[Gocamino] [Santiagobis] Hiking Poles - Stansted Airport UK

[Philippe pip]

 Just another way to handle this hiking poles issue :   I always attach my poles to the side of my rucksack, making sure they do not visibly overlap too much and the ends are covered by the hood of the backpack -  So far, I have managed to get through each time without any problem.   Philippe
 > From: johnniewalker-santiago at hotmail.com
> To: santiagobis at yahoogroups.com; gocamino at oakapple.net
> Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:50:39 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] [Santiagobis] Hiking Poles - Stansted Airport UK
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> Hola - I am equally cynical. But the question was simply whether they would be allowed in the cabin at all. I suspect these days with Ryanair they would have to be inside the rucksack to avoid extra charges.
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> Best regards
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> John
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> www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com
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> From: tim at errecaldia.com
> Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:09:09 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Santiagobis] Hiking Poles - Stansted Airport UK
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>     Hi,
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>     I hope you will all excuse my cynicism but has it been checked with
>     Ryanair that they will accept the poles separate to the one bit of
>     cabin baggage or must they be placed within the cabin baggage? 
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>     Tim
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>     On 08/03/12 15:21, Johnnie Walker wrote:
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>         Hola
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>           travelling through or from Stansted Airport please note that
>           hiking poles are allowed as carry on luggage or in carry on
>           luggage. A very helpful pilgrim wrote to the airport
>           authorities and received the following reply. If in doubt take
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>         "You are seeking
>           confirmation as to whether your walking poles are acceptable
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>           The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation
>           Authority (CAA) direct airlines and airports as to what items
>           should be prohibited from being carried in the cabin or hold
>           of an aircraft. UK Airports are now also subject to EU
>           regulations in terms of prohibited items.
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>           I am pleased to confirm that European Commission rules (EC300)
>           do in fact allow hiking poles. Therefore since the airport is
>           now subject to those standards rather than the original DfT
>           series of directions, a change to the orders has been made and
>           we are now allowing hiking poles through.
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>           I hope my response is helpful and that you will have no issues
>           with taking your hiking poles through security.
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>           Yours sincerely
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>           Nancy Hatch
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>           Customer Insight Team" 
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