Can I bring an empty water bottle through security?

lovebargainshatewaste

I suspect Easyjet will tell you that you can't take an empty bottle with you as they want you to pay for the water they sell onboard. To be sure, just print out the information on the DfT website.

I go through airport security every day I'm at work (sometimes several times in a day) and I usually have an empty bottle/container with me and I haven't had any problems.

I do carry the guidelines for security at the airport I'm based at, just in case there's a jobs-worth who decides to try to make up new rules. You may want to find the official website for the airport you're flying from and check their security information. Print it off and keep it with you.

SteveJW

Heres one then
Flying home from Dalaman, Turkey last year, before we left the resort we purchased a litre bottle of water that was frozen solid. It had hardly thawed out by the time we got to the airport, we drank what had thawed out and and they allowed us through with the remainder, about 750ml
It wasn't a liquid!

rileydog

lovebargainshatewaste wrote: »

I suspect Easyjet will tell you that you can't take an empty bottle with you as they want you to pay for the water they sell onboard. To be sure, just print out the information on the DfT website.

In my case (I'm not the OP but did email easyjet with a link to the bottle on Amazon to show exactly what it was - basically a 240ml empty bottle - and got the 'No' reponse) it's not actually a drinks bottle so no financial reason for easyjet to say no.

I'm not going to risk taking mine in hand luggage as I will need it during my holiday. I'll just have to put it in my suitcase and hope they don't lose the case!

Coldfy

rileydog wrote: »

In my case (I'm not the OP but did email easyjet with a link to the bottle on Amazon to show exactly what it was - basically a 240ml empty bottle - and got the 'No' reponse) it's not actually a drinks bottle so no financial reason for easyjet to say no.

I'm not going to risk taking mine in hand luggage as I will need it during my holiday. I'll just have to put it in my suitcase and hope they don't lose the case!

No, you can't take it onboard?
No, it's not a liquid so no restrictions?

shaun_from_Africa

Coldfy wrote: »

No, you can't take it onboard?
No, it's not a liquid so no restrictions?

As rileydog made their comment almost 2 years ago, I think that they will already have taken the flight that they had booked.

prowla

The one where they ask if you have any sharp objects in your hand baggage is a good one - I'm always tempted to say "Yes, I have a sharp pencil which I could stab you with if I so wished, and I also have a USB cable to charge my phone, which could easily be used to strangle you". (But of course I don't.)

knightstyle

I think it varies from airport to airport. A few years ago so it may have changed a group of scouts returning to the UK all had their empty water bottles which came with their backpacks confiscated at Nantes even though they had taken them out of the UK as hand luggage.