Southwest Airlines and Kilts?

[Ayin McFye]

send Retro Red a PM or invite him to this thread. I believe he flies in his kilt all the time and could probably offer some advice.

[Coemgen]

You have to be careful with things like this though. Some people have NO sense of humor. It could get you some "special attention" that you don't really want.

But, like has been said, be nice to the crew and they are much more likely to be nice to you. In my time here on this earth, I have seen those who demand things get exactly what they demand, but nothing more. Meanwhile, those who are being nice and respectful get that and a lot more.

As I said, I've never tried it myself, just heard of it done from other sources.

[emolas]

I fly SWA 4-5 trips each year and when I was dating my wife (Reno to Boulder Creek CA.) I flew every month. I have never had a problem except with TSA. A friend of mine is one of the supervisors and he always had me searched, so the people would understand how to search a guy in an unbifurcated garment ;). That aside, as long as you are not making a fuss, things should go well.

Same here. Every time I go through the airport I am called aside for secondary inspection simply because they have only been taught theory of how to search a guy in a kilt and they need the practice.

[Kiltedfirepiper]

last time I flew in a kilt, the buckles didnt send off the alarms....but the little metal clips on the end of the straps on my flashings did!...go figure.

I like how they have you place one foot infront of the other and wave the wand across the front of your kilt.. although the cavity search was a little much if you ask me.

[James MacMillan]

My last flight was from San Diego to Fourt Lauderdale and I used a USA PV kilt that had no metal buckles. No problems at all!!! That kilt (or one like it) will be my travel kilt from now on. I have heard of many others traveling in UK's and their clones also.

[Jack Daw]

I always carry my bagpipes on, and because of some metal sleeving in the drones, they tend to get searched after having been passed through the X-ray. I worry about the flight I'm on when they don't get searched.

[Mr. MacDougall]

"You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar".

While I understand and completely agree with the behavioral principal you're illustrating, this statement is in fact scientifically invalid. If you place a bowl of basalmic vinegar next to a bowl of honey, you will observe more fruit flies visiting the bowl of vinegar than the bowl of honey.

And a watched pot? It will boil.

[Mike in Dayton]

I have never worn the kilt during air travel but coming out of Gatwick a couple of times on Delta flight 37 bound for Cincinnati I have observed at least one passenger in a kilt. I don't recall them getting any more attention than anyone else.

[ccga3359]

Happens to me all the time! I now have to book flights under one of my many assumed names, and then remember to take the proper picture ID, to match the make-up.

It's such a pain to be one of the beautiful people...

I feel your pain James. We have such a burden to bear.

Really! I've had no problems.

[kilted in seattle]

Same here. Every time I go through the airport I am called aside for secondary inspection simply because they have only been taught theory of how to search a guy in a kilt and they need the practice.

I used to work for TSA as a screener and you've hit this pretty much dead on.

Here's the deal. All screeners are taught how to screen someone in a Unbifurcated Garment.

However.

Given the same-sex rules for screening, it's pretty rare for a man to actually screen someone in a UG. I never did. However, the idea creeps out a lot of male screeners.