TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes

TSA to delay allowing small knives on planes

The Transportation Security Administration will temporarily delay a policy change that would have allowed passengers to carry small folding knives onto planes.

In a letter to TSA employees, TSA chief John Pistole said he decided to maintain, at least temporarily, the ban on knives on planes after a meeting today with an aviation security panel. The changes were scheduled to take effect Thursday.

Pisotle’s letter did not say when he might reconsider easing the knife ban. TSA officials declined to comment.