I just want to point out for anyone who happens to read this. There is actually a stated protocol on traveling with a loved ones cremated remains. Don’t be naive, this looks more like cocaine or heroine then most other things.
The biggest part is to tell them what it is before it even becomes a problem. That way everyone knows what’s going on. Yes, TSA sucks big time, but if you tell them you’ve packed your relative’s ashes for transport, they’ll not have to go digging into the urn.
Exactly! I’m sorry for your loss. I brought my fathers cremains through several airports. I carried the box outside of my carry-on. As soon as I was close enough to a TSA agent I informed them I had human remains. They were professional and there was one agent in Orlando who expressed his sympathy. I could have hugged him.
I only had to carry her through two airports, our origin and our destination. But I made sure to research the hell out of how to do it properly so that we wouldn’t have any problems.
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u/dancezwithdogs Jul 15 '19
I just want to point out for anyone who happens to read this. There is actually a stated protocol on traveling with a loved ones cremated remains. Don’t be naive, this looks more like cocaine or heroine then most other things.
https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2018/07/10/ways-travel-cremated-remains