It Pays to Wear a Kilt When Flying

**Spartan** · 18th May 09, 10:25 PM

This evening we flew back from Milwaukee to Phoenix. This was my first time flying kilted. I wore my tank as that helped to keep the weight of my baggage down below the dreaded 50 lb limit.

When we got on the plane we were greeted by the flight attendants who asked about my tartan. It turned out that both have Scottish ancestry. The first class attendant asked if I was drinking Scotch this evening, to which I replied, single malt. He then handed me two miniatures of Glenlivet 12 to take back with me to the coach class.

I guess it pays to wear the kilt.

**beloitpiper** · 18th May 09, 10:30 PM

Haha, great story Frank! I've only wore a kilt on RyanAir, where they charge 5000% (yes, three zeros) more for a drink than the price of a ticket...of course, their tickets are only a penny...

**Mipi** · 18th May 09, 11:50 PM

Another strong plus for kilts.

**JolyStNicholas** · 19th May 09, 04:29 AM

Ya sly ol dog. Never thought of us'in the kilt that way. I don't drink but it sure sounds like a good way to make friends with those attendants.
Glad it worked out for ya!

**Dan R Porter** · 19th May 09, 05:29 AM

The 'Kilted Mile High CLub." awsome! I hope it was not a long flight. I am sure 6 hours in a seat does some mess to ther pleats...

**Sionnach** · 19th May 09, 05:33 AM

Welcome home, hope you didn't fly in with that storm. Be a shame if you had to use the Glenlivet medicinally.

**Jack Daw** · 19th May 09, 07:00 AM

Good story. I'll have to consider flying kilted on my trip to Estes Park, CO, next September.

**george7** · 19th May 09, 07:14 AM

I haven't flown kilted, but I have flown with bagpipes. Security isn't as gleeful to see bagpipes in the xray (at first) as you described them being toward wearing a kilt.

**lethearen** · 19th May 09, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by george7

I haven't flown kilted, but I have flown with bagpipes. Security isn't as gleeful to see bagpipes in the xray (at first) as you described them being toward wearing a kilt.

A friend of mine worked for TSA and said one of the funniest things he'd heard about was someone with a set of pipes in his luggage. Looking through the x-ray they couldn't figure out what it was. They finally had to have the gentleman remove the pipes (antiques, apparently) so they could see, and he even played a tune for them. That had to be a heckuva wake-up call for all the red-eyers!