maytrix said:We flew JetBlue to St. Lucia with 2 vests and 5 cartridges. Bring a copy of the TSA paperwork. We did it all carry on. They did question it but I showed them the paper work and we were fine.
I believe it says 2 in the vest and 2 spares and 1 vest per person.
I'm not sure why you think its obvious you can't bring it on the plane - you do realize there's one under every seat, right? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
Btw, while TSA allow two installed CO2 cylinders plus two spares, airlines are allowed to further restrict carriage of just about anything they like. JetBlue actually do in this case, and strictly prohibit PFD CO2 cartridges in both checked and carryon baggage even though it defies common sense as you pointed out. It doesn't really matter unless they find out (can't imagine how they would) but if they somehow did, they have cause to kick you off the flight. I fly with laminated copies of the TSA and airline policies but in the case of JetBlue, the former isn't going to help any.
American and United allow CO2 cartridges in checked baggage only. Delta, Norwegian, Alaska allow them in carryon baggage. Cape Air allow them...not certain about Seaborn but imagine they probably do as well.
Agree with others that flying with them is preferable to trying to find the correct rearming kit/cylinder, particularly for brands like Crewsaver, Spinlock, Kru, etc. which are nearly impossible to find.
You can't easily ship CO2 cartridges to the islands either, as they are considered hazardous materials.
