Can I take food on the plane..Easyjet

richardvc

Hello

As the title asks..can I take food on the plane...

I'm running the Valencia half marathon on Saturday evening and we are flying out on Saturday morning.
I would like to take some cooked pasta either in my hold luggage or hand luggage so I can eat it before I run. I'd also like to take some bananas and a couple of a couple of other small items !!
Any advice, tips or help would be greatly appreciated !!

richardw

Yes.

But double check the 100ml liquid rule and what Spain permits you to import.

http://www.spain.info/en_GB/informacion-practica/consejos-viaje/consejos-practicos/requisitos/#r3

I would just buy the food there.

richardvc

Thanks for that richardw, problem with buying it there is I need to time my food consumption so not to run on a full stomach.
But I can take some cooked pasta on the plane / to Spain as long as there isn't any meat in it by the looks of the link you posted.
I searched for something like that but didn't quite find it !!
Many thanks again.

richardw

Which terminal at Gatwick are you flying from?

tightasagnats

I believe the pasta container however must be no more than 100ml so might be better to have more portable carbs such as sarnies, crackers, etc. Mars bar, I mean, isn't that the food of athletes?

jackomdj

tightasagnats wrote: »

I believe the pasta container however must be no more than 100ml so might be better to have more portable carbs such as sarnies, crackers, etc. Mars bar, I mean, isn't that the food of athletes?

I always get a snickers for OH after he does marathons. (This will go over any youngsters heads), I think it is hilarious.

richardvc

North Terminal about 07.00

jackieblack

tightasagnats wrote: »

I believe the pasta container however must be no more than 100ml

What makes you believe that? :huh:

Pasta isn't a liquid

Sea_Shell

But how "runny" can any sauce be before it's classified as a liquid rather than a solid??!! Unless you mean just plain, cooked pasta.....rather than left over Spag Bol.

tightasagnats

That's right, pasta is not a liquid, but containers over 100ml are usually refused, regardless of how much liquid is in them, because the recepticle could be used to combine all the smaller liquid amounts you have (or with other passengers) to create explosives (drinks bottles had been used in one attenmpt).

So you risk losing your tupperware.

eDicky

tightasagnats wrote: »

That's right, pasta is not a liquid, but containers over 100ml are usually refused, regardless of how much liquid is in them, because the recepticle could be used to combine all the smaller liquid amounts you have (or with other passengers) to create explosives (drinks bottles had been used in one attenmpt).

So you risk losing your tupperware.

I've never heard of that one, can it be true? I often see people taking through empty plastic bottles to fill with water airside. In theory such containers could be used to combine liquids, but there are other security discrepancies that make me think the whole liquids thing is only being continued for spurious reasons such as maintaining staff employment etc.