VOS08 Posted April 17, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Can you take nail clippers in your carry-on on the plane? I'm flying Continental, if that makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 17, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Can you take nail clippers in your carry-on on the plane? I'm flying Continental, if that makes a difference. No, any sharp objects including Nail clippers/scissors will have to go in your suitcase in the hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatam Posted April 17, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2009 No, any sharp objects including Nail clippers/scissors will have to go in your suitcase in the hold Wrong Nail clippers have been allowed for years and even small scissors. Check the TSA rules: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted April 17, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2009 No, any sharp objects including Nail clippers/scissors will have to go in your suitcase in the hold I note you are not from the US, so perhaps the rules are different flying out of the U.K? Though, I have done this lately and had nail clippers with no problem. Any questions about what's allowed in the US can be answered by going to the link to the TSA that greatam provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 17, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I note you are not from the US, so perhaps the rules are different flying out of the U.K? Though, I have done this lately and had nail clippers with no problem.Nail clippers are permitted in the UK as well. In fact, the only place that I've had any problems with nail clippers in the last two or three years was Dubai, and that was only through the total incompetence of the screeners who couldn't find them. Once they'd seen them in the flesh, the clippers were fine to board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 17, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Wrong Nail clippers have been allowed for years and even small scissors. Check the TSA rules: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm Hi I just checked the Uk airport checklist and it says NO sharp objects in hand baggage. Unlike your TSA they make no exception even for short nail scissors. They won't even allow tweezers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatam Posted April 17, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2009 HiI just checked the Uk airport checklist and it says NO sharp objects in hand baggage. Unlike your TSA they make no exception even for short nail scissors. They won't even allow tweezers You can take nail clippers and certainly tweezers through the UK in your carry on. Globaliser lives in the UK, flies frequently and posts correct information. I fly through London enough to know the rules. And have NEVER had a problem with nail clippers or especially tweezers. In fact, I use zip ties 95% of the time to secure my luggage. The nail clippers are ALWAYS in the outside pocket of my carry on, so I can clip the ties off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 17, 2009 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2009 You can take nail clippers and certainly tweezers through the UK in your carry on. Globaliser lives in the UK, flies frequently and posts correct information. I fly through London enough to know the rules. And have NEVER had a problem with nail clippers or especially tweezers. In fact, I use zip ties 95% of the time to secure my luggage. The nail clippers are ALWAYS in the outside pocket of my carry on, so I can clip the ties off. The Info I got was off the Manchester airport security website about 2 minutes before posting. http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/Departing About halfway down the page under hold and hand luggage. The British Department of Transport also has a list of prohibited items similar to the TSA icluding scissors of more than 6cm in length. I think that's just over 2 inches. But it also adds as restricted Pointed or bladed articles capable of causing injury, including, but not limited to: and then we have the list of sharps. If anyone was determined they could do some damage with a scissors or blade less than that. We always play safe and pack them in the hold luggage including the liquids. My suitcase weighs a ton but it gives DW more room for her stuff P.S. I'm in Uk also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted April 17, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Will this be one of those threads that goes on for pages and pages? In the last couple of months, I have taken both nail clippers and tweezers in a carry on through LHR with no problem. I have also had a tube of lipgloss (liquid), a metal tube of hand cream, two hotel shampoo bottles, and a container of hand sanitizer in my backpack I forgot, and didn't pack in my 1 quart bag. No one said anything about them and they went through the scanners at SEA, SFO, DEN, ORD, PHL, MUC, FRA, IST and IAD. In the two airports in Germany, I didn't even need to remove my 1 quart bag of liquids. Sometimes, even if there are clearly stated rules, they aren't followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOS08 Posted April 17, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted April 17, 2009 You can take nail clippers and certainly tweezers through the UK in your carry on. Globaliser lives in the UK, flies frequently and posts correct information. I fly through London enough to know the rules. And have NEVER had a problem with nail clippers or especially tweezers. In fact, I use zip ties 95% of the time to secure my luggage. The nail clippers are ALWAYS in the outside pocket of my carry on, so I can clip the ties off. That's exactly the reason I wanted to know. I'm planning on using zip ties and don't want to have to just pack the nail clippers on an outside pocket of my checked suitcases in case they get lost or stolen. So I'm glad to hear that I can carry them on. