Cues Carried On Plane

[Cornerman]

In January 1990, I flew out of Istanbul, Turkey to Heathrow airport in London for a pool tournament in Oxford. My plane was late into London because of a hurricane and I was in a hurry because I thought I may have missed my ground connection to Oxford.

I asked someone for directions to the ground exit and was running through the airport, like the old O.J. Simpson commercial, with my Fellini case under my arm. Right before I got to the escalator, the bobbies decided to stop me to see why I was in such a hurry and what I was carrying.

Bet they were just singling me out because I didn't have a snooker cue.

I've told a few stories on RSB about traveling the world with a cue. One time I was in Europe getting on my plane. I already went through security, The airline personnel stopped me and was shouting, "you can't take that on here!"

I had no idea she was talking to me. I sort of pointed to myself with the "who me?" gesture.

"You can't take a sword on the plane!"

Yeah. Apparently, my Jack Justis case looked like it obviously had a sword in there, and that of course, I got through security.

Freddie <~~~ have sword, will travel

 

[9Ballr]

You can but I'd be afraid to lose my cue.

Dude, you said you put the cues in your suitcase and travel with an empty pool case.
So I'm wondering why not just put everything in the suitcase.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something.....gotta be.

 

[Nostroke]

Dude, you said you put the cues in your suitcase and travel with an empty pool case.
So I'm wondering why not just put everything in the suitcase.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something.....gotta be.

cases are bigger than cues -suit cases are generally standard sizes and one size barely fits some cases diagonally but not others. Just a guess no info on the specific 'case'.

 

[trob]

I've played with custom cues for years, never worried.
I don't care if there's a ding or a scratch that happens.
Part of using the cue.
It's new when it's new but after that it's used.

when you lay out 6k for a cue you worry more about it more then a $500 predator lol I want some resale value for the 6k cue..the $500 cue I'll throw it in the trash when I'm done.

 

[Colonel]

It's easy, get something custom made from Anvil/Calzone Flight cases. Custom built to exact specifications to fit your entire case into it with the cues inside. Luggage handlers can play volleyball with it and it wouldn't matter.