mikerault
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I carried my regs and dive computers RT to St Thomas. Sounds like an over zealous guard.
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The only thing I've ever had trouble carrying on was my HID canister light when returning from Malaysia through LAX. I was forced to check my $800 light. I was not happy about that, to say the least & to boot that bag's arrival was delayed 24 hrs. Before that, I had never had any issues carrying on my light.
We flew AA from Managua to Miami last Sat & security would not allow my reg as hand luggage. Had to go & retrieve my checked bag & put it in. My wrist computer was allowed as carry on.
My husband had his Cobra in his carry-on coming home from Egypt (I think it was) and the Amsterdam security people wouldn't let it on the plane, on the basis that it was big and heavy and you could hit someone with it.
They let me on with a big, thick book though . . .
I doubt that they will tell you anything not on their website. Some details are left to be handled by the agent's discretion and some of that is so the terrorists won't know too much as they look for loopholes.I will be calling TSA to see WTF is going on....