WASHINGTON — The days of frantically chugging drinks at airport security gates may soon be over.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested Wednesday that she is pushing for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ease up on its liquids, aerosols, and gels rule now that the airport security agency has ditched its dreaded shoes-off policy.
“The day I walked in the door, I started questioning everything TSA does,” Noem told NewsNation Chief Washington Correspondent Blake Burman at the inaugural Hill Nation Summit.
“I will tell you, I mean, the liquids [rule] I am questioning. So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be. We’re looking at it.”
Currently, the TSA mandates that carry-on luggage can only have containers with 3.4 ounces of liquid or fewer, though there are a few exemptions for medication and infant nourishment.
Passengers who want to fly with higher-volume liquid containers have to transport them in their checked luggage.
DHS and TSA did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Post.
