Travelling with Cremation Urns or Cremation Jewelry – Stick to TSA’s Rules and Regulation
Not all Cremation Urns are scannable. Also, the TSA or the Transportation Security Administration is less likely open up an urn to see what’s inside. Therefore, as a responsible traveler, you need to give some thought to choosing an urn if you need to fly with it. This will not only make your trip easy, buy also hassle-free. If you don’t have any idea about the same, here are some tips given below. Hopefully, it will make your purchase easy.
Some handy tips when you need to fly with the cremation remains of your loved ones –
- First of all, you need to check with your airline service provider, if or not they allow cremation urns to be checked in with your luggage. Different service providers have different policies. Some might allow you to keep the urn onboard, some might not. Be informed in the first place.
- Don’t forget to let the security in-charges know that you are going to fly with cremains.
- Always remember that any material that is not scannable or does not allow light to pass through will not be allowed. Therefore, you need to choose a scannable material, like plastic, wood, paper or cardboard. These materials can be scanned using X-Rays, thus allowing the security professionals to see what your cremation urn is holding. One of the best and TSA compliant materials is cultured marble. So, you can pretty much go for it.
- Make sure to carry the Cremation or Death Certificate along with you.
Dear reader, travelling with the ashes of your loved ones is an emotionally overwhelming. Try to keep important things handy, adhere to the rules and regulations of the TSA to avoid further emotional doldrums.
What about Cremation Jewelry?
Well, a good question indeed! As far as cremation jewelry is concerned, you might transport the thing in checked-in or carry-on baggage. However, still you need to inform the security authorities about the same.
