Pre-cutting Cigar Question

[WyGuy]

You should be fine with a cutter in a carry-on-bag. I've never had any problems at least in a domestic flight, not sure why an international would change anything.

Originally Posted by WyGuy

You should be fine with a cutter in a carry-on-bag. I've never had any problems at least in a domestic flight, not sure why an international would change anything.

And I considered that, but flying with Ryanair makes me nervous about carrying on a cutter. If it was a company like Lufthansa or AA I would, but because of the well known inadequacies of Ryanair when it comes to customer service, I would rather not risk having to be without my Xikar cutter for a few weeks while I have to pay to ship it back to me from the airport.

And thanks for all the feedback so far guys!

[markem]

Originally Posted by druturn

And I considered that, but flying with Ryanair makes me nervous about carrying on a cutter. If it was a company like Lufthansa or AA I would, but because of the well known inadequacies of Ryanair when it comes to customer service, I would rather not risk having to be without my Xikar cutter for a few weeks while I have to pay to ship it back to me from the airport.

And thanks for all the feedback so far guys!

This confuses me a bit. Are you saying that Ryanair staffs the security checkpoint where your carryon will be screened? I've never heard of airline personnel doing that.

Or are you saying that if bounced from the security line you believe that you can hand your cutter to the people at the checkin counter (for Lufthansa or AA) and they would package and ship your package for you? Never heard of that either.

Me, I'd buy a cheap cutter at that end. When I fly international, I leave my cutter and lighter home. Never had any issues and if I'm not meeting a cigar smoker on the other end, I make sure to cut my sticks before. I should note that I always put my sticks in 5-finger bags, even for a trip to the local cigar bar.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by markem

This confuses me a bit. Are you saying that Ryanair staffs the security checkpoint where your carryon will be screened? I've never heard of airline personnel doing that.

RyanAir sometimes (my experience with them has always been out of Stockholm/Skavsta, where this is the situation) has their own airport where only their planes are allowed to fly, and security there is always a nightmare and always only RyanAir employees.

Originally Posted by Mark

RyanAir sometimes (my experience with them has always been out of Stockholm/Skavsta, where this is the situation) has their own airport where only their planes are allowed to fly, and security there is always a nightmare and always only RyanAir employees.

And THAT is what scares the mess out of me.

[bi11fish]

Originally Posted by WyGuy

You should be fine with a cutter in a carry-on-bag. I've never had any problems at least in a domestic flight, not sure why an international would change anything.

I would cut before leaving, I had a cutter in my carryon-- no problem leaving the USA. The security checkpoints in another country do not follow TSA rules. The bottom line is they took my cutter.

[WyGuy]

Originally Posted by bi11fish

I would cut before leaving, I had a cutter in my carryon-- no problem leaving the USA. The security checkpoints in another country do not follow TSA rules. The bottom line is they took my cutter.

Good point, never thought about returning to the US.