The last couple of years of flying the world on business and pleasure, the most I’ve had from security is curiosity about my in-flight knitting gear.<\/p>\n
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Knitting needles are approved for taking in your carry-on luggage. Happily so – what better way to chew time on long flights?<\/p>\n
Enter the Estonian Security Zealot.<\/p>\n
Flying back from Tallinn, the rules were “interpreted” by their security folks and they decided that “YOUR NEEDLES SHALL NOT PASS!”.<\/p>\n
“They are metal and sharp.”<\/p>\n
“They’re pointy not sharp. I could do more damage with in-flight cutlery than with a bunch of 3 and 4mm needles.”<\/p>\n
Intransigence despite my appeals to logic and “the rules”.<\/p>\n
I swearily gave up and punched the frowny face feedback button with all my might (childish, but satisfying).<\/p>\n
So yeah. If you’re flying back from Estonia, take only plastic or wood needles in your carry-on.<\/p>\n
(Written from the seat of a flight about to take off from Paris CDG. My knit bag is right in front of me, bulging with wool and *dangerous* knitting needles of various sizes!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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