It depends on the airline. In general, a standard Yonex 6 pack will be allowed but you can't stuff it or they might not allow it. They key is to make the racket bag inconspicuous as possible.
I worked as Security Screening Officer manning Gates at Changi Airpoprt Terminal 2. I have seen on many occasions when passengers carry badminton racket bags or tennis racket bags as hand luggages walking into Gate Hold Room before boarding. Airlines like SIA, MAD, Luthansa, Air New Zealand allow them to carry badminton/tennis bags into cabin as hand luggage without any fuss.
Rackets in bag while travelling. Hi, I used to travel with 4 to 5 rackets in my bag via China Eastern, Vietnam Airline, as well as Garuda, and there was no problem in going onboard in this matter. Lee
My sister wasn't allowed to take it with her as handluggage march/april this year at HongKong. She flew Cathay Pacific.
I believe this is a very subjective depending on the airline and the ground crew that check you in. When I returned from HKG to SIN after staying there for 9 years, I decided not to put my 12 rackets in the containers with my other personal effect worrying the temperature inside the container and the 3+ days of voyage on a container ship may affect/damage the racket. So I bring them along in 2 large racket bags (6 in 1) as hand-carry luggage - my wife and I each carrying one plus a normal back-pack with us. No question was asked at the check-in counter or at the gate. I was flaying Singapore Airline.
Anyone travelled recently with racquets after the latest security threats in UK? Were you stopped from bringing rackets onboard the plane?
Nowadays, there are so many restrictions on what to bring on a plane (matches, liquids, chapstick, etc). I even had to take out my wrist strengthener because it was [FONT="]misconstrued as a weapon. no joke. Anyways, point is, will bringing rackets as a carry on be ok? I don't think I'm willing to check it in as I had problems with them spilling stuff in my luggage. You never really know what those guys do to those luggages. I've seen them tossed and manhandled like dolls. So its not a risk I'm willing to take. I was able to take them on a plane a few years ago but as of lately, I'm not sure anymore. If mothers are not even allowed breast milk on plane, why would they allow rackets? [/FONT][FONT="]Any updates as to whether rackets are allowed ? [/FONT]
P.S: I'm not traveling overseas. I am taking a trip within the US. I'm sure there's different regulations for both
that bothers my mind as well,since i'm going to bring my rackets back to indo as well.I'm afraid i'll forget to get it from the flight attendants when i leave the plane,like my last time,when i forgot to ask back my pool cue.
i dont think they are allowed on planes. i flew with Qantas late last year and early this year, and both times i checked them in. it's not that bad, just tell the check-in person to paste fragile stickers. btw, i had 4/5 rackets in my Apacs bag. i've also had 4/5 rackets in my YangYang (smaller) bag before checked in. i guess it isn't that dangerous. if it does break, then you might be unlucky.
Last September, when I went to the US a security officer also wanted me to check in my gear. However I told them that the racquets were very fragile. Its a good thing that head security plays badminton as well so he let me harried it inside the plane. I always hand carried my stuff especially the ones that I bought Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong.
I too carried it on the aircraft. Absolute no problems. Since it was in the bag and hung on the shoulder, I forgot to even check the same during customs. But then maybe I was lucky that day...
Yeah, my dad works for them. I've had an experience once where I went to australia with my rackets and there was no issue however while coming back they made a fuss over it and made me put it in their "special" compartment down below.
i think it depends on your luck... or maybe sometimes your skin colour, race as well. just to embrace the real world here, they would be much more worried about a Middle-Eastern carrying on board a racket than a white american. but i wouldnt risk it though, i would just check them in. you will have problems once you reach the gates/depature hall (where they x-ray your stuff) and they dont let you bring your "preciouses" in.
