are ice skates considered to be a weapon?
Mar 18, 2015 | 1:21 pm
#16
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You want to where? is correct that the skates are a not a real threat to the aircraft; my original question is whether they would be perceived as a threat and thus banned in carry-on luggage.
Mar 18, 2015 | 2:09 pm
#17
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Incidentally, you wouldn't have to conceal the screwdriver. Like skates, they are permitted (assuming they aren't particularly big).
I certainly understand both your question and your concern. They have been banned in the past and I know at least one competitive figure skater who had his skates lost (eventually found) by the airline before a major competition.
Last edited by You want to go where?; Mar 23, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Mar 23, 2015 | 11:45 am
#18
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New mid- to high-end Bauer skates have quick-release blades (see Tuuk Lightspeed Edge) with the idea that you may want to change a broken blade during a game or something. The blade holder has a sort of trigger on it, then you just have to pry the steel out. It would barely take a minute.
If you are in fact able to take skates as carry-on, I wonder what they would do with spare sharpened steel on its own?
If you are in fact able to take skates as carry-on, I wonder what they would do with spare sharpened steel on its own?
Mar 23, 2015 | 3:57 pm
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New mid- to high-end Bauer skates have quick-release blades (see Tuuk Lightspeed Edge) with the idea that you may want to change a broken blade during a game or something. The blade holder has a sort of trigger on it, then you just have to pry the steel out. It would barely take a minute.
But let us know if you try it.
Mar 24, 2015 | 2:46 pm
#20
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Haha, last time I flew with my private-plane-class Bauers I checked them because I believed I couldn't carry them on. It's nice to see that I have the skate carry-on option for the future. I am not brave enough to try the spare steel carry-on either!