Airlines are ever vigilant regarding public safety on airline flights. Part of the safety measures airlines employ is following strict guidelines regarding items permitted on airline flights.
Attempting to carry a prohibited item onto a plane can lead to, at the very least, a delay and at most, detainment and possibly arrest.
Sharp objects are not permitted to be carried onto flights. These items include, but are not limited to, box cutters, ice picks, swords and knives. Rounded butter knives and plastic knives are allowed.
Baseball and cricket bats, hockey and lacrosse sticks, bows and arrows, golf clubs, ski poles, pool cues and spear guns may not be carried onto the plane. These items must be checked for transport in the cargo hold.
Guns, air guns, pellet guns, gun parts and lighters that look like guns may not be carried onto a plane. Check with the specific airline regarding its policy on ammunition. The Transportation Security Administration states "If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline at check-in."
Certain tools are not permitted on airline flights. Tools that are not allowed include crow bars, cattle prods, axes, hammers, drills and drill bits, hatchets, saws, and any tool greater than 7 inches in length.
Martial Arts and self defense items that are not permitted on airline flights include throwing stars, billy clubs, brass knuckles, nunchakus, stun guns, shocking devices, pepper spray or mace, and night sticks.
Explosive materials and flammable items, such as aerosol, fuels, gas, certain lighters, gas torches and lighter fluid are not allowed on planes.
Additional dangerous items that are not permitted include bleach, pool chemicals, tear gas and spray paint.
