Author Topic: Can you share your experience travelling with a lulav? (Read 16965 times)

David R · « **on:** September 20, 2012, 10:25:43 PM »

Please share your experience travelling by air with a lulav on or before Succos.
Did you pack it in a checked bag? Package it by itself as a checked bag?
Did you carry it on with you? In a hard case or plastic bag?
Did you get any interference from the TSA or the airline?

I need to be prepared and would appreciate your input.

Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:26:40 PM »

Definitely carry-on. Never had issues.

WhyAich · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:35:46 PM »

Going to Israel? Buy one there!

David R · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:39:59 PM »

Quote from: WhyAich on September 20, 2012, 10:35:46 PM

Going to Israel? Buy one there!

Nope. They're not for sale in the town I'm going to.

SlickWill · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:43:37 PM »

I've taken one with me before as a carry on and a different time in my checked bag. Never had a problem either time. Last year, I was going to Birmingham, AL for simchas torah and I didn't want to get a ton of questions about it so I chose to throw it in my suitcase, in the thin plastic case thing that it came in when I got it. Just make sure, if you check it, to have a suitcase that is big/long enough for it, unless you want a curved lulav...

Saver2000 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:55:23 PM »

Carried on with no issues. TLV-ZRH-JFK.

JEWDA · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:57:14 PM »

How bout an esrog? Anyone have problems besides for Israel?

AI-TRAVEL · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:30:40 AM »

Carried on but big issues. Got stuck In the scanner and paseled it. Basically cracked it.

AsherO · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:34:49 AM »

Quote from: AI-TRAVEL on September 21, 2012, 12:30:40 AM

Carried on but big issues. Got stuck In the scanner and paseled it. Basically cracked it.

Is it because the dumb TSA made you put it in a bin? Was it in a case?

WhyAich · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2012, 12:35:51 AM »

going to israel with an esrog is an issue?

AI-TRAVEL · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:36:04 AM »

Quote from: AsherO on September 21, 2012, 12:34:49 AM

Is it because the dumb TSA made you put it in a bin? Was it in a case?

ya. It was in the soft plastic cases but they made me take it out. If you fly with a Lulav make sure to take the hard plastic cases.

AsherO · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:37:18 AM »

Quote from: AI-TRAVEL on September 21, 2012, 01:36:04 AM

ya. It was in the soft plastic cases but they made me take it out. If you fly with a Lulav make sure to take the hard plastic cases.

What exactly were the fools looking for? And WTF do the bins do that they are always a requirement?

AI-TRAVEL · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:47:49 AM »

Quote from: AsherO on September 21, 2012, 01:37:18 AM

What exactly were the fools looking for? And WTF do the bins do that they are always a requirement?

couldn't agree more!!! I told them its freaking branch!! They said Tsa policy bla bla bla. Problem is those guys have to much power and no standards or rules. They can do whatever they want and call it POLICY!!

Dan · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:50:18 AM »

You always have the right to ask for a Supervisor.

Dan · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2012, 01:51:21 AM »

http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/2011/101111_religious_holiday_sukkot.shtm

AI-TRAVEL · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:00:08 AM »

Quote from: Dan on September 21, 2012, 01:51:21 AM

http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/2011/101111_religious_holiday_sukkot.shtm

maybe I should print this out and show it to them.

L'Chaim · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:11:25 AM »

Quote from: Dan on September 21, 2012, 01:51:21 AM

http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/2011/101111_religious_holiday_sukkot.shtm

Cool!

lybbtthl · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:12:40 AM »

My father used to travel yearly on Chol Hamoed Sukkos and he always took a Lulav and Esrog with him on board, sometimes he would take a full size Lulav but more recently he would have the Lulav cut off the bottom to the minimum size as well as the Hadasim and Arovos, and then he would put it in a post tube and then he'd barely have any problems, it was actually kind of cute to have such a small Lulav!

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SGF · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:39:16 AM »

just flew with a lulav as a carry on, had it packed in a box with a stick taped on to it so that i can hold it in any direction.
no issues with the TSA, when i got onto the plane i asked the flight attendants to put it away in the front, they asked me what it was and when i told them what it was they were trying to figure out why in the world i was carrying a palm branch with me..

joey89 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:45:24 AM »

flew last year JFK-ACC
carried on 3 Sets of daled minim no problems