[MR] sewing notions on airplane?

[Siegfried Sebastian Faust]

At 08:07 AM 11/6/2003 -0800, Signora Sveva Lucciola wrote:
>Instead of relying on our say-so, here is the official list as
>published by the Transportaion Security Administration. (The list
>really starts on page 2)
>http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Permitted_Prohibited_10_16_2003v2.pdf
>Their main website is: http://www.tsa.gov/public/
>
>I would recommend you print off a copy, because sometimes the people
>you meet in the airport aren't as up to date and will still argue with
>you. And, if they aren't convinced by the paper, don't press it...so
>don't take anything you would be heartbroken to lose.

Realize however that the TSA is a 'baseline', individual airlines can be 
more strict, so you need to check with them as well.

For example, according to the TSA, metal scissors with blunt ends are OK, 
and so are plastic knifes and metal butter knives.

But all of these are specifically listed as a 'no-no' on United's page for 
a United flight.

So check both places.

Siegfried