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[Logunner]

You mean unaccompanied as in like a PCP air rifle that didn't travel with me but arrived on a later flight because I made the connection but my luggage didn't?

And that's RM's fault? Or the CAA's? Or is it just plain old human error?

[Logunner]

All threads on 'posting' turn out like this.... people can't be arsed to follow the rules and it's RM's fault, wonder why that is?

[RobF]

And that's RM's fault? Or the CAA's? Or is it just plain old human error?

I never said it was RM's fault.

You said RM don't carry it because it's the law. The law allows it. IATA Class 2 compressed gases are sent via air frieght both nationally and internationally.

It demands certain procedures are followed. Clearly RM don't want to so they don't allow it. It's not prohibited by law it's prohibited by RM. That's completely understandable. It's a specialist area and they aren't fussed about it.

I don't see a problem with saying RM don't want to do it. What I do is saying that this or that is illegal. That's incorrect otherwise IATA would say prohibited.

CAA don't set the rules. EASA do. CAA can grant exemptions/approvals for those wishing to carry dangerous goods and carry out the inspection. It applies to the carrier not the shipper. The application forms are on their site for Class 1 and other Classes of dangerous goods.

I've been through quite a bit of this when TAP decided to start quoting chapter and verse about not maybe carrying airguns/firearms/dangerous goods and I spoke directly with a CAA person at the CAA's dangerous goods dept. TAP were apparently unable to carry certain items without certain paperwork because of the law, which didn't actually state there was a restriction.