So why don’t BA ban fountain pens? If someone held one as a dagger with its sharp polished nib I would feel more threatened than by a plastic needle pen with a needle so short and fine I would struggle to see it. Do BA crew ask passengers to remove their pen tops to make sure that the nib hasn’t been replaced by a needle? Either a fountain pen is a potential weapon or it isn’t. If it isn’t then how can a needle pen be classed as a potential weapon?
Last edited by LTNman; 14th Mar 2005 at 06:43.