Qatar Airways - 1 litre empty stainless steel water bottle through the security checkpoint
Is a 1 liter empty stainless steel water bottle allowed to be carried through the security checkpoint?
I've just read this question (and gave a look at the answers) which is only about plastic. The word metal does not appear on the page, nor stain or steel do.
My travel is Pisa(Italy)-Doha-Singapore (and then vice-versa) operated by Qatar Airways.
The bottle in question is very very important to me, also because it is very very expensive. The reason I'd like to carry it with me in the cabin is that I don't want it to be "harmed" during baggage load and/or unload.
Best Answer
Security checkpoints aren't run by the airlines: it's national regulations that matter, not any airline's rules.
I have never had any problem taking an empty metal water bottle through the security checkpoint at any airport I've been to (Europe, including Italy, US, Canada, Japan). Sometimes they ask if there's anything in it. Once, it was swabbed.
However, you may have problems if the bottle is insulated: I've seen signs at airports (can't remember where, sorry) saying that vacuum flasks can't be taken through security, presumably because the screeners can't tell if you've secreted something in the insulation cavity.
However, as mentioned in the comments, it's better to leave at home anything that you can't afford to lose while travelling.
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