Questions tagged [hand-luggage]
Questions about baggage brought into an airplane cabin with the passenger, also known as "carry-on luggage" or "cabin luggage."
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I want to take my desktop tower with me in the carry-on bag [duplicate]
I'm going to move from Baghdad to Amman and I was wondering if I am allowed to pack my desktop case in my carry-on bag so that nothing happens to it since its pretty fragile. I would pack it in my ...
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Can you take the “other” type of nail clipper in hand baggage?
Here are "normal" nail clippers -
Here's the "other" type of nail clipper
{These seem to be called "German" nail clippers, "European" nail clippers, "medical" nail clippers, "professional" nail ...
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Unused easyJet Extra Luggage
My wife paid extra money for sent luggage we ended up not using on two easyJet flights - one international (Luton to Tel Aviv) and one domestic (Edinburgh to London).
Is there any way to salvage any ...
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Why can't you take a hoverboard on a plane?
As Delta Airlines' online check-in helpfully informs me
Examples of Forbidden Dangerous items include paints, lighter fluid, fireworks, tear gases, oxygen bottles, radiopharmaceuticals, and ...
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Does it cost extra if I have to check my bag at boarding even if I have one free check-in?
Lets say my flight allows for one checked luggage included in the ticket price.
Now I only bring cabin luggage but at the gate they then decide that my bag has to be checked-in because they find it ...
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Why is it OK to bring liquids through BGN airport?
Israel is known to be obsessed with security, and rightly so. And yet, Israeli airport security will let you, without any trouble, bring any amount of liquids, more or less, onboard. Examples: 1.5L ...
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Weight restriction for carry on baggage in Delta airline
I will be travelling to New York, USA from Berlin, Germany using Delta airline and I checked the restriction of carry on available here. It is said that there is no weight restriction, but is it true ...
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Have I bought the wrong type of luggage to take in to the cabin of my Emirates flight?
In December I will be travelling from the UK to Thailand, it will be both mine and my spouses first holiday abroad (I have travelled for business previously). We purchased suitcases a couple of ...
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Confused about Ryanair cabin bag policy
Here's a quote from the Ryanair website:
What you CAN bring on board
All passengers are entitled to bring 1 small personal bag on board which must fit under the seat in front of you (35cm x ...
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Ryanair cabin baggage & MacBook 15"
According to Ryanair policy:
What you CAN bring on board
All passengers are entitled to bring 1 small personal bag on board which must fit under the seat in front of you (35cm x 20cm x 20cm). ...
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How strict is Air India with hand luggage and personal items?
I'll fly CPH-DEL-HYD in a few days with Air India. When travelling for business I usually bring a Samsonite roller bag within the max dimensions for hand luggage and then a shoulder bag with a laptop, ...
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What are the dimensions of the Ryan Air baggage sizer at Berlin Airport?
Ryan Air has a baggage policy of 55x40x20 which they say is very strict. My bag is 56x35x22. Previous blogs from 2014 showed a picture of the blue metal sizer and someone measured it at 58cm.
Ae ...
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Can I bring fruit from Mexico into Düsseldorf airport?
I'm traveling in Mexico and would love to take some papayas (2-3) and mangos (3-4) from Mexico on my flight from Cancun, Mexico to Düsseldorf, Germany to bring home.
On the customs page of Düsseldorf ...
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Can WizzAir force me to give my expensive carry-on into cargo hold?
The WizzAir website says that hand luggage is not guaranteed onboard unless one pays for Wizz Priority. What happens if my carry-on is valuable and I am worried that it will be damaged (for example, ...
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How does the new Ryanair luggage policy work?
The following might sound like a silly question, but I'm totally confused. I haven't flown with Ryanair in at least a year and apparently the luggage policy has changed since then. Previously it was ...
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Can I transport fluid in Ryan Air's larger hand luggage?
On here, RyanAir says:
Passengers who choose not to purchase ”Priority & 2 Cabin Bags” and arrive at the gate with 2 bags, your second larger bag (10kg weight Dimensions: 55cm x 40cm x 20cm) ...
