Re: [Killietalk] hand carrying fish on airlines?

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

The no-liquids rules preclude carrying them on as hand luggage. I have 
had no problems in checked baggage.

I have a small styro with fitted cardboard box that fits inside my 
checked suitcase. Using breather bags I can get a LOT of fish in it. I 
use a larger (liner breather) bag as secondary protection inside the 
styro, and I tape the lid on the styro. I tape the breather bags to 
sheets of cardboard or plastic canvas, so they can be flatter (I HATE 
golf-ball style breathers) and still not move around too much. Checking 
this through has worked on flights for Convention, WCW, WAKO and a trip 
to Singapore, all since the tougher rules came into effect.

Looking forward to seeing you in Portland,

Wright

Bruce J. Turner, Dept. Biol. Sci., VPISU, Blacksburg, VA 240 wrote:
> I'll be attending the WCW in Portland, and I've been presuming that I could hand
> carry any fish that I might pick up onto my flights.  I used to do this all the
> time, but it has been many years since I've tried it. The light suddenly dawned
> on me a few minutes ago that maybe one can't do it anymore.  Since liquids are
> not permitted, do they make an exception for fish?  Or is the whole idea now
> impractical?  Should I just figure that I'll have to ship the fish separately?
>
> Bruce J. Turner
> Dept. Biol. Sci.
> VIRGINIA TECH
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