Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Airlines and firearms
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Ford SportTrac Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Johnny O" data-source="post: 969652" data-attributes="member: 61743"><p>Double check with the airline anyway. I had an incident a few years ago with USA3000 Airlines where my gun was properly checked <strong>as per the TSA poster on their ticket counter</strong> but that airline's individual policy does not allow weapons period. I have checked my gun on other airlines without a problem. I knew I would lose an argument at the ticket counter and l had enough time to get back to my car but I wasn't happy. (<em>"What poster sir?"</em> "The one in front of my knee right here." <em>"Oh. Well you still can't check a gun."</em>) Coastie checked into it for me and found that officially USA3000 is a charter airline and is allowed to do that and in fact it is in the fine print on their tickets. I did email the Pittsburgh Airport Authority with a complaint that they should make USA3000 take the TSA poster off of their counter but I never received a response.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In my case my gun is in a locked hard container, unloaded, with the ammo in the same box. I haven't had to fly with it in about two years but I never had a problem with it that way. Try to be discreet and professional sounding about it at the ticket counter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny O, post: 969652, member: 61743"] Double check with the airline anyway. I had an incident a few years ago with USA3000 Airlines where my gun was properly checked [b]as per the TSA poster on their ticket counter[/b] but that airline's individual policy does not allow weapons period. I have checked my gun on other airlines without a problem. I knew I would lose an argument at the ticket counter and l had enough time to get back to my car but I wasn't happy. ([i]"What poster sir?"[/i] "The one in front of my knee right here." [i]"Oh. Well you still can't check a gun."[/i]) Coastie checked into it for me and found that officially USA3000 is a charter airline and is allowed to do that and in fact it is in the fine print on their tickets. I did email the Pittsburgh Airport Authority with a complaint that they should make USA3000 take the TSA poster off of their counter but I never received a response. In my case my gun is in a locked hard container, unloaded, with the ammo in the same box. I haven't had to fly with it in about two years but I never had a problem with it that way. Try to be discreet and professional sounding about it at the ticket counter. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Airlines and firearms
Top