United Airlines Bans Antlers and Then Un-Bans Them

[The Straight Story]

United Airlines Bans Antlers and Then Un-Bans Them


I realize the timing of this story might be a bit poor, but it is just a coincidence…

I never realized that airlines allowed passengers to check or carry-on antlers. About a month ago, United Airlines tried to stop the practice, but met with harsh protest. A combination of antlers damaging other people’s luggage and hunters complaining that their antlers got damaged, caused United to put an end to transporting them all together.

Most other airlines allow the transport of antlers, but have strict packing policies and won’t transport them unless they are packed safely. The Professional Outdoor Media Associates (POMA – a big group of hunting/fishing writers) complained loud enough to make United re-think their ban. Robin Urbanski from United Airlines stated that United, “heard their customers’ complaints”, and was responding. “Soon,” he told POMA, “we will begin accepting antlers and animal horns as checked baggage again.”

“We will soon publish new requirements — and ones we previously did not have — about packaging and cleaning antlers and animal horns to ensure their safe, clean transport,” Urbanski continued. United will limit the size of antlers and horns brought on an aircraft according to the size of the plane.

http://www.airlinereporter.com/?p=2620

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Antlers and horns have the potential to rip flesh yet you can't carry on 2 oz of shampoo.

Hard to reconcile.

[leftofcool]

8. or deoderant or water or a bic lighter and probably now matches.

[KharmaTrain]

2. Put The Things On The Roof...

As always the case when I fly...never bring something that you can't afford to fix or replace. If there's something of value or fragile, the last thing you want is some "ape" throwing your bags around on conveyor belts or out of your sight. It's easier to send something you pick up on a trip via UPS than to have the hassle of dragging extra crap through the airport.

[Posteritatis]

3. Yay for security theatre! (nt)

[Enrique]

4. I say leave them on the animal's head n/t

[Mari333]

7. [phone]

[izquierdista]

5. Are souvenir colostomy bags next?

Not having owned a set of antlers in my life, I really don't understand why anyone would want to keep them, let alone drag them around on their travels. I guess watching 'The Addams Family' made me think that moose heads with misshapen antlers were grotesque things that only belonged in houses of the bizarre. Airlines already ban lots of things that give Uncle Fester fun: guillotines, vultures, blunderbusses, battleaxes, and dynamite. Are they hoping he will be satisfied with just a set of antlers in the carrion?

[leftofcool]

9. Just try getting a colostomy bag past security

and if you have an IV attached to you, fergetaboutit.

[SoCalDem]

6. Jesus H Christ.. If you're going on an animal killing spree

spring for a few bucks and have those bloody trophies boxed & UPS-ed to home..:grr: