Today, you are just a little safer when you fly.

Cigarette lighters are banned from all flights in the US.

Clearly, this has been an ongoing security issue, what with all the mid air cigarette lighter attacks. Oh, wait. There's only been that one guy wiht the bomb in his shoe. Oh, wait. He tried to use matches.

The genesis for the ban was Richard Reid, who tried unsuccessfully to light explosives hidden in his shoes on a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001. He used matches.
The sponsors of the ban, Democratic Sens. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Ron Wyden of Oregon, worried that a lighter might have worked.
"This is a commonsense step to protect passengers in the face of a proven threat," Wyden said.

Of course, had they located the bomb in his shoe the means to light it wouldn't be an issue. Boy I sure am glad congress is protecting me from lighters.