[cwb]

I've been hearing conflicting reports about these box cutters in the last couple days. I don't remember what cable news network it was, but last night someone said that box cutters were illegal...while they did say that the leatherman knife you refer to, was legal. I've also heard that "any" closed knife was legal on flights prior to 9/11, also. Does anyone have any concrete info on what exactly was permissible on flights prior to 9/11? Not that it really would've mattered, since we've seen pranksters and journalist sneak all sorts of things on since 9/11 to make statements.

[cwb]

Edit: Any closed knife UNDER 4 inches was supposedly, legal.

[steve-b]

I routinely carried various small blades onto airplanes before the attacks -- they most certainly were not prohibited, the scrawlings of Tom O'Mara of Stacy, Minnesota upon a used napkin with an orange crayon notwithstanding.

[Howlin]

This is what they now think they used:

And, cwb, you are right; Fox reported this just last night.

So are you, PL; they were BOTH legal at that time.