New gun policy at American Airlines

[KestrelBike]

I just flew AA yesterday (and the week before that) and didn't have any issues.... wonder when that policy's supposed to take effect.

ETA: Also something a bit weird, but worked out just fine, was that at my first flight I went up to the booking desk and declared my firearm, she had me put the signature-tag in, and I immediately locked my case (non-tsa locks, of course) and she told me I was good to go. I asked her "But what about TSA? In case they want to inspect inside and will not be able to open my non-TSA locks?" and she told me it wasn't necessary and to go ahead. She had this orange "PRIORITY" tag sandwiched into the fold of the normal baggage tag, and when I got to my final destination (two AA flights with the connecting in DFW) my case was 5th on the carousel belt (normally it's dead last, or I have to go to the "Lost Items" dept because they've identified it by appearance as a firearms case, and want people to show ID before they can take it, which I'm honestly OK with.

I fly with a Pelican case, but have a bicycle company sticker on there and no gun-stickers.

[brutal]

I just flew AA yesterday (and the week before that) and didn't have any issues.... wonder when that policy's supposed to take effect.

ETA: Also something a bit weird, but worked out just fine, was that at my first flight I went up to the booking desk and declared my firearm, she had me put the signature-tag in, and I immediately locked my case (non-tsa locks, of course) and she told me I was good to go. I asked her "But what about TSA? In case they want to inspect inside and will not be able to open my non-TSA locks?" and she told me it wasn't necessary and to go ahead. She had this orange "PRIORITY" tag sandwiched into the fold of the normal baggage tag, and when I got to my final destination (two AA flights with the connecting in DFW) my case was 5th on the carousel belt (normally it's dead last, or I have to go to the "Lost Items" dept because they've identified it by appearance as a firearms case, and want people to show ID before they can take it, which I'm honestly OK with.

I fly with a Pelican case, but have a bicycle company sticker on there and no gun-stickers.

Really sounds like,

1. She didn't know WTF she was doing
2. Priority tags ID any flyer with status on an airline
3. You got really really really lucky it didn't get picked up in a scan and kicked to TSA

P.S. I think a good baggage crew also ID's it by the TSA sticker/stamp and pulls it aside if that's the destination policy. Almost any Pelican case gets pulled at some destinations - high dollar gear, firearms, tools, etc.