food on a plane

[driverdale1]

am i allowed to take basic foods such as sandwiches made at home onto a plane flying to europe?

[sandyRoe]

I don't think Ryanair allow that.

[carolegif]

I take them on ryanair all the time - their sandwiches are a rip off. If you want a small bowl of pasta it's £9!!!

I always take a packed lunch on board on the no frills as I can't have normal bread or anything with gluten in it, but it doesn't matter because OH takes his sandwiches too.

[NoMercy]

Yes, you don't have to consume their food. If someone can sit there an munch on a bag of boiled sweets they bought in departures (I nearly got injured in a boiled sweet monsoon, curtesy of a Welsh hen party), you can eat your own packed lunch.

[Answerprancer]

Why not just have a good fill up before the flight ? Most places in Europe can be got to within a couple of hours afaik.

[sandyRoe]

Passengers are welcome to bring their own food onboard, however, in the interest of safety passengers must not carry hot drinks onboard.
I was wrong. The above from Ryanair.

[knowabit]

I always take sandwiches and snacks for the kids.

[carolegif]

You can only take 100mls of liquid anyway, so not enough to keep you going on the flight. OH and \I usually share a cup of their scalding hot coffee or tea.

Went to Spain just as they stopped the liquids and had to drink the Bacardi and coke mix we had taken for the flight in the cafe at 6am!!!

[knowabit]

You can take any liquids you have purchased after going thru security....

[driverdale1]

thanks to everyone, i knew about the drinks limit but i couldnt remember if we were allowed food..going to Lanzaroti from edinburgh early morning so might not last the 4 plus hour flight, thanks