aerosols in luggage

jockettuk

Whats the rule for this can i take aerosols in the main luggage.. wont have many 2 at the most but need an answere soon as packing to go tomorrow and to many people with opinions that conflict this end thanks

rose

jonesMUFCforever

They should be fine in hold luggage.
The problem I had was with shampoo bottle bursting covering my shirts whilst we went to Florida with Virgin a few years ago.

At least they were clean and smelled nice when we got there!

jockettuk

ejones999 wrote: »

They should be fine in hold luggage.
The problem I had was with shampoo bottle bursting covering my shirts whilst we went to Florida with Virgin a few years ago.

At least they were clean and smelled nice when we got there!

thanks ,, if they burst they can clean there own lol

Vampgirl

ejones999 wrote: »

The problem I had was with shampoo bottle bursting covering my shirts whilst we went to Florida with Virgin a few years ago.

I have a tip to avoid this: when you're packing open the bottle and squeeze some air out, put the lid back on tightly whilst still squeezing. You'll end up with a bottle with a slight vacuum. This also allows for air expansion in the aircraft. Since doing this I've had no spills or leaks

WiseInvestor_2

I think rough handling is more likely to cause a split than pressurisation

Aerosols in hold baggage and hand luggage (100ml liquid restrictions permitting) are fine

teecebee

Aerosols in checked in baggage are allowed within reason, but not in hand luggage unless smaller than 100ml. Also a good tip with shampoo`s and shower gels etc is to fasten the lids down with gaffer tape or similar and wrap in old plastic bags to help avoid leakage.

jonesMUFCforever

The bottle of shampoo was in a plastic bag - but of course all bags have holes in them so that you can't suffocate yourself!

Vampgirl

WiseInvestor wrote: »

I think rough handling is more likely to cause a split than pressurisation

I doubt it: most people pack their bottles in the middle of their suitcase surrounded by soft clothes, this cushions the bottles so the suitcase can be thrown around and the bottles are very unlikely to be punctured. When bottles split its usually a fault in the plastic, or if the lid leaks/comes off then its usually that the air inside has expanded and forced the lid open. There's always the possibility that if its a non-rigid suitcase that its been squashed and the bottle has been squeezed.

All cases are handled roughly at airports: the machinery used doesn't allow for gentle handling, and where humans are involved there are also time pressures so its sadly inevitable that our cases are going to be thrown around yet not all our bottles break.