Can an airline pilot bring a knife from an airline meal on board his plane?

by billso on Saturday, 12 July 2008

Image courtesy of Johan LarsonThe Trans­porta­tion Secu­rity Admin­is­tra­tion con­tin­ues to amaze me. 

Case in point; Patrick Smith, an air­line pilot, attempted to include in his carry-on lug­gage a small knife that came from an air­line meal.

A TSA super­vi­sor refused to allow the knife through the secu­rity check, because the 5-inch long knife was serrated. 

As Patrick pointed out on his blog post at Salon, he was sup­posed to fly the plane. If he wanted to do some dam­age, he doesn’t need a knife.  

Image cour­tesy of Johan Lar­son through a Cre­ative Com­mons license.

 

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