Originally Posted by Gargoyle
Last month on AF returning CDG-ORD in coach, we were served a meal with metal silverware. The knife had a 2-1/2" rounded blade. A ball point pen would be a more versatile weapon, or a metal strip peeled off of a rollaboard, but still, it was beyond what TSA would allow.
I suspect it was just AF's way of saying what they think of TSA rules. Or else they simply did it because it was much easier to eat and enjoy the meal with a real fork/spoon/knife. The French certainly put the pleasure of a good meal above illusions of security.
As has been reported in other threads around this Forum, many of the international airlines have resumed using metal cutlery on their flights to/from the US. I know we got the real stuff on a pair of AF flights last Fall.
I think...but am not sure...that ALL airlines flying to/from the US shortly after 9/11 had to sub plastic cutlery. This has obviously been relaxed as the reports coming in from VS, BA, AF and others indicate metal cutlery.
Not sure when this changed, who it affects or why we're not seeing reports of US carriers using metal cutlery, at least in First/Business.
Maybe someone can shed some light on this?