty crummy and you usually check that they work when you buy them (they sometimes don't) and they often run out of flint (or otherwise break) long before the fuel is used up.
I'm still in the dark as to the source of ingnition, even if the lighter explodes due to pressure differential
Interesting to hear that the CAA have a free leaflet detailing what I can and cannot carry on board; I'll check the web site. I'm not totally daft and wouldn't bring anything obvious on like a dirty great refill can of butane - paint stripper - solvent (apart from alcohol
) but it's a shame that in all my 30 years of travelling I've never seen this CAA leaflet or had one offered to me at check-in!
Can we have some more facts about the incident that brought this to light (no pun intended!) and exactly what did occur?
------------------
What goes around . . .
. . often lands better!
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">However, lighters with a flammable liquid resevoir containing unabsorbed liquid fuel (other than liquified gas), lighter fuel and lighter refills are not permitted on one's person nor in checked or carry on baggage. </font>
Okay - perhaps this is just one batch of "duff" lighters that abound in Spain/Canaries or whatever. I'm certainly not too happy about the lighters that I buy in the Mid-East if "batch problems" can cause a danger - the "quality control" on these (15 pence) things out here is pretty crummy and you usually check that they work when you buy them (they sometimes don't) and they often run out of flint (or otherwise break) long before the fuel is used up.
I'm still in the dark as to the source of ingnition, even if the lighter explodes due to pressure differential
Interesting to hear that the CAA have a free leaflet detailing what I can and cannot carry on board; I'll check the web site. I'm not totally daft and wouldn't bring anything obvious on like a dirty great refill can of butane - paint stripper - solvent (apart from alcohol
) but it's a shame that in all my 30 years of travelling I've never seen this CAA leaflet or had one offered to me at check-in!Can we have some more facts about the incident that brought this to light (no pun intended!) and exactly what did occur?
------------------
What goes around . . .
. . often lands better!