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How stringent is Pegasus Airlines' policy on carry-on luggage?
I'm planning a trip with Pegasus (AMS->SAW->TLV) and was wondering how stringent their cabin/carry-on luggage policy is:
Would they call a medium-sized backpack (doesn't stick above your shoulders) ...
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Can I bring a painted Cow skull to the US with me via plane?
I bought this traditionally painted cow skull, a typical decoration item for the day of the dead. Since its bone (completely clean though) can I bring it with me on a plane as carry-on or special ...
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Getting the bag and 100ml containers for flying with liquids in hand luggage
Normally where do you get the 20cmx20cm resealable transparent bag and 100ml containers for flying with liquids?
I assume liquids need not be in their original container, and you can fill 100ml ...
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Alitalia hand baggage allowance in practice
So I'm reading the hand baggage allowance for Alitalia here; https://www.alitalia.com/en_gb/fly-alitalia/baggage/hand-baggage.html
It says
YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE ITEM OF HAND BAGGAGE WEIGHING NO ...
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Do skincare sheet masks fall in the liquids category for carry ons?
I will be travelling from Amsterdam to Barcelona with only a carry on.
As a makeup/skincare loving person, I have currently already packed the max of 10 liquids (with a max of 100ml). However, I ...
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Can I bring flowers on plane from the EU to Japan?
I'm planning to travel from Amsterdam Schiphol to Tokyo Narita in August 2018. I was wondering, can I buy fresh cut flowers (for example, tulips) outside of the airport and bring them onto the flight ...
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Foreign storage of a carry-on
I am going on my first international flight to backpack solo near Vancouver, Canada. I would like to keep my pack as light as possible when I get to the trail head, while keeping a set of clean ...
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Wireless router in checked or carry-on luggage
I bought a wireless router in the US which I plan to carry to Europe. My main issue is where to put it? I'm afarid of it being taken if it is in my backpack (since it does look like a thing to check ...
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I'm traveling from Canada to San Diego (and back). Can I bring protein powder in my carry-on? [duplicate]
I'm travelling from Canada to San Diego, and then returning from there to Canada. Can I bring protein powder in my carry-on?
Does it have to be packaged in the original packaging (both ways/one way)?
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Does a motorcycle helmet count as a personal item on a modern large jet airline flight? [duplicate]
Airlines allow passengers to carry a "personal item", that "fits under the seat in front of you", such as a shoulder bag, purse, laptop bag or other small item.
Have other travelers found airlines ...
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Are there any websites to check if my luggage will be accepted at airports?
I'm completely new to travelling and I will fly to Ireland in two weeks from school.
I looked up luggage rules on the internet but I don't completely understand them, especially the rules for hand ...
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My airline does not guarantee carry-on in the cabin. Can I opt in to have it travel in the cargo hold?
I'm traveling with WizzAir from Poznań to London, and WizzAir has recently changed its policy to allow larger carry-on bags for free, but with no guarantee that the bag will be allowed on board - if ...
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Baggage allowance with different airlines same ticket [duplicate]
Getting so confused regarding the baggage allowance regarding an upcoming flight.
London - Sydney booked on Qatar Airways website. First leg operated by British Airways, second leg Qatar Airways.
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Is it possible to fly with liquids bought in a different airport?
I'm flying from Porto (OPO) to London Stansted (STN) and then from STN to Warsaw Modlin (WMI), about two hours afterwards. Both flights are with Ryanair. I wanted to buy some Port wine at the duty ...
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Does Eurowings weigh carry-on bags?
I am flying on Eurowings (from Hamburg, if it matters), and I'm planning on taking a standard international-size carry-on bag that fits within their dimensional requirements. However, their website ...
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Can you carry peacock eggs from the USA to India in a flight?
Can you carry peacock eggs from the USA to India in carry-on luggage in an Emirates flight? And if so what is the procedure?
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Bringing Kimchi on flight luggage
I will be traveling internationally from South Korea to return home (South America) with a connection in France (Korean Air -> Air France). I intend to bring some souvenirs, one of which is a pot of ...
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Is a stick deodorant a “liquid or gel” for EU airport security?
Does a deodorant like this
count as liquid or gel for purposes of boarding a plane with it as hand luggage? I ask about Germany/EU.
Background: the case of C. Christine Fair, Georgetown professor ...
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Can I bring a laptop on board a Turkish flight to the US having a connection in Istanbul?
I apologize for asking a question similar to previously asked questions (such as this one), but I've seen conflicting statements on the matter, and wanted to learn from first hand experience.
I've ...
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Flying to Europe with Private Mobile Radio
We are going to make a trip to Austria and wanted to take small radio-stations (Private Mobile Radio) with us to communicate in mountains.
We had only hand luggage in our tickets. So, is it allowed ...
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What happens if the airline asks you to put carry-on luggage in the cargo hold?
It always has to be quite common for Ryanair, if the flight is booked out, that one of the carry-on gets put into the cargo hold free of charge (there is a new policy to always ask you to put the ...
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Why are hand-luggage allowances conditioned by airline, and not by airplane?
Excepting the likes of Ryanair, which operates only Boeing 737-800 aircraft, why would airlines have a unique hand-luggage policy? Wouldn't different types of aircraft allow for different allowances ...
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Can I bring glass goblets onboard?
I was gifted some glass goblets by a relative, and I would need to bring them back to my place on a Ryanair flight. Assuming that they fit in my cabin baggage (and probably taking on me the risk that ...
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Can I take roller skates through airport security?
I regularly travel nationally and occasionally internationally to play roller derby. If my roller skates get lost in transit (it has happened to people I know) my entire trip is ruined, so I prefer to ...
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Why do airports, not airlines, determine what can be taken on board?
I asked an airline if I could carry peanut butter with me in my hand luggage, and the airline asked me to contact the airport at which I was to board. This doesn't make sense to me. Shouldn't it be a ...
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Does United Airlines have a smart suitcase ban that also bans those with removable batteries? [closed]
I have a Raden A22 carry on bag, and I'm flying on United. The Raden site says it is TSA-approved, and it has a removable battery. Have there been any new rules besides the ones affecting suitcases ...
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Is a bag of 6x4x2 (inches) dimensions 3-1-1 compliant?
It's a clear plastic bag, I am not sure how to translate 1 quart to dimensions. I've seen 1 quart bags on Amazon, and they're all of varying dimensions.
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Check-in of hand luggage
I often fly with easyJet. Almost on every flight gate attendants inform passengers that due to the high number of passengers some trolleys will be checked in for free, even if the passengers already ...
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How many portable chargers can I carry on an Air China domestic flight? [duplicate]
Is there a limit to how many portable chargers (all 5000 mAh) I am allowed to carry with me on board my Air China flight from Beijing to Singapore? I’ll be hand carrying them, but I'm unsure whether ...
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United Airlines domestic travel noise cancelling headphones carry on
Are noise cancelling headphones allowed for domestic travel on United flights? I am specifically wondering about these ones.
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Can I carry a defibrillator in my (hand) luggage?
I'm currently living in UK and I'll be travelling to Turkey soon. I bought an automatic defibrillator for my family, and I wonder whether I can carry it in my hand luggage or checked baggage?
Thanks!
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Are there any restrictions in carrying shoes in cabin baggage?
As I don't have much space in my check-in luggage, I am planning to carry hiking shoes [without spikes] in my cabin luggage.
Are there any restrictions on shoes in cabin luggage? I have heard ...
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Spirit Airlines: Carry-on weight limit?
On their website, Spirit Airlines has clear size limitations of "personal items", carry-on and check-in luggage.
However, there does not seem to be a weight limit for carry-on luggage.
Does that ...
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What are the shaving options for the carry-on traveler?
This question rustled some jimmies! Now that we have more information I'm rephrasing it to fit in better with the overall picture, which is shaving options for travelers without checked luggage.
When ...
