Kilted in airports

**Ruanaidh** · 15th July 10, 06:37 PM

I always fly kilted. If you are going to be stuck in those gosh awful seats for any length of time you might as well be comfortable. And I can't tell you how many times a stewardess has come over and whispered. "Excuse me sir, but I have an open seat in 1st class, if you'd like it." The pat downs and wandings are a small price to pay; the security staff and I take it all in good humor; and besides I get to ask, "I hope your hands are warm." lol

**xman** · 15th July 10, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Ruanaidh

... I get to ask, "I hope your hands are warm." lol

I'ma steal dat.

**seanachie** · 15th July 10, 07:57 PM

....sorry you had a bad experience. I have flown in and out of LAX and typically wear a utility style kilt when flying. I have not had any issues to date (may be I will regret posting

) Anyway, I have found being very compliant and yes and no answers works pretty well. Of course I remove the belt before hand. I am thinking of flying in a casual tartan kilt next time.

Anyone suggesting acquiesence, I could not disagree more. I am fully for any anti terrorist measures that make sense. But when authorities start putting measures in place and no one questions them, a little bit of liberty slips away.
I just don't like "national security" being the rationalization for a lot of stupid things. Hassling people wearing kilts is a plain bone head idea.

**walkerk** · 15th July 10, 11:29 PM

Steve Ashton recently suggested twisting the kilt 90 degrees before stepping through the detector. With the buckles fore and aft the amount of metal passing through the portal at any instant is minimized. Seemed to work when I tried it.

**Jimmy** · 16th July 10, 03:15 AM

This reminds me of visiting some fairly remote airports in Eastern Europe when travelling with the 'Tartan Army' following the national football team.
The bewilderment on the faces of the security staff, both male and female were priceless. obviously they had never seen or frisked a man in what they believed was a 'skirt'
But that was when we used to have a good team

**MacBean** · 16th July 10, 02:58 PM

My silver-colored metal belt buckle doesn't bother them, so why should kilt buckles?

**Nighthawk** · 16th July 10, 04:14 PM

I just went through a similar situation at the hospital...

**ziggy** · 22nd July 10, 07:38 AM

Though I figure flying ina kilt would proably be really comfortable.... not sure I'd try it...never really occured to me haha.

**Geoff Withnell** · 26th July 10, 05:58 PM

Just completed a trip from Baltimore MD to Mississippi. Went though Baltimore-Washington International, Memphis, New Orleans and Atlanta airports in my Flamingo kilt. With my belt and sporran in the tray going through the metal detector was a breeze. The pockets worked well for more stuff than the sporran will hold. No grief from the security folks. I was in very rural Mississippi, and some people didn't seem to be able to cope with a kipah wearing, kilted Jew. But thats another issue.

Geoff Withnell

**jrmiller** · 27th July 10, 08:02 AM

Probably is tough enough just being a Jew in rural Mississippi let alone donning a kilt! How do they know anyway? Could be they are reacting to the kilt alone! Now, if you were black, Jewish, kilted and wearing an Aussie hat, they would need duct-tape to keep their heads from exploding!