TSA to allow pocket knives on flights

[simongr]

New rules outrage relatives of 9/11 victims | News.com.au

Interesting that small knives with relatively small blades will be allowed on US flights - I wonder if we will follow suit here.

 

[samh004]

At last, we're getting back to some degree of normalcy. I remember when I always traveled with the Swiss Card in my wallet, was very handy until I could no longer keep the scissors or knife...

Burlingame suspects the TSA decided to allow folding knives because they are hard to spot. She said the agency's employees "have a difficult time seeing these knives on X-ray screening, which lowers their performance testing rates".

That said, fair point in the US. If you were suddenly allowed to carry a gun on a plane, everyone would do it, while in other places I expect that wouldn't be the case, so I can sort of see how they're all going to be paranoid other passengers have knives now.

 

[simongr]

This will be a big boost to sales of Leatherman and Swiss Army Knives.

 

[samh004]

This will be a big boost to sales of Leatherman and Swiss Army Knives.

The standard Leatherman blade might be a tad too long, from memory.

 

[simongr]

I think I was about get a Swiss card just around this time but for obvious reasons didn't. Too often I have been stuck trying to open a plastic wrapped item whilst travelling...