Stainless steel water purifier cup (travel mug) and airport security?

dantastic · 2014-03-31 08:40:34

For an upcoming trip to Asia I have invested in a water purifier cup. It looks like a stainless steel travel mug but it has a purifying filter. It's a pretty expensive piece of kit so I want to keep it close. So I was wondering about keeping it in the hand luggage. It's technically a water container as such, so will it…

31-03-2014 09:40AM

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For an upcoming trip to Asia I have invested in a water purifier cup. It looks like a stainless steel travel mug but it has a purifying filter.

It's a pretty expensive piece of kit so I want to keep it close. So I was wondering about keeping it in the hand luggage. It's technically a water container as such, so will it pass through airport security?

Anyone any experience with traveling with these cups or with travel mugs?

it's one of these for the record
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#2 31-03-2014 10:22AM

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I've taken an empty travel mug through security in Dublin and Frankfurt in the past with no issues. It must show up on the scanner as it's stainless steel, but I haven't been asked to open my bag.

I guess at the end of the day they're more interested in liquids rather than containers.

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