Why are hiking poles not allowed on planes?

They are too long to fit in the overhead lockers. The average hiking pole is between 41 inches/104 cm and 58 inches/148 cm. The size of the overhead lockers on planes varies with the aircraft size. Domestic flights will have smaller lockers than international flights.



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