----- Original Message -----
From: "Karin E Dietterich" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: no sharps on airplanes?


> The Fuller Family <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>
> > I haven't flown since Sept 11, but I remember reading
> > that airlines weren't even providing cutlery anymore,
> > since it could be used as a weapon. (If anyone has flown
> > and this isn't the case, don't hesitate to chime in).
> > Perhaps a good strong paerve breadstick or pretzel
> > might work for spreads, or better yet, make it before?
> > boarding.
>
> The airlines that I have flown (Alaska and Continental) are using all
plastic cutlery.  They're no longer using the set utensil packs.  You get
exactly the knofe or spoon or whatever you need to eat the meal.


I flew JAL and Air New Zealand just after Christmas and we got the usual
cutlery set, tied up in a napkin  -  only the knife was plastic.  Finally a
disadvantage to Business Class  -  my husband really struggled eating beef
with a plastic knife.  I chose the Japanese option for allergy reasons and
got chopsticks as well.

Megan