CHICAGO — Security officials said they stopped a passenger from boarding a flight Monday night with several banned items in their carry-on bag, including a buzz saw blade and knives.
The Transportation Security Administration shared photos on Twitter of items that were brought by a single passenger through security at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. In the photo, box cutters, knives, a buzz saw blade and a meat cleaver are visible.
All of the items in the bin came from a single @fly2ohare passenger coming through the @TSA checkpoint this week. Sharp objects, including meat cleavers, are not allowed in your carry-on bag & should be sheathed or securely wrapped in checked baggage. #PackSmart pic.twitter.com/favfZQwOyL
— TSA_GreatLakes (@TSA_GreatLakes) August 30, 2022
In the post, the TSA said: “Sharp objects, including meat cleavers, are not allowed in your carry-on bag & should be sheathed or securely wrapped in checked baggage.”
While some tools are allowed on flights, the tools must measure 7 inches or less and cannot have sharp blades, WMAQ reported.
In a 2021 blog post about prohibited items, the TSA said: “If we had a nickel for every knife we see in a carry-on bag, well, we’d all be retired and off living on some beautiful island by now. Only butter knives without serrated edges are good to travel in your carry-on luggage. Let’s be as clear as we can possibly be: Sharp knives including pocket butterfly knives cannot go in your carry-on.”
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