Flying with a Firearm
Posted: 03 Aug 2020 15:09
I just returned from the annual pilgrimage to the Michigan family homestead. I always bring something to shoot with the nieces & nephews. This year was a little different because my checked bag missed my connecting flight on the way home. They thought that it was on the next flight that was landing in 2-1/2 hours, but they couldn’t guarantee it. I had scheduled a shuttle for the 2 hour drive home, and I had the choice of sacrificing my fare, or paying the driver $40/hour to wait. I opted to leave.
With anything but a firearm, the airline will deliver a delayed bag to your door. They couldn’t fly it to a closer airport because it had exited security. I had to claim it within 5 days, or it would go to the American Airlines Land of Broken Toys in Dallas (presumably by ground). They first told me that no one else could claim it but me, then reversed that position the next day. It didn’t matter, because the shuttle service that I took was door-to-door, and would have charged as much for a bag as a human. But for COVID, the shuttle service that runs a regular schedule would have been running.
I made the beautiful drive to Phoenix on Saturday (Day 4), then battled back with all of the weekend traffic headed to the Grand Canyon. American Airlines graciously provided a three page, single spaced form to submit my claim for expenses. But not until I asked.
I don’t care how much it costs or how long it takes, I’m driving next year. And if any of my elected officials vote to bail out the airlines, I’m not just voting for the other guys, I’m campaigning for them.
With anything but a firearm, the airline will deliver a delayed bag to your door. They couldn’t fly it to a closer airport because it had exited security. I had to claim it within 5 days, or it would go to the American Airlines Land of Broken Toys in Dallas (presumably by ground). They first told me that no one else could claim it but me, then reversed that position the next day. It didn’t matter, because the shuttle service that I took was door-to-door, and would have charged as much for a bag as a human. But for COVID, the shuttle service that runs a regular schedule would have been running.
I made the beautiful drive to Phoenix on Saturday (Day 4), then battled back with all of the weekend traffic headed to the Grand Canyon. American Airlines graciously provided a three page, single spaced form to submit my claim for expenses. But not until I asked.
I don’t care how much it costs or how long it takes, I’m driving next year. And if any of my elected officials vote to bail out the airlines, I’m not just voting for the other guys, I’m campaigning for them.