No you can put them in the checked bags which go through the baggage handlers but there has been a lot of theft so they may not make it to your destination. You can not take them however in your carry-on you take into the plane with you.
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So I ended up doing a carry-on, taking my Merkur DE and buying a pack of blades when I got to my destination.
I won' do that again. Blades were $8.00, I only used 1 and had to leave the rest.
TSA didn't even check the razor to see if there was a blade in it.
I am going to get an ugly str8 for travel and go that route.
Fair dinkum! They steal DE blades?! Sort of a low bloody thing to do, when they're so cheap to buy in bulk online. I could maybe understand the theft of a nice Cutthroat, not condone, but could see how it might happen.
It must be a free country, when people in a position of trust make free with other peoples belongings. I'd be reporting everything and claiming it back through the airline, no matter how trivial the loss was.
Enough people start doing that and action will be taken to stop it from happening.
Mick
PS MVCrash is going to explain to everyone what a 'bloke' is now. :)
What he said.
Or buy a shavette. Buying blades at your destination is a real bother. Especially on business travel when you don't have much time to find a shaving shop. I bought a second hand Feather for this very purpose.
It is not something that people will steal because they see it is modern and not special or antique. And even if they would steal it, I have no emotional attachment to it in the same way I am not attached to my toothbrush.
Hmm... if it is modern looking items they leave alone I may be safe to pack my straight I have in circuit board scales next week when I go to California.. still not sure if I will be checking any luggage though.