Holy airport no-no, Batman: Batarangs confiscated at Charlotte Douglas
Riddle me this.
Guess what superhero-like weapons TSA agents confiscated from a passenger’s carry-on bag at Charlotte Douglas International Airport this week?
Three batarangs, those roughly bat-shaped throwing weapons used by Batman.
Batarangs, it turns out, are among items prohibited in carry-ons by the Transportation Security Administration.
No joke.
“Each time we find a dangerous item, the line is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or in some cases is even arrested,” the TSA said on its weekly blog Friday.
Passengers with prohibited weapons in their carry-ons can face a penalty as high as $11,000.
The TSA didn’t say whether the Charlotte passenger was fined.
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This story was originally published April 25, 2015 at 7:04 PM with the headline "Holy airport no-no, Batman: Batarangs confiscated at Charlotte Douglas."