Airline security question

[memnus]

So if I have a cylinder of approximate length 32 inches and diameter 1.5 inches, could I consider it alone a single checked bag? Not only is 32 inches longer than the diagonal of the allowed carryon dimensions, the contents of the cylinder are explicitly disallowed in carryon.

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Comments

[hmdavid83.livejournal.com]

Are you at all worried about the safety of this cylinder? I would be worried about the putting some heavy big bag on top of it and bending or otherwise damaging the contents (which I assume are projectiles with feathers and pointing ends). Could you put the case in another suitcase or bag? I assume that given the ban on "gels and liquids" you're checking the rest of your bags so that you can carry dangerous substances like toothpaste.