US transport authorities announced Friday that passengers would soon again be allowed to carry lighters on airplanes because the ban did not contribute to air safety.
Additionally, a controversial ban on allowing women travelling without babies to bring breast milk on board will be lifted.
From August 4, ordinary lighters will be permitted on aircraft although so-called "torch lighters" remain banned, the Transportation Security Administration announced.
"Lighters no longer pose a significant threat," the TSA announced, noting that some 22,000 lighters are surrendered to security screeners every day.
The agency said lifting the ban would free up security personnel "to focus more on finding explosives, using behavior recognition, conducting random screening procedures and other measures that increase complexity in the system, deterring terrorists."
The TSA decided to put breast milk in the same category as liquid medications, which are allowed.
"Now, a mother flying without her child will be able to bring breast milk through the checkpoint, provided it is declared prior to screening," the statement said.
The agency noted that no other country bans lighters on airplaes.
Authorities opted for a lighter ban after the December 2001 foiled attack by Richard Reed. Dubbed the shoe bomber, Reid tried to light an explosive device on a flight from Miami to Paris, using a match, but was stopped by a flight crew member. US authorities however never sought to ban matches.
The breast milk ban was instituted, as part of a ban on liquids, in August 2006 after a foiled plot to blow up incoming planes from Britain.
