Insect 'bat' - can I take on in my bag?
Sep 18, 2020, 5:10 am
#1
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Insect 'bat' - can I take on in my bag?
Hi all,
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Sep 18, 2020, 5:13 am
#2
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Hi all,
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Sep 18, 2020, 5:20 am
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Hi all,
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Can I take a battery powered insect 'bat' in either checked or hand luggage with BA? It's one of those devices like a tennis racquet that delivers an electric shock to kill insects.
BA's website says "devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise are completely forbidden" and goes on to talk about stun guns, tasers, and "animal killers". I assume an insect bat falls foul of the latter, but TripAdvisor is full of people extolling the virtues of such devices in wasp-prone areas. I assumed they'd taken their own with them but now I'm not sure. Does anyone have any experience?
If we can't take it it'll go back to Amazon!
Sep 18, 2020, 5:41 am
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Thanks both! Checked bag it is.
As for cabins being low risk... Haven't you ever read "Death in the Clouds" by Agatha Christie? A wasp features quite prominently!
As for cabins being low risk... Haven't you ever read "Death in the Clouds" by Agatha Christie? A wasp features quite prominently!
Sep 18, 2020, 5:58 am
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Sep 18, 2020, 7:40 am
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Sep 18, 2020, 9:02 am
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Sep 18, 2020, 9:29 am
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Sep 18, 2020, 10:00 am
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