Carry-on one Driver golf club in airplane? US and to Eurpoe?

[danielS]

Dear golfers,

Can we carry-on one golf club (Driver) in the airplane, within US or to Europe?

Recently I don't recall any passenger to carry on a club in the airplane, domestic or International plane.

I understand that security has been tightened lately, but I know this was ok many years ago.

Thanks.

 

 

[jamo]

I don't think you'd be able to carry a golf club onto an airplane. You can probably find a pretty small bag to check though. 

[danielS]

Jamo,

Thanks for reply.

I want to avoid extra charge on the additional bag or package or mishandling, especially on the Driver.

Are there anyone who have recently carried on a Driver in a domestic or international flight?

Thanks.

[SavvySwede]

31 minutes ago, danielS said:

Jamo,

Thanks for reply.

I want to avoid extra charge on the additional bag or package or mishandling, especially on the Driver.

Are there anyone who have recently carried on a Driver in a domestic or international flight?

Thanks.

The 45" length of a driver would pretty much eliminate it as potential carry on aside from the "potential weapon" implications. Invest in a hard case for your clubs.

[Ernest Jones]

I air travel frequently, over 50 flights a year on average. I'm pretty confident that there is no way in hell you'll be allowed to bring a golf club on as carry-on. 

[iacas]

You should be fine:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/tsa-carry-on-rules-see-th_n_2819462.html

Quote

Through TSA’s layered approach to security, and to align more closely with International Civil Aviation Organization standards, effective April 25, 2013 TSA will allow 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 in width, novelty-sized and toy bats, billiard cues, ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and two golf clubs as part of their carry-on baggage. This is part of an overall Risk-Based Security approach, which allows Transportation Security Officers to better focus their efforts on finding higher threat items such as explosives.

Do you guys not remember this changing a few years ago?

[Valleygolfer]

What is their stance on practice swings in the fuselage?

[danielS]

Thanks, Iacas.

I will carry on one Driver with me without  any packaging.  I will have to pass through security check and X-ray scanning.

By the way, my flight will be from Toronto Pearson airport to EU, so I hope Canada will have the same regulation as US since they are part of NA (North America).

I will let you know if I will get into any trouble. 

(I will not do practice swing inside the plane, but I may try while I wait around boarding area. )

Thanks!

 

 

 

[Ernest Jones]

6 hours ago, danielS said:

Thanks, Iacas.

I will carry on one Driver with me without  any packaging.  I will have to pass through security check and X-ray scanning.

By the way, my flight will be from Toronto Pearson airport to EU, so I hope Canada will have the same regulation as US since they are part of NA (North America).

I will let you know if I will get into any trouble. 

(I will not do practice swing inside the plane, but I may try while I wait around boarding area. )

Thanks!

 

 

 

Let us know how it works out. I'm pretty skeptical of your chances, regardless of the Huffington Post article, but am interested to hear how it really plays put. 

[David in FL]

Not according to the TSA...

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items

[iacas]

1 hour ago, David in FL said:

Not according to the TSA...

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items

That's a set. The TSA explicitly allowed two clubs as carry on a few years ago. I took two clubs on a trip to Florida.

Maybe it changed since then again though.

[newtogolf]

There are coat closets on most planes that can stow a driver or other larger delicate items.  I don't know the rules for international flights but I have seen people carry drivers, guitars and hockey sticks on domestic flights within the last few years.   

[RandallT]

11 hours ago, danielS said:

Thanks, Iacas.

I will carry on one Driver with me without  any packaging.  I will have to pass through security check and X-ray scanning.

By the way, my flight will be from Toronto Pearson airport to EU, so I hope Canada will have the same regulation as US since they are part of NA (North America).

I will let you know if I will get into any trouble. 

(I will not do practice swing inside the plane, but I may try while I wait around boarding area. )

Thanks!

If you remember, please check in with us after you try. I've got a flight to Italy in August to visit my daughter and son-in-law for a while. He has a set of clubs cobbled together without a driver, and I happened to win a driver in a contest here last year, so that frees up my old one. He isn't aware I'm thinking of bringing it, but it would be a cool surprise.

[DaveP043]

On 5/30/2016 at 7:01 AM, David in FL said:

Not according to the TSA...

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items

I went to this page too, and there's a search box to check  specific items.  One choice is "1 golf club", and the response is that it must be checked.

I also googled this, and find the following article, dated just a couple months after the HuffPost article:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/05/tsa-drops-plan-to-allow-airline-passengers-to-carry-small-knives-bats-golf.html

Apparently the TSA changed their mind.

[danielS]

Hello friends in golf:

I am back from trip to Europe. 

I successfully delivered the driver to my son in law a couple of weeks age in Brussels. 

First, no carryon allowed in airplane. 

So, I checked in the club as it was packaged when delivered from online order.  Please see the picture. Airline counter instructed me to put the club as an oversized item, and there was no extra charge at least for my case this time.  Remember that they classified it as oversized. 

I was able to pick the club at the baggage claim area in Brussels.  

Case closed.

Thanks and have a wonderful July 4th!

 

[RandallT]

On 7/1/2016 at 8:50 PM, danielS said:

Hello friends in golf:

I am back from trip to Europe. 

I successfully delivered the driver to my son in law a couple of weeks age in Brussels. 

First, no carryon allowed in airplane. 

So, I checked in the club as it was packaged when delivered from online order.  Please see the picture. Airline counter instructed me to put the club as an oversized item, and there was no extra charge at least for my case this time.  Remember that they classified it as oversized. 

I was able to pick the club at the baggage claim area in Brussels.  

Case closed.

Thanks and have a wonderful July 4th!

Thanks for the update. I'm heading to Italy in a few weeks, so it's good to get confirmation that this is basically how it would be. Interesting that you had no extra charge though- that was what surprised me.

[Ernest Jones]

I'm surprised anyone really expected it to be otherwise, but I'm glad we have a definitive (for now anyway) answer, as it would really suck if someone only found out at security that they would have to leave the club behind.

[danielS]

I have one more comment to make.

I was waiting and waiting at baggage claim area in Brussels, but I could not see the club on the circulating belt.  I was a last person to check for club, but I did not see.  At that point, I almost gave up the club and I was devastating and ready to report Lost Item, but I decided to check the opposite area in front of hole where luggage is coming out of.  See, there the packaged golf club was sitting on another box, just out side of belt.  This was why I could not see the club on the circulating belt.  I guess the club was very light, and it must be thrown out on the floor when it first came out of hole.  I was so delighted when I found it.

Well, goof luck to RandallT heading to Italy.  Your effort will be much appreciated.  In fact, I was ready to pay extra charge, but I was OK.