Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]About half the time I'm told my tripod is a weapon and that I have to check it.? This varies, very inconsistently, from airport to airport and day to day.? You may get a similar reaction. John Newell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:29:16 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] TSA carry ones, tripods & light stands allowed? No golf clubs are allowed as hand baggage on any flight worldwide. Even if you buy a club in duty free in transit, it has to be checked in at the gate. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > As half of 45 is around 22 give or take a few inches for thickness I'd > guess > a skinny thing should go in there. > I'd ask a golfer. > Or a hit man. > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:24:41 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] TSA carry ons, tripods & light stands allowed? >> >>> >>> Hey folks - normally I check my tripod bag, but now that they want $25 >>> to >>> check a bag, I just stuffed my clothes in my bag w/ my light stand and >>> was >>> planning on carrying it on. While there's nothing on the TSA website >>> that >>> says light stands / tripods are specifically permitted, there's nothing >>> that >>> says they're specifically forbidden either. Anybody have any experience >>> either way recently? >> >> Delta says: >> >> Carry-on Baggage Size Restrictions >> >> Baggage may not exceed 45 linear inches (or 115 cm) in combined >> length, width, and height. >> Baggage must fit easily in the Carry-on Baggage Check, which is >> located near the check-in counters and at the gate and is >> approximately 22" x 14" x 9" or 56 x 36 x 23 centimeters. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information 60