Crackers banned from flights
Last updated at 11:45 18 December 2007
Just crackers? Or do officials at Stansted airport have a point?
Holiday travellers will not be allowed to take Christmas crackers on planes for security reasons. Staff at Stansted airport, near Chelmsford, Essex, said dangerous items might be hidden inside and crackers could frighten other passengers if they went bang.
A spokesman said: "We won't allow them in hand luggage, basically because we can't see what's inside - we would have to take them apart and that would defeat the object.
"And most airlines don't want crackers in packed luggage. A bang from a cracker could cause alarm on a plane. Our message is don't bring Christmas crackers if you're flying over the holiday period."
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