{"id":3065,"date":"2013-04-12T09:34:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2013-04-12T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:34:17","slug":"hot-air-balloon-sorry-you-cant-bring-that-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/04\/12\/hot-air-balloon-sorry-you-cant-bring-that-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Air Balloon? Sorry, You Can&#8217;t Bring That On-board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that there are some things we can&#8217;t bring on board an airplane. What are the most common\u00a0restricted items on airlines?\u00a0 Explosives, fireworks, gasoline, etc&#8230; \u00a0But what else is limited? \u00a0I recently discovered some countries and some airlines have some very\u00a0unusual\u00a0restrictions. \u00a0Reading through the restriction list during online\u00a0check-in\u00a0with\u00a0Air China can give you quite a laugh and before you can check-in, you must acknowledge that you&#8217;re read and agree not to bring on-board any of the restricted items.<\/p>\n<p>On a flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok on Royal Jordanian Airlines I discovered that you can travel with sports\u00a0equipment\u00a0like bicycles, surfboards, windsurfs, skis (pair) or snowboards however, surfboards cannot be transported with skis and\/or snowboards. \u00a0Okay.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3070\" alt=\"RJ2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/RJ2.jpg-418x341.jpg\" width=\"418\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ2.jpg-418x341.jpg 418w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ2.jpg-300x244.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ2.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That wasn&#8217;t the only\u00a0interesting\u00a0thing I noticed while making that booking. There were too booking classes available. Business Luxury and &#8220;Brand Name Not Yet Defined&#8221;. That&#8217;s an interesting fare class, never heard of that one before.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3069\" alt=\"RJ1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/RJ1.jpg-442x341.jpg\" width=\"442\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ1.jpg-442x341.jpg 442w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ1.jpg-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/RJ1.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On my flight home from Bangkok to Beijing and onto NYC I\u00a0discovered\u00a0some&#8230;.let&#8217;s call them&#8230;.unique items that Air China restricts. \u00a0Hot Air Balloon? Sorry, you can&#8217;t bring that on-board. Vaccines? Sorry, that&#8217;s not allowed either. \u00a0Just purchased a new\u00a0refrigerator? You&#8217;ll have to find another way to get it home. Trying to have a baby? Those frozen embryos won&#8217;t be allowed either. \u00a0Below are some of the restricted items from the Air China list. Some make total sense, others&#8230;.hmmmm I wonder what they were thinking that day. For example, &#8220;show, motion picture&#8221; are restricted? I bet you didn&#8217;t know that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3068\" alt=\"AirChina-4.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/AirChina-4.jpg-475x341.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-4.jpg-475x341.jpg 475w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-4.jpg-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-4.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3067\" alt=\"AirChina-3.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/AirChina-3.jpg-465x341.jpg\" width=\"465\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-3.jpg-465x341.jpg 465w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-3.jpg-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-3.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3066\" alt=\"AirChina-2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/AirChina-2.jpg-462x341.jpg\" width=\"462\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-2.jpg-462x341.jpg 462w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-2.jpg-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-2.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3071\" alt=\"AirChina-1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/AirChina-1.jpg-473x341.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-1.jpg-473x341.jpg 473w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-1.jpg-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/\/sites\/2\/2013\/04\/AirChina-1.jpg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever come across any restricted items that are unique or interesting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that there are some things we can&#8217;t bring on board an airplane. 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