I flew in Avianca flight 21 last Feb 22 morning.Had a fishing pole in it's case,according to the Airport security person whom I handed my bags this item could be carried on board since it had no hooks.
At the last security checkpoint going to the gate another employee told me I could not carry it and had to surrender it to them or go back and check it as luggage.
There was no time by then to go back and make again this long line so I had to abandon this brand new fishing pole intended for one of my sons.
Find it very questionable one person says one thing and the other one of the same security company says something different. If I had been informed the pole could not come as a carry on item I would have checked it.
Would lie to know waht happened to this pole.
carry on items