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Asking this forum to second guess airport security won't help you get your poles on the 'plane. NSA and several other bodies have already read this post. A search of the forum will take you to endless tales of success and failure, cruel treatment by brutal officialdom and smugglers delight. Or you could just check your poles.
TECHNICALLY they are not allowed on the plane, even if they are in your pack.I don't quite get this. I've carried my poles on the plane in San Francisco, Heathrow, Gatwick and Santiago. Never a problem. It seems that if they fit in your pack they go on the plane. I think if you are friendly with the TS, security person you have a good chance of getting your walking sticks on the plane.
You may want to buy the optional rubber tips for your poles too. They look a lot less threatening/dangerous with rubber tips (or rubber caps over your tips).I don't want to check anything...too many bad experiences of lost luggage for me...
TECHNICALLY they are not allowed on the plane, even if they are in your pack.
TECHNICALLY they are not allowed on the plane, even if they are in your pack.
There are lots of reports on this forum of people getting them confiscated at Santiago, which is fairly netorious for taking trekking poles.
You may want to buy the optional rubber tips for your poles too. They look a lot less threatening/dangerous with rubber tips (or rubber caps over your tips).
Last year my friend and I flew from Durban South Africa to Barcelona and had our backpacks plastic wrapped and had no problems with the poles . Good luckAsking this forum to second guess airport security won't help you get your poles on the 'plane. NSA and several other bodies have already read this post. A search of the forum will take you to endless tales of success and failure, cruel treatment by brutal officialdom and smugglers delight. Or you could just check your poles.
We are flying Dublin to Madrid tomorrow with Ryanair - in previous years we checked one rucksack plus poles and carried on one rucksack. But this morning I had an email from Ryanair to say that because of airport workers strike in Madrid there will be no checked baggage allowed. What to do with my poles? They are newish and cost a bit - I don't want to have them confiscated but I also need them to walk.I know the US TSA says no to poles, but was wonderfng if anyone had any experience in 2015. Mine are collapsible to about a foot , fit in a case and can easily fit in my pack. I would rather have my own poles, but if they will be confiscated, I'll buy in SJ. Once I get thru the first security, I am home free...correct?
I bought wooden poles for me and my son in Astoria. We ended up being quite attached to them, and were glad that we could check them as a second piece of luggage.Asking this forum to second guess airport security won't help you get your poles on the 'plane. NSA and several other bodies have already read this post. A search of the forum will take you to endless tales of success and failure, cruel treatment by brutal officialdom and smugglers delight. Or you could just check your poles.
I just mailed my home. And a word to the wise, because they are Pacer's they do not fit in the long thin box Correos have, had to use bubble wrap,and paper and pay 26 €~We are flying Dublin to Madrid tomorrow with Ryanair - in previous years we checked one rucksack plus poles and carried on one rucksack. But this morning I had an email from Ryanair to say that because of airport workers strike in Madrid there will be no checked baggage allowed. What to do with my poles? They are newish and cost a bit - I don't want to have them confiscated but I also need them to walk.
I know the US TSA says no to poles, but was wonderfng if anyone had any experience in 2015. Mine are collapsible to about a foot , fit in a case and can easily fit in my pack. I would rather have my own poles, but if they will be confiscated, I'll buy in SJ. Once I get thru the first security, I am home free...correct?
Flew out from London Stansted three weeks ago and they confirmed NO poles in carry on bags. Bought a pole for the walk and thought I'd see if the authorities in SdC would let me get away with it but no, they wouldn't let me.I don't quite get this. I've carried my poles on the plane in San Francisco, Heathrow, Gatwick and Santiago. Never a problem. It seems that if they fit in your pack they go on the plane. I think if you are friendly with the TS, security person you have a good chance of getting your walking sticks on the plane.
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