Mike Blackard
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Really? You surprise me. Can you advise which airlines these are please?Most airlines will allow trekking poles onboard collapsed or not - so many people walk everywhere with them now. You can also collapse them and using duct-tape tape them on your pack. Should be no problem as long as the tips are in place
Most airlines will allow trekking poles onboard collapsed or not - so many people walk everywhere with them now. You can also collapse them and using duct-tape tape them on your pack. Should be no problem as long as the tips are in place
El Al and TurkishReally? You surprise me. Can you advise which airlines these are please?
That link is a press release from 2004 and that list of prohibited items is no longer in force. Current EU legislation does not prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage explicitly. But the outdated list from 2004 continues to live a happy and long life on many websites, including even still on some airport websites in the EU. And it will forever turn up in Google searches.EU legislation prohibits hiking poles in carry on luggage.
See under section b.
Wow, El Al. I didn't expect that. That's both surprising and reassuring. ☺El Al and Turkish
Shops in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:Need to buy new poles in: Biarritz or Bayonne, or St. Jean. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy?
Wow - El Al are getting very easy going. A former colleague (British and Jewish) was refused boarding until he removed his scarf (a black and white checked Cambodian Krama) - they said it made him look like a terrorist!El Al and Turkish
Do either of them fly to SdC?
The original poster stated clearly that he leaves Seattle USA by plane, with a stopover in Gatwick UK and is not taking his walking poles. That’s why he asks for recommendations where he can buy poles after landing in France!!! And last year he had checked his poles!!! Why are we even having this discussion about TSA rules and EU law in this thread???Following the FAA the trekking pole and walking sticks are not allowed in cabin for security reasons.
I was merely highlighting the way that "most airlines will allow trekking poles onboard" had reduced to a list of two Middle Eastern companies neither of which responses will help the OP in his quest to bring hiking poles from Seattle to France as carry-onI don’t think you’ll be surprised that ‘no’ neither do!
And to be precise: bringing hiking poles from Seattle to France as carry-on is not even the OP's quest!!!neither of which responses will help the OP in his quest to bring hiking poles from Seattle to France as carry-on
El Al and Turkish
Has anyone a link to the EU website which would shows that the current legislation does NOT prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage. My experience at several EU airports has been that hiking/walking pole are NOT allowed in carry on luggage. Thanks.That link is a press release from 2004 and that list of prohibited items is no longer in force. Current EU legislation does not prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage explicitly. But the outdated list from 2004 continues to live a happy and long life on many websites, including even still on some airport websites in the EU. And it will forever turn up in Google searches.
An even older list of the same EU legislation (in English) from the year 2002 refers to alpenstocks instead of walking/hiking poles. Makes me wonder when alpenstocks (either the word or the thing) went out of fashion for UK travellers planning a trip abroad. I can so vividly picture them standing with their alpenstocks and their knickerbockers at the gate for the early morning Easyjet flight to Biarritz, ready to conquer the Pyrenees. ☺
Has anyone a link to the EU website which would shows that the current legislation does NOT prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage. My experience at several EU airports has been that hiking/walking poles are NOT allowed in carry on luggage. Thanks.That link is a press release from 2004 and that list of prohibited items is no longer in force. Current EU legislation does not prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage explicitly. But the outdated list from 2004 continues to live a happy and long life on many websites, including even still on some airport websites in the EU. And it will forever turn up in Google searches.
An even older list of the same EU legislation (in English) from the year 2002 refers to alpenstocks instead of walking/hiking poles. Makes me wonder when alpenstocks (either the word or the thing) went out of fashion for UK travellers planning a trip abroad. I can so vividly picture them standing with their alpenstocks and their knickerbockers at the gate for the early morning Easyjet flight to Biarritz, ready to conquer the Pyrenees. ☺
Here is the link:Has anyone a link to the EU website which would shows that the current legislation does NOT prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage. My experience at several EU airports has been that hiking/walking pole are NOT allowed in carry on luggage. Thanks.
