Can you still put ammunition in a locked box in your checked luggage?

[brandondd24]

Can you still put ammunition in a locked box in your checked luggage?

 

[enysse]

Depends on what airline you fly? Delta not a problem, South African Airlines is a "No".

 

[brandondd24]

Depends on what airline you fly? Delta not a problem, South African Airlines is a "No".

Thanks flying delta to joberg then sa to port Elizabeth

 

[enysse]

They have you take it out of the luggage bag and do it separate.

 

[sierraone]

To make an addition here that I just found out today. United lets you choose to either have a locked case in checked luggage or inside your gun case. I am flying to Alaska in May and had a face to face with a United rep today. We didn't discuss international since my international upcoming flight is on Delta.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Depends on what airline you fly? ...............

Exactly.

 

[billc]

I fly on SAA out of jfk and always put my ammo in my hard bow case. 3 trips so far with no problems at all. I have started leaving extra ammo with Pieter so in time I will not need to fly with ammo.

 

[BRICKBURN]

I fly on SAA out of jfk and always put my ammo in my hard bow case. ..............

Which, in effect, is putting your ammunition in a separate case from your "checked bag".

 

[billc]

very true but I have heard of some agents thinking that ammo must be in its own case. I wish they would all make rules and stick to them but that maybe to hard for them. LOL

 

[CAustin]

I fly on SAA out of jfk and always put my ammo in my hard bow case. 3 trips so far with no problems at all. I have started leaving extra ammo with Pieter so in time I will not need to fly with ammo.

@billc do you have the ammo in a locked box inside the bow case?

 

[billc]

@billc do you have the ammo in a locked box inside the bow case?

Nope just laying in the case with cloth packed around it.

 

[BRICKBURN]

What becomes confusing for most is how to interpret all the various rules, regulations and policies. They seem to conflict because of the hierarchy.

The IATA is an international agreement that ALL member airlines follow. (Any airline most of us are willing fly on anyway)
The TSA applies to USA flights.
The SAA policies are for ONE AIRLINE.
An airline can choose its own policies of carriage that are more restrictive. Hence, why all domestic SAA flights will remove the ammunition from your checked bag and carry it separately. Hence, the secure and lockable case requirement for ammunition.
On the flight over (International) you may have your ammunition case inside your checked ag, but that internal (domestic) flight with the same airline will ask for the ammunition to be checked separately.


The one word that holds throughout is "secure"

IATA:
Ammunition (cartridges for weapons), securely packaged
(only), in quantities not exceeding 5 kg gross weight per person for that person's own use.


TSA:
(8) Small arms ammunition for personal use carried by a crewmember or passenger in checked baggage only, if securely packed in boxes or other packagings specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. Ammunition clips and magazines must also be securely boxed.

SAA:
Ammunition must be packed separately from firearms in an appropriate, secure and lockable case and although it is possible for it to travel as part of your checked baggage allowance, we strongly recommend that it be checked-in as a separate piece of baggage or checked-in at the Firearm desk.

Security staff will request the owner to open his/her checked baggage to verify that ammunition is securely packed and that the total weight of ammunition per license holder does not exceed 5kg in weight.

https://www.flysaa.com/manage-fly/baggage/checked-baggage/special-baggage

In billc's example, his bow case may be acting as a separate ammunition container as far as SAA is concerned. Certainly, if it is lockable.

 

[Wayne t]

Interesting I'm planning on flying with Saa in August to Joberg from the UK

 

[Royal27]

Depends on what airline you fly? Delta not a problem, South African Airlines is a "No".

and where you are flying to/from

 

[BRICKBURN]

and where you are flying to/from

Details, details.....

 

[Royal27]

Details, details.....

Somebody told me one time they were important, but I forgot to write down who said it...

 

[brandondd24]

Sorry fellas. I am flying delta to joberg then saa to port Elizabeth.
Thanks for all the information
Brandon

 

[BRICKBURN]

You'll be ripping your ammo out for the flight to PE.
Have fun.

 

[brandondd24]

Thanks Brickburn

 

[JimP]

When I flew over I flew Delta from Denver to JFK then SAA from JFK to Joberg and to Port Elizabeth. My ammo stayed in my checked luggage all the way to Port Elizabeth with no questions asked.

On my return trip my ammo had to fly outside of my checked baggage with my rifle case from Port Elizabeth to Joberg on SAA. I then put it back into my checked bag for the trip back to the US on SAA.

You just never know so go prepared for it to fly outside of your checked luggage.