A lot of what P1M mentioned is standard proceedure now kilted or not in the States. I had to take off shoes, belt, sporran and the wands still caught the kilt buckles. They had me do the hookie pookie while they did the wand thing and sent me on my way. They didn't seem to single me out because I had a kilt on. Airline seats are small. No doubt about that. I did not find them that much of a problem, but I have no rear end to speak of. If you wear a 45 inch kilt or larger you might not be comfortable with an 8 yrd. kilt. I liked the comfort. The only problem I noticed was that I was in an aisle seat and I kept having to pull the pleats to me each time they would go past with a serving cart.