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Expert: - 12/15/2008


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My brother has just broken his leg and is in a cast from his thigh to his toes and we are due to go skiing in less than 2 weeks.I am wondering if he will be able to fly with the plaster Paris?

Answer
Yes, he can fly with a plaster cast.  No problem, security-wise.  The TSA will use their swab to test the cast for explosive residue, but that's it.

I feel sorry for your brother, missing out on the ski trip.  If he's in a cast from thigh to toe, flying is going to be exceedingly uncomfortable.  Try to check in early and ask the airline agent for a decent seat.  You may want to request the bulkhead.

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Matthew Smith

Expertise

CAN: Airport Security (NOT immigration).
Airport planning and design. Airport development.
Airline pricing/yield/revenue management (NOT prices for individual tickets)
grant process
PLEASE STOP ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES TO FLY FROM A TO B!!!
PLEASE STOP ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH PARTICULAR AIRLINES WILL CHARGE FOR YOUR BAGS!
That's why your airline has a website!

Experience

Formerly Director of Operations at a small commercial airport.
Formerly worked for a state government issuing and managing airport development grants.
Formerly worked for TSA. (Not as bad as it appears to the average passenger.)
Formerly worked at an airport in planning and operations.
Also formerly worked as a Price Analyst for a wildly unpopular airline.
Currently teaching overseas until the job market improves.

Organizations
AAAE, AOPA, AzAA

Publications
Collegiate Aviation Review (2008)

Education/Credentials
B.A. English and Religious Studies, Hobart College M.S. Aviation Management Technology, Arizona State University --specialty is airport planning and design

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