Quote Originally Posted by Darkislander View Post
On Friday 25th April I was flying from Glasgow airport to East Midlands. I was then bus'd to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire for my companies 1 day conference.
I went kilted, as last year it went down well with the English.
I was wearing my plastic molded, no blade sgian dubh. Last year this was no problem, but it seemed to be this year. It was confiscated on the grounds that "the threat is still there". I also had to remove my sporran and belt, which thankfully were returned okay.
It's a sad day that we can't even wear our national dress through an airport.
Anyway, here's a poor photo of me taken with a cellphone outside the hotel awaiting pick up to the conference.
How often do you fly kilted?? Removing belts and sporrans has been the norm for quite some period. A sporran is just effectively a "bag" and could have anything in it. Your belt will more than likely set off the detector anyway so could mask something else. Did you just put them through the xray, was there ever really any chance of you not getting them back.

I frankly think its folly to try to get through even with a "don't" was it in your hose? or did you have it in you hand luggage. Did the guard give you the option of checking it in.

Lets be honest you whip it out on the plane wave it about and start screaming and shouting holding it to someones neck is anyone going to say "No worries its just a fake plastic one"??

Anyway I hope the conference went well