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted April 17, 2009 #11 Share Posted April 17, 2009 No one said anything about them and they went through the scanners at SEA, SFO, DEN, ORD, PHL, MUC, FRA, IST and IAD. Sometimes, even if there are clearly stated rules, they aren't followed. Love the uneven enforcement ... and the policies are to make us safer? More like some miind-bending smoke and mirrors to make us think we're safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted April 18, 2009 #12 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Dear Cymro: Keep putting everything into a checked bag. No use trying to change your mind or your reading of a website. For all of the the rest of you....take the clippers in the carry-on. Take it from those of us who fly and fly and fly. Now, some places and screeners might possibly object if the clippers also have an attached file with a point. But the clippers themselves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 19, 2009 #13 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Unlike your TSA they make no exception even for short nail scissors.Scissors with blades of less than 6 cm in length are expressly allowed. See the best source: the Department for Transport's actual regulations.The Info I got was off the Manchester airport security website about 2 minutes before posting.http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/Departing That website does not accurately reflect what you are allowed to take on board. Certainly, if you follow that list, you won't get into trouble. It's probably been defensively drafted. But there is no restriction on nail clippers either in the UK or in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 19, 2009 #14 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm planning on using zip ties and don't want to have to just pack the nail clippers on an outside pocket of my checked suitcases in case they get lost or stolen.Anyway, nobody's going to steal nail clippers from a suitcase. And they only cost a dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 19, 2009 #15 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Anyway, nobody's going to steal nail clippers from a suitcase. And they only cost a dollar! Now i understand the whole point of the question. I couldn't work out why O.P. couldn't do their nails before travelling and pack the clippers :D. You'd be surprised what they'll nick Globaliser. I work in a hospuital and they're forever taking the plugs from the washbasins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skf Posted April 19, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 19, 2009 We use zip ties for our checked bags. We keep a nail clipper & small scissors in an outside pocket of a checked bag to remove the ties. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 19, 2009 #17 Share Posted April 19, 2009 You'd be surprised what they'll nick Globaliser. I work in a hospuital and they're forever taking the plugs from the washbasins.Isn't that because there's nothing else left to nick from a hospital? :D At any rate, checked baggage can provide rich pickings for dishonest baggage handlers. You only need to look at some of the stuff that CC members say that they've packed into their checked baggage and has then gone missing. Why do people do it? But so long as they do, I can guarantee you that nail clippers won't be much of a target for the thieves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 19, 2009 #18 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Isn't that because there's nothing else left to nick from a hospital? :D ! I work on a surgical ward and we're usually too busy nicking stuff of the patients, appendix, gall bladders etc. :D It's a right pain with all this stuff going into checked bags, we've got a great bag with pockets that holds all the stuff for washing, shampooing etc. Just zip open and hang on the back of the bathroom door. Now it takes up weight and space in my suitcase. Did you see the article a couple of days ago about the guy who opened the plane door over canada at 23,000 feet and jumped out? :eek: No ammount of security screening will take care of that Berwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skf Posted April 19, 2009 #19 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I hope he didn't land in an inhabited area, or on a herd of caribou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade13 Posted April 19, 2009 #20 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wrong Nail clippers have been allowed for years and even small scissors. Check the TSA rules: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm I think a disposable razer blades is Ok as well, correct? We aren't planning on checking any luggage on our next 4 flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro1953 Posted April 19, 2009 #21 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I hope he didn't land in an inhabited area, or on a herd of caribou. Here it is, http://www.javno.com/en-world/man-leaps-from-plane-high-over-canadas-far-north_251714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz Posted April 19, 2009 #22 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am just learning and thought it would be a good activity to do on our long flight. We are flying out of the U.S. They aren't on the TSA list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 19, 2009 #23 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I think a disposable razer blades is Ok as well, correct?Correct. All the modern cartridge-type razor blades are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandCrew Posted April 19, 2009 #24 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am just learning and thought it would be a good activity to do on our long flight.We are flying out of the U.S. They aren't on the TSA list. They weren't on the list so I Googled it. Click the link for knitting needles & carry ons. I personally wouldn't be bringing my 14" metal needles because that is just asking for them to be taken away. Crochet hooks come in plastic (although I've broken so many of them at the "neck") and I'm sure if you look hard enough, you could find plastic ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulch Posted April 21, 2009 #25 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Love the uneven enforcement ... and the policies are to make us safer? More like some miind-bending smoke and mirrors to make us think we're safer. Hon', it isn't that we don't see them on X-ray. And it isn't that we also can't identify the nature of the liquid in your containers from the X-ray. As a courtesy to you, you have not been pulled for a bag check, had your liquids pulled and escorted outside of the Checkpoint and asked to stand in line -- all over again -- and do it right. In response to the original question, nail clippers are okay to bring. However, anything with a knife blade (no matter how small) remains prohibited. Some older nail clippers and/or manicure kits have small knives. (Ditto for corkscrews.) Check your nail clippers to make sure they do not have a knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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