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If your last name is Cooper you may not be allowed on the flight. No reason.

Bringing a parachute on a airplane is fine. The problem is there is no good way to exit a modern airliner.

In a situation where you are free falling from 35,000 feet, the problem of exiting said modern airliner has already, apparently, been solved.

I've taken a parachute as carry-on multiple times... only been a problem once.