Category "hand-luggage"

Can I carry fried rice and dried chicken preparation?

I am traveling from Kolkata to Chennai. Can I take some food like fried rice and dried chilli chicken? And as I am going for a educational trip I need to carry

Can cheese in hand luggage be mistaken for plastic explosive?

I'm planning to travel with hand luggage only from Portugal to Austria. I want to bring a Portuguese cheese (queijo da Serra) with me. The cheese has a semi-har

How many laptops are allowed in hand baggage in European flight?

I am travelling from Riga to Stockholm with AirBaltic flight carrier. I only need my laptops: 11" Chromebook, 15" Lenovo Thinkpad, and 13" Asus Zenbook. The w

Carry on baggage size: With 9'' depth limit are 9.5'' deep bags now too big?

Several observations: Nearly all major airlines have reduced the allowed depth for carry on bags to 9 inches (eg. JetBlue, United, Delta). A huge percentage of

What can be done with hand-luggage for which no cabin space is left?

On a recent inner-European flight that was almost or completely booked, many of the passengers brought the typical trolley suitcases that are increasingly used

Do Carry-On-Size Duffel Bags Exist?

There seems to be an abundance of suitcases, mostly roller or spinner types, which are made to an exact size to satisfy the common airline limit of 22 x 15 x 8

Can I bring warming pads on the plane?

I am going to visit Lapland soon, and coming from the warm climate of Israel, I am sure to feel the cold. In addition to buying a good coat and other gear, I a

May I take maté (dried form) on an aircraft and may I drink some while on board?

I'm from Argentina, and I'm not sure if one can board a commercial flight with mate ("tea"). It's a beverage you prepare by filling a recipient with the dried g

Is travel to Europe allowed with a new portable oxygen concentrator in hand luggage?

I am planning to take a new portable oxygen Inogen 3 to my father in Romania. Can I carry it in my hand luggage on the plane?

Is cooked food (non-liquid) in cooler bag, second-carry on part of carry-on allowance?

I was reading this article and came across the term 'cooler bag'. Looking up on the web, they seem to be Thermal bags in which you can have food items. Now if

Is Form 6059B (blue customs form) required for 1-Stop clearance at O'Hare?

O'Hare has both APC kiosks and 1-Stop Clearance, the latter being for passengers with hand luggage only. Question is: are users of 1-stop clearance obliged to

Is it true that AirAsia does not allow backpacks as carry on luggage even if they fit within dimensions?

I will be flying Bangkok - Phnom Penh with AirAsia. I am used to having a backpack as hand luggage and have Osprey 40l backpack (53 x 33 x 23) that is exactly m

Two bag limit on Hand/Carry On Baggage at Heathrow?

I heard that Heathrow Airport has a 2 bag limit when going through security. How strictly do they enforce this? If i have my carry-on and personal item and a pl

With Wizzair, can I downgrade registered bag to large cabin bag?

I have a booking with a >25kg bag (to be checked in) paid for. The longer I think about it the more it looks like I could do with just a large cabin bag, sli

Can I bring my laptop, camera on flight to USA? [closed]

I am going to the US in the coming week. However, I heard that laptop and camera are not permitted to bring on board as carry-on. What are the

Why do airlines not have you put your bag underneath your own seat?

On airplanes, they tell you to put your bags either in the overhead or under the seat in front of you. Considering that the front row doesn't have a seat in fro

Flying with fragile items on KLM

I am looking to take a few lamp shades on a KLM flight to Amsterdam and, from there, on to Delhi. Do I need permission from KLM to take them in the cabin, or

Hand luggage - multiple airlines: Which Rules apply?

I will fly from Zurich over Frankfurt, Peking to Auckland. I booked a Air China flight, but the first one, from Zurich to Frankfurt will be operated by Lufthans

What if I don't mention I have liquids in my carry-on?

On my recent flight from Riga to Amsterdam, I had a 125ml toothpaste tube in my carry-on. That's 25ml over the limit, but the security person let it pass and ju

How many small fluid items are allowed in hand-luggage in European flight?

I would like to carry nasal gels, saline for nebulizer and hand cream from Baltics to Sweden. I am thinking how many I can have in the transport. The flight c