Sorry to hear about your father's experience. My mum (70s) lost a knife left to her by her mother, a tiny special Swiss Army type, at Bankok. The flight wasn't meant to stop there. Bankok has a "no knife" rule, whereas UK airports have a "sub-60mm, tip to pivot" rule.
The rule is not published at the first layer of "Permitted Carry-On", there is usually a main page of what is permitted, which will say something like "No knives or pointed items...for more information see XXXX." When you go look at that reference, the exact rules are spelled out. The only problem is that airport staff can be a bit over pedantic about applying the rule,
For instance, Dublin's rules state:
Both Boker Plus and Ruike do sub-£18 knives that have blades within these limits, made of 12C27, with G10 handles. I always make sure to draw the attention of security as I am putting stuff in the x-ray tray. I hand the knives (Ruike and modded zero blade SAK) over so that they can satisfy themselves that they comply. No problems anywhere that the rules say that this is acceptable. Just have to be aware that the return airport might have different rules, so stuff might need to return in hold, and the chance of unscheduled stops makes it good to have stuff that you can afford to lose.
Why I do it, two fold, one I like to have tools, they can be useful, and two, because I want to be one of the people showing that knives can be carried responsibly, as tools. If all anyone sees of knives is in the news, they will think they are always weapons, not much one can do but try to set an example otherwise.
Chris
The rule is not published at the first layer of "Permitted Carry-On", there is usually a main page of what is permitted, which will say something like "No knives or pointed items...for more information see XXXX." When you go look at that reference, the exact rules are spelled out. The only problem is that airport staff can be a bit over pedantic about applying the rule,
For instance, Dublin's rules state:
- knives with blades of more than 6 cm,
- scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum
Both Boker Plus and Ruike do sub-£18 knives that have blades within these limits, made of 12C27, with G10 handles. I always make sure to draw the attention of security as I am putting stuff in the x-ray tray. I hand the knives (Ruike and modded zero blade SAK) over so that they can satisfy themselves that they comply. No problems anywhere that the rules say that this is acceptable. Just have to be aware that the return airport might have different rules, so stuff might need to return in hold, and the chance of unscheduled stops makes it good to have stuff that you can afford to lose.
Why I do it, two fold, one I like to have tools, they can be useful, and two, because I want to be one of the people showing that knives can be carried responsibly, as tools. If all anyone sees of knives is in the news, they will think they are always weapons, not much one can do but try to set an example otherwise.
Chris
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