Batarangs Not OK to Carry On Planes, TSA Reminds Would-Be Caped Crusaders Who Try to Fly
Even the Dark Knight himself could not bring his Batarang onto a commercial flight (Photo: Warner Bros./Photofest)
By Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter
Of the multitude of banned objects discovered by the Transportation Security Administration at airports around the country, one odd item continues to show up — a batarang.
Last week, someone tried to take a trio of the Batman weapon onboard a plane at San Francisco International Airport, according to the TSA.
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As it has done in the past, the agency posted a picture of the batarangs to its Instagram account to once again remind travelers the item is not allowed onboard.
“Passengers are not allowed to bring anything on a plane that resembles a weapon, so anything like a boomerang or anything like that would not be permitted in the airplane cabin,” Mike England, a TSA spokesman, told THR’s Heat Vision.
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In a January Instagram post from Salt Lake City International Airport, the TSA said “Batarangs are becoming more and more common and it’s important that you know they’re prohibited in carry-on bags. They can be placed in your checked baggage along with your grapple gun, bat-saw, collapsible bat-sword, and other utility belt items.”
Below are just a few examples of the numerous batarangs the TSA has confiscated:
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