Some things are needed if you’re going to travel by air for transportation of cremated remains. If you’re traveling domestically, you can actually take the cremated remains with you. You can either carry them onboard as one of your carry-on items in your carry-on bag or check them in as checked baggage. What would be needed to do that through the TSA is the actual cremation permit that accompanies the cremated remains when you receive them, and I would also carry a certified copy of the death certificate just as an extra precaution to identifying who this person is. The other thing is you want to make sure that the cremated remains are in a container that is x-ray-able. If you’re going to be travelling internationally, there are so many variations as to the type of requirements that are necessary. Check with your local funeral director and/or your secretary of state in your relationship to traveling to that country. I would identify what the requirements are in transporting cremated remains to your destination.
The Neptune Society is a national organization that takes pride in helping people plan for their final arrangements.