Has anyone a link to the EU website which would shows that the current legislation does NOT prohibit hiking/walking poles in carry on luggage. My experience at several EU airports has been that hiking/walking poles are NOT allowed in carry on luggage. Thanks.
If you can't get the poles through security it really doesn't matter if the airline allows them or not!Most airlines will allow trekking poles onboard collapsed or not - so many people walk everywhere with them now. You can also collapse them and using duct-tape tape them on your pack. Should be no problem as long as the tips are in place
I got mine last week at the pilgrim shop diagonal from the SJPP Pilgrim Office.I'm heading off on August 25 on flight from Seattle to Gatwick and then on to Biarritz. Last year I checked bag with collapsed poles inside. This year I am taking the backpack, Osprey 38, on board as carryon baggage with NO POLES. Need to buy new poles in: Biarritz or Bayonne, or St. Jean. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy?
Thanks for information.Here is the link:
Pick English as your language and quick search for aviation security. Refine your search. Pick a consolidated version if available. Make sure that the chosen display includes the annexes. Check whether your chosen piece of legislation is in force or no longer in force. I don't provide a fixed link because there are frequent amendments of all sorts.
Your experience is limited. What does it mean that hiking/walking poles are not on the list of prohibited items in current EU law? It means that they are not prohibited as such. It does not mean that they are allowed under all circumstances and everywhere in the EU. An EU country or just an EU airport can have a list of prohibited items for cabin baggage that is stricter than EU law. Santiago airport is a good example for this.
EU airports also have slightly different rules concerning prohibited items in cabin baggage depending on whether you fly to an airport in the EU or to an airport in the United States.
St Jean. That's where we bought ours. There are couple more sport stores along the way. That shop in St Jean was great! Lots of good advice.I'm heading off on August 25 on flight from Seattle to Gatwick and then on to Biarritz. Last year I checked bag with collapsed poles inside. This year I am taking the backpack, Osprey 38, on board as carryon baggage with NO POLES. Need to buy new poles in: Biarritz or Bayonne, or St. Jean. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy?
All these discussions about fiberglass sticks, funny.I'm heading off on August 25 on flight from Seattle to Gatwick and then on to Biarritz. Last year I checked bag with collapsed poles inside. This year I am taking the backpack, Osprey 38, on board as carryon baggage with NO POLES. Need to buy new poles in: Biarritz or Bayonne, or St. Jean. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy?
Following the FAA the trekking pole and walking sticks are not allowed in cabin for security reasons.View attachment 63712
@Bannerman, since the original question ("where can I buy poles after arrival in Biarritz France") has been answered and since I'm on a roll right now ☺ and since I feel you asked a genuine question that deserves a more precise answer, here it is: (EU) 2015/1998. It is the most recent version, consolidated and published on 1 February 2019. Scroll to ATTACHMENT 4-C for the current list. Note that:Thanks for information.
were they expensive?I got mine last week at the pilgrim shop diagonal from the SJPP Pilgrim Office.
Just checked Google maps. There's a Decathon halfway between Bayonne & Biarritz, but it looks like a bit of detour, unless you're travelling between the two. If you're willing to spend more, there's that shop in SJPP mentioned above.were they expensive?
€10 eachwere they expensive?
Some do, some very definitely don't allow even collapsed poles into the cabin inside a bag. It's worth checking before you leave.Most airlines will allow trekking poles onboard collapsed or not - so many people walk everywhere with them now. You can also collapse them and using duct-tape tape them on your pack. Should be no problem as long as the tips are in place
Scofflaw - a person who flouts rules, conventions or accepted practices. First coined in the US during prohibition (https://www.etymonline.com/word/scofflaw) and certainly not in common usage elsewhere so far as I can tell.Some considerable time ago when an epic battle was waged on the forum about who was allowed to call someone else ... oh I've even forgotten the word in English ... someone who doesn't obey the law and tries "to get away with it",
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