Oxygen From Hong Kong, joined Sep 1999, 673 posts, RR: 1 Posted (11 years 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1029 times:
During Easter I went from Hong Kong to Sydney and back on Qantas. On the flight to Syd, plastic dining utensils were used, but on the flight back to Hong Kong, Metal knifes and forks were used. I didn't notice it at first, but then my mother suddenly exclaimed, "oops! Why are we using metal knifes!?'' .
Are airlines allowed to use metal knifes again ? When did that started ?
Fritzi From United Arab Emirates, joined Jun 2001, 2762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (11 years 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1001 times:
On all the OS flights that I have been on since 9-11, metal utensil's have been used. I`ve only used plastic forks and knives once and that was on United.
Teva From France, joined Jan 2001, 1868 posts, RR: 17 Reply 4, posted (11 years 6 days ago) and read 931 times:
Let's stop paranoia.
Yes, I hope airlines will soon come back to metal knives !!
The reason? They have been designed for safety, to make sure you will not hurt cabin crew or your neighbourg in case of turbuilences.
By comparaison, plastic knives are more dangerous: in some occasions, when you break them, you can get a very sharp and solid point...
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NWA Man From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 1828 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (11 years 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 868 times:
This is turning into a survey question ... so I'll gladly oblige ...
On NW, coach meals have had all plastic silverware. I think that was a pre-9/11 cut.
First class passengers now receive a metal spoon and fork, and a plastic knife. We received a note apologizing for the plastic knife "due to security concerns" on the MSP-BWI dinner flight September 21st. On the latest first class MSP-BWI flight (May 3), the plastic knife remains with no apology note.
Spk From Thailand, joined Jun 2001, 458 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (11 years 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 861 times:
THAI has stopped using metal knives on all flights after 9/11 including first and business class. They do, however, use a nice-looking plastic knives, not the flimsy and ugly ones.
Singapore Airlines uses metal knives on non-US bound flights. I took a BKK-SIN-BKK flights with SQ last month and they use metal knives.
Bkkair From Thailand, joined Aug 2001, 408 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 years 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 844 times:
These plastic knives are so absurd. The metal forks were and continue to be "sharper" than the metal knives ever were.
As Teva said, the metal knives were never sharp in the first place. Lucky if you could cut butter with them.
CX use very nice plastic knives ( almost silver in colour) on all flights, not only to the US. BA in South Africa ( Comair) use metal knives on all their flights.
MARIO NAME From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (11 years 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 824 times:
HI,
It's stupid think that a metal fork won't hurt someone and a plastic knife will.
At TAM we are using all plastics for a wile now, I think it's ok, but some china dish broken is as lethal as any knife! A pen or a pencil would be as lethal as any knife.............Please let's stop the paranoia!!!
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 14, posted (11 years 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 774 times:
Most airlines that I have ever been on when to plastic for cost reasons a long time ago.
That being said, I think that the whole banning of metal knifes thing, both the butter knifes for the meal service and the elimination of passengers pocketknifes is paranoia. Just about any item can be turned into a weapon.
Unfortunatly the traveling public seems hell bent to be paranoid these days, so I will continue to refuse to fly anywhere.
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Baldguy From Canada, joined May 2001, 148 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (11 years 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 732 times:
On all my first-class flights on CO, it's been plastic knife, metal forks, metal spoons. I did once see F/A's in the galley with a corkscrew - supposedly those too had been eliminated but it appears there is a lot of inconsistency.
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