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United States: small knives to be permitted again onto aircraft from April 25

Washington, USA - Razors and box cutters will still be forbidden

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States announced that, to align more closely with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, from April 25 it will be again permitted to carry onto aircraft knives that do not lock, and have blades that are 2.36 inches or 6 centimeters or less in length and are less than 1/2 inch (1.27 cm) in width, for the first time since...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1150311
Rome, Italy, 03/06/2013 14:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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