Beginning April 25, several items that are currently prohibited on planes will be allowed, including small pocket knives, announced TSA Administrator John S. Pistole.
A TSA spokesperson said the change would align them more closely with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
The decision to allow knives has raised many eyebrows including those of Delta Air Lines’ CEO Richard Anderson who said it would increase safety risks, according to ABC news.
New items that would be allowed on planes:
- Small Pocket Knives – Small knives with non-locking blades smaller than 2.36 inches and less than 1/2 inch in width will be permitted
- Small Novelty Bats and Toy Bats
- Ski Poles
- Hockey Sticks
- Lacrosse Sticks
- Billiard Cues
- Golf Clubs (Limit Two)
These similar items will still remain on the prohibited items list:
- Razor blades and box cutters will remain prohibited in carry-on luggage.
- Full-size baseball, softball and cricket bats are prohibited items in carry-on luggage.
What do you think? Should pocket knives be allowed on planes?
Gary Kerr
10:11 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Let the little pocketknives on the planes. They far less dangerous than the mechanical pencils and 4" scissors that are already allowed. Let's use some common sense. (And let's also give some consideration to men to don't carry purses and can only safely carry scissors, screwdrivers, tweezers, and files if they're folded up inside our little pocketknives.) With a purse, a woman can carry a 7" screwdriver on board an airplane. Come on now! Someone thinks that my little 1" pocketknife (with a non-locking blade that's going to close on my fingers if I try to use it as a weapon) is more dangerous than a 7" screwdriver? If there's anyone who thinks that, that someone isn't thinking.