Travelers had to undergo special inspections after drinks and most other liquids and gels were banned as carry-on items (later rules allowed small amounts of liquids and gels, but with tight restrictions).
Supporting the better-than-expected financial results was a spike in passengers, despite the bothersome ban on gels and liquids, which was implemented in the aftermath of the attempted terrorist attack in London in August.
From there, Webb gets mixed up in a Polish tennis league in Brooklyn (think O'Neill's Netherland with hair gel), only to be banned for playing "half-drunk".
Jump to media player Tiny plastic pieces used in things in like toothpaste and shower gels are being banned by the government.
The bomb ingredients themselves, notably liquid explosives, will be kept out of the cabin by a ban on liquids, gels and lotions, except for small amounts of baby formula and medications.
Even before the government eased the near total ban on liquids and gels on flights, an amateur could have gotten around the rules.
Now, given the new security ban on liquids and gels on planes, Ms. Warner is considering a shipment of toiletries to Zurich for a European trip to avoid wasting valuable sightseeing time searching for contact lens solution.
A Suffolk County legislator has introduced a bill, called "Michael's Law," to ban the sale of fuel gels there.
To comply with the ban against carrying liquids and gels on board, Steve Mandel of Parsippany, N.J., packed his toiletries in his bag for a recent Continental flight from Newark to Dayton, Ohio, and checked it.
On Thursday night the US Transportation Security Administration announced it was temporarily banning liquids, gels, aerosols and powders from carry-on luggage on flights to Russia.
