According to the CAA, you can only bring one small cigarette lighter on a plane. The condition is that your lighter needs to use absorbable liquid fuel. Some common examples would be propane, butane, or natural gas. One exception that is permitted would be liquefied gas.
LIGHTERS
Smokers may be pleased to learn that you can now carry what the TSA calls “common lighters” on board. In other words, a plastic BIC lighter is acceptable, but leave the butane or torch lighters like your dad's old Zippo in your checked baggage, or even at home.
Unlike alcohol, tobacco is considered a legal product. As such, it can be transported on all American-based airlines without risk of confiscation or punishment, according to the TSA. In fact, you can bring standard cigarettes and loose tobacco in your pockets, carry-on, or even your checked luggage.
You can only carry one lighter on board. You should put it inside a resealable plastic bag (like the ones used for liquids), which you must keep on you throughout the flight.
You do not need to make them undetectable. You can even carry them on your person and smoke them in the “Smoking Zone". The metal detectors will not detect your cigarettes as they are not made of metal. However, the x-ray will pick them up.
Matches and lighters are not allowed in hand or checked in baggage. You may take a single butane lighter or a box of safety matches on board the aircraft but only if carried on your person. Zippo lighters are also allowed as your one lighter.
You can bring up to two (2) additional lighters—including torch lighters—in your checked baggage when you use DOT-approved airtight travel containers for lighters. Major lighter manufacturers such as Colibri, Prometheus, and Zippo have secured DOT special permits for their lighter travel containers.
Strike anywhere matches are not permitted period. (See the TSA's tips for air travelers.) Most lighters contain enough metal components to be picked up by metal detectors, so those likely won't present much of a challenge. But matchbooks are often metal-free.
Tobacco and Planes
There are no restrictions as to the amount of tobacco products that you can bring in your checked luggage or your carry-on bag. If you want to fly with a carton of cigarettes, you can, though it will take up a lot of space in your bag.
A disposable lighter is a lighter that meets any of the following criteria: cannot be refilled with fuel; or. uses butane, isobutane, propane, other liquefied hydrocarbon, or a mixture of the referenced fuels under pressure AND has a Customs Value or price from the manufacturing factory under $2.75.
Liquid or gel food items larger than 3.4 oz are not allowed in carry-on bags and should be placed in your checked bags if possible. TSA officers may instruct travelers to separate items from carry-on bags such as foods, powders, and any materials that can clutter bags and obstruct clear images on the X-ray machine.
Due to fire hazard, you can't take a lighter on a plane in checked baggage, unless the have no fuel in them. Keep in mind that even one drop counts, so even if you think it's empty, security might think differently.
Safety matches or lighters are permitted only when carried on the person. The lighter can contain only absorbed liquid or liquefied gas fuel. Refills are not permitted. Battery-powered wheelchairs are permissible as checked luggage only.
Plastic and disposable lighters are allowed in carry-on luggage, while fuelless disposable and Zippo lighters can be carried in checked bags. Arc lighters, plasma, electronic, and e-lighters are also allowed in carry-on baggage with precautions.
Checked Baggage Screening
The majority of checked baggage is screened without the need for a physical bag search. Inspection Notices: TSA may inspect your checked baggage during the screening process. If your property is physically inspected, TSA will place a notice of baggage inspection inside your bag.
Rules for Baggage Dimensions
Total combined dimensions (length + breadth + height) of both pieces should not exceed 272 cm/107 in and that of each piece should not exceed 157 cm/62 in. Total combined dimensions (length + breadth + height) of each piece should not exceed 157 cm/62 in.
Congress decided to stop air travelers from carrying lighters aboard after Richard Reid used matches to try to light explosives hidden in his shoes while on a Paris-to-Miami flight in 2001. Lawmakers worried that Reid might have succeeded if he had had a lighter. The lighter ban took effect in April 2005.
Toothpaste is considered a liquid by the TSA (Transport Security Agency), even though it's technically a paste. In fact, all pastes, gels, waxes, and lotions are also classified as liquids. And even today, these substances are still restricted by the 3-1-1 rule in hand luggage due to safety threats.
Safety Razors: Because the razor blades are so easy to remove, safety razors are not permitted in your carry-on luggage with the blade. They're fine to pack in your carry-on without the blade. The blades must be stored in your checked luggage. The same applies for straight razors.
Butane Lighter
Butane is a type of fuel that comes from petroleum. Zippos and BICs both use this fuel, but there's one key difference. A Zippo is designed to be refilled, while a BIC is not.
A BIC lighter is a disposable lighter in production by Société Bic since 1973.
The heat from a hob or the strands inside a toaster are the best way to light a cigarette if you haven't got a lighter. Be very careful not to burn your fingers and don't leave your cigarette touching your household appliances for too long.
Using cold air will help you create water vapor from your mouth, which will appear to be smoke. If it is winter, use the cold air outside, or use the cold air coming from your freezer. Using winter air is easy to do, but because many people know how to do this, it's not a very clever way to produce smoke.
If the lighter is then promptly removed from its socket, it can light a cigarette, cigar, or tinder.