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Flying/Perfume ... ??
likelyfran
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Hi All,
Not sure if this is the right place to post but maybe someone could clarify this for me:
I'm flying to visit relatives in Ireland for Christmas - with Easyjet.
I'm confused about the carriage, when flying, of bottles of perfume.
In the past, I've just followed the 100ml max rules for hand luggage and anything bigger has gone in my 'hold' big suitcase.
When checking in online the other day, a popup came up about 'flammable liquids' not being allowed in hold luggage.
Now, I know that new postal rules were introduced for perfumes due to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Wanting to clarify if perfumes were or were not now allowed in hold luggage - and surprisingly not finding ANY discussion about his online - I emailed Easyjet and have just received this reply:
"Thank you for your e-mail.
You can carry the perfume in the cabin baggage only. It cannot be carried in the hold baggage as it is a flammable liquid. If you are carrying a perfume in the cabin baggage, the container should not be bigger than 100 ml and it should be carried in a clear and resealable plastic bag. You can carry a maximum of 10 such containers."
They provided a link to their 'dangerous substances' blurb but I'm still confused!
Maybe it's because this seems to be a totally new thing and no-one seems to be talking about it. Also, I don't get why it's 'suddenly' dangerous for perfumes to be posted or put into hold baggage when flying!
This is tangential, going off point for a minute, but I also find some other things weird/silly. For example, the 'sharp objects' rule when flying. So, someone can board a flight wearing a brooch with a big sharp pin/clasp and that's ok, yet carrying eyebrow tweezers in your bag is not? :think:
Anyway.. I've replied to Easyjet for further clarification - you can carry up to 10 plastic bags of liquids onboard - really?? I always thought it was just the one but maybe that's new too if I've read it right.
Anybody got any thoughts/info. on all of this?
Wondering if there are going to be a lot of shocked people flying in the near future and being told to take perfumes etc. out of hold baggage...
Quite a few of the Christmas presents I bought and was planning to take are bottles of perfume!
Not sure if this is the right place to post but maybe someone could clarify this for me:
I'm flying to visit relatives in Ireland for Christmas - with Easyjet.
I'm confused about the carriage, when flying, of bottles of perfume.
In the past, I've just followed the 100ml max rules for hand luggage and anything bigger has gone in my 'hold' big suitcase.
When checking in online the other day, a popup came up about 'flammable liquids' not being allowed in hold luggage.
Now, I know that new postal rules were introduced for perfumes due to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Wanting to clarify if perfumes were or were not now allowed in hold luggage - and surprisingly not finding ANY discussion about his online - I emailed Easyjet and have just received this reply:
"Thank you for your e-mail.
You can carry the perfume in the cabin baggage only. It cannot be carried in the hold baggage as it is a flammable liquid. If you are carrying a perfume in the cabin baggage, the container should not be bigger than 100 ml and it should be carried in a clear and resealable plastic bag. You can carry a maximum of 10 such containers."
They provided a link to their 'dangerous substances' blurb but I'm still confused!
Maybe it's because this seems to be a totally new thing and no-one seems to be talking about it. Also, I don't get why it's 'suddenly' dangerous for perfumes to be posted or put into hold baggage when flying!
This is tangential, going off point for a minute, but I also find some other things weird/silly. For example, the 'sharp objects' rule when flying. So, someone can board a flight wearing a brooch with a big sharp pin/clasp and that's ok, yet carrying eyebrow tweezers in your bag is not? :think:
Anyway.. I've replied to Easyjet for further clarification - you can carry up to 10 plastic bags of liquids onboard - really?? I always thought it was just the one but maybe that's new too if I've read it right.
Anybody got any thoughts/info. on all of this?
Wondering if there are going to be a lot of shocked people flying in the near future and being told to take perfumes etc. out of hold baggage...
Quite a few of the Christmas presents I bought and was planning to take are bottles of perfume!
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They say containers Not bags.Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.0
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They say containers Not bags.
Yes - containers/bags - the little see-through 'sandwich-bag' sized things - I KNOW!!
Have you got any info./advice???*Look for advice, not 'advise'*
*Could/should/would HAVE please!*
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likelyfran wrote: »
Maybe it's because this seems to be a totally new thing and no-one seems to be talking about it. Also, I don't get why it's 'suddenly' dangerous for perfumes to be posted or put into hold baggage when flying!
It hasn't become suddenly dangerous
Risk is monitored all the time and often rules are changed to try to mitigate that risk or as a result of an incident - the 100ml rule was brought in after an incident.This is tangential, going off point for a minute, but I also find some other things weird/silly. For example, the 'sharp objects' rule when flying. So, someone can board a flight wearing a brooch with a big sharp pin/clasp and that's ok, yet carrying eyebrow tweezers in your bag is not? :think:
Tweezers are fineAnyway.. I've replied to Easyjet for further clarification - you can carry up to 10 plastic bags of liquids onboard - really?? I always thought it was just the one but maybe that's new too if I've read it right.
It has nothing to do with Easyjet
Security at the airport control it
look here for a better idea of what's allowed
https://www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/personal-itemsChange is inevitable, except from a vending machine.0 -
It hasn't become suddenly dangerous
Risk is monitored all the time and often rules are changed to try to mitigate that risk or as a result of an incident - the 100ml rule was brought in after an incident.
Tweezers are fine
It has nothing to do with Easyjet
Security at the airport control it
look here for a better idea of what's allowed
https://www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/personal-items
OK, thanks for the link/clarification about tweezers.
However..
I'm not talking about the '100ml rule' - I'm talking about perfumes being carried in hold baggage.
Also, I think you'll find that any changes to do with liquids in hold baggage are to do with the CAA - and Easyjet will have all the info. regarding that.
I wish people would properly read posts before replying.
Hopefully someone can shed some light on the hold/perfume thing.
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likelyfran wrote: »
However..
I'm not talking about the '100ml rule' - I'm talking about perfumes being carried in hold baggage.
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Yes, I know
I was making the point that incidents can sometimes change rules overnight from being totally OK to forbidden. - as in the 100ml rule, which I used as an example
I've no idea what prompted the changes to flammable liquids rules it could have been something that happened or maybe a revised risk assessment.
Maybe if you'd stuck to your point rather than ranting on about tweezers and the like, you'd get clearer answersChange is inevitable, except from a vending machine.0 -
The more I look into it, the more confused I get.
This is from British Airways, July 2013.
It says that it's OK to carry perfume in handbaggage AND hold baggage - with quite a generous amount max:
http://www.britishairways.com/cms/global/pdfs/Forbidden_Items_List.pdf*Look for advice, not 'advise'*
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It's all on the .gov site but if you'd rather the header read CAA
here you go
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=2200&pageid=14486Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.0 -
likelyfran wrote: »Yes - containers/bags - the little see-through 'sandwich-bag' sized things - I KNOW!!
Have you got any info./advice???
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likelyfran wrote: »....you can carry up to 10 plastic bags of liquids onboard - really?? I always thought it was just the one...
It is one bag with up to 10 containers, each container not exceeding 100ml.
If you have bought the perfume already perhaps take it back and get a refund and just buy it airside at the airport.Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.0 -
Yes, I know
I was making the point that incidents can sometimes change rules overnight from being totally OK to forbidden. - as in the 100ml rule, which I used as an example
I've no idea what prompted the changes to flammable liquids rules it could have been something that happened or maybe a revised risk assessment.
Maybe if you'd stuck to your point rather than ranting on about tweezers and the like, you'd get clearer answers
I said the tweezers thing was tangential - you can read can't you?
You seem to have missed the main point of my post and what I am trying
to find out.*Look for advice, not 'advise'*
*Could/should/would HAVE please!*
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