Originally Posted by
LchChester
May be umbrella is officially classified as an "offensive weapon" (just kidding)
well... it's a matter decided by the Security not the airline. So may be LHR doesn't allow a long umbrella while NRT allows. Anyway who needs an umbrella on board unless one is flying on Qantas A380
I don't need it on board but I only ever travel with carry on. We just did a 2.5 week trip to Beijing and several cities in Japan with a carry on bag only. So my trusty umbrella went with. And came in very handy in Kyoto.