New gun policy at American Airlines

[Monky]

Perhaps they're simply clarifying. I know a few years back when I missed a connector due to late inbound, I had to pick up my luggage. Even though I jumped on the next flight the carrier had (with a free upgrade to 1st class), I still had to recheck bags and go through the whole thing again. I will now pay more for a direct flight or get as close as I can (the case going back home, no direct flights... either ATL or Nashville) and drive.

Spent two hours between getting my luggage and sending it through again.. Total of four hours lost due to a missed connection.

[sniper7]

This is usually the policy on all luggage if you book connecting flights on DIFFERENT airlines. If it is booked on the same airline they will transfer your luggage including guns to the new flight and you get it at your final destination.
this encourages folks to buy tickets on the same airline. One more reason to buy directly from the airlines website, NOT on Expedia or Priceline etc.

[th3w01f]

Better make sure you're not transferring in NJ - http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...supreme-court/

Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

[CHA-LEE]

I don't understand what the huge deal is. How often do you fly with a firearm AND have a connecting flight that consists of two different airline carriers? I fly 10 - 15 times a year with multiple firearms while attending competition shooting events, and I have yet to experience a situation where I had a connecting flight that is associated with a completely different airline carrier.

The thing that always blows my mind is that every single airport has a different way of handling your bag(s) with the firearms declared within them. You would think that there would be a consistent way that the Airlines or TSA handles that stuff from one airport to the next, but the process is usually unique at every airport. Not to mention the lack of knowledge in checking/declaring firearms by Airlines and TSA. There have been several instances where the ticketing agent or TSA agent was trying to mandate something stupid and I had force them to call their supervisor to come over and set them straight. The moral of this story is to know what is or isn't "right" going into it so you can call bullshit when they try to do retarded stuff.

[yz9890]

Who schedules a connecting flight with another airline anymore? This policy will affect a dozen people this year. And those people will have already been screwed with missed connections and missing baggage due to the off-line connection.


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[two shoes]

I don't understand what the huge deal is. How often do you fly with a firearm AND have a connecting flight that consists of two different airline carriers? I fly 10 - 15 times a year with multiple firearms while attending competition shooting events, and I have yet to experience a situation where I had a connecting flight that is associated with a completely different airline carrier.

The thing that always blows my mind is that every single airport has a different way of handling your bag(s) with the firearms declared within them. You would think that there would be a consistent way that the Airlines or TSA handles that stuff from one airport to the next, but the process is usually unique at every airport. Not to mention the lack of knowledge in checking/declaring firearms by Airlines and TSA. There have been several instances where the ticketing agent or TSA agent was trying to mandate something stupid and I had force them to call their supervisor to come over and set them straight. The moral of this story is to know what is or isn't "right" going into it so you can call bullshit when they try to do retarded stuff.

You seriously put those 3 words in the same sentence? Just after 9/11 and flying with a C-PAP machine.... one airport says take it out of your bag, next airport says keep it in the bag... go through that same airport 3 days later, take it out of the bag.... TSA/Airlines vs. Consistency.. nope

[brutal]

I don't understand what the huge deal is. How often do you fly with a firearm AND have a connecting flight that consists of two different airline carriers? I fly 10 - 15 times a year with multiple firearms while attending competition shooting events, and I have yet to experience a situation where I had a connecting flight that is associated with a completely different airline carrier.

The thing that always blows my mind is that every single airport has a different way of handling your bag(s) with the firearms declared within them. You would think that there would be a consistent way that the Airlines or TSA handles that stuff from one airport to the next, but the process is usually unique at every airport. Not to mention the lack of knowledge in checking/declaring firearms by Airlines and TSA. There have been several instances where the ticketing agent or TSA agent was trying to mandate something stupid and I had force them to call their supervisor to come over and set them straight. The moral of this story is to know what is or isn't "right" going into it so you can call bullshit when they try to do retarded stuff.

I think we've all had to "school" ticketing agents. I practically had to get on the United agent's computer at SEATAC and check it myself. And then he was just going to throw my case on the bag conveyor. This was the only guy at the counter of several that was "qualified" to check a declared firearm. <<double>> facepalm.

[Jer]

Some airports have different methods of firearm handling and some simply scan it real quick to make sure it looks fine in the scan. These airports will either page you to a certain location if they should need to open or even have you wait ten minutes near the check-in before leaving for security. BWI in Baltimore is one example of the latter.

Reading this thread reminds me of why I print the TSA page on traveling with firearms and fold it up and put it in a back pocket EVERY time we fly. Makes educating a TSA agent on the proper method of doing their job a lot easier and lot less argumentative.

[hurley842002]

Some airports have different methods of firearm handling and some simply scan it real quick to make sure it looks fine in the scan. These airports will either page you to a certain location if they should need to open or even have you wait ten minutes near the check-in before leaving for security. BWI in Baltimore is one example of the latter.

Reading this thread reminds me of why I print the TSA page on traveling with firearms and fold it up and put it in a back pocket EVERY time we fly. Makes educating a TSA agent on the proper method of doing their job a lot easier and lot less argumentative.

Yup, DIA TSA took my luggage to their scanner, with me in the presence, on the way back Burbank actually scanned and searched my luggage behind the scenes.