Walking poles on Ryanair
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I’d be more worried about security, in Dublin and abroad. Ryanair won’t know or care what’s in your bag. I’ve seen the most amazing stuff pulled out of bags. Nerf gun, allowed to keep pellets which he gave them to keep he was so upset, a spade, the metal bit, Kerrygold (myself, ‘coz it’s obviously a liquid)…. So is a retractable walking stick a weapon in Spain, or a walking stick in Dublin…
Had a cigar cutter taken from me at schipol... Thought they were pulling my leg but nope
Doubt you'll get the poles past either Dublin or return airport. Might get lucky but I wouldn't be relying on luck.
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To my amazement they once pulled us for a scissors. One of the children had it in a pencil case. I can remember being in Shannon airport once, inside, couldn’t be given a proper knife and fork to eat with. Also had an issue with breast milk. It was all very crazy after nine eleven.
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I doubt that the sticks would be allowed through security.
I was in Paris 2 years ago. My wife and I had folding bikes and it was lashing rain. So we removed the bike saddles (to keep them dry) which include a 2 foot long steel bar. We queued to visit the Sacre Coeur. The security were checking all bags on the way in. So I assumed we would not be allowed in with our 2 foot steel bars. Amazingly no comment was made about our weapons and in we went.
I was not allowed through a road barrier near Roland Garros because I had 9 inch bike pump.
My bag was searched at the Eiffel tower and I had a small plastic gadget on a key ring. This was a break glass, seat belt cutter and whistle combination. I bought this after the tragedy when the family in Donegal drowned when their car slid down a slipway.
I had to give the security guard a detailed demonstration on how the gadget operated before he let me through. I reckon he thought it was a plastic gun.
Security checks are hilarious.
I was in Paris 2 years ago. My wife and I had folding bikes and it was lashing rain. So we removed the bike saddles (to keep them dry) which include a 2 foot long steel bar. We queued to visit the Sacre Coeur. The security were checking all bags on the way in. So I assumed we would not be allowed in with our 2 foot steel bars. Amazingly no comment was made about our weapons and in we went.
I was not allowed through a road barrier near Roland Garros because I had 9 inch bike pump.
My bag was searched at the Eiffel tower and I had a small plastic gadget on a key ring. This was a break glass, seat belt cutter and whistle combination. I bought this after the tragedy when the family in Donegal drowned when their car slid down a slipway.
I had to give the security guard a detailed demonstration on how the gadget operated before he let me through. I reckon he thought it was a plastic gun.
Security checks are hilarious.
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Steven Barrett
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If you are doing something like the Camino, you can pick up poles pretty cheap almost everywhere along the route. It will probably be cheaper than the cost of checking in your bag with Ryanair.
I’m a hiker and I’ve always put my walking poles in the checked in baggage. Security in Dublin Airport is strict. Recently my carry-on bag was pulled aside for examination when the scanner showed up the (open) prong on my belt, which was suspected of being the blade of a knife. In the past I’ve seen passengers put poles in the carry on baggage with the tips covered by caps and everything, i.e. the poles, caps etc. bound together with duct tape, but I don’t know if that would be acceptable today.
If you are heading to the South of France or Northern Spain just pop into Lourdes as they have an abundance of left over wheelchairs, walking sticks and other such devices which are no longer required by all the people who were cured there.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
The answer is NO. You can however put it in your checked luggage.
But you might be allowed a gun in checked in luggage.
Typically restricted to sporting guns when travelling to competitions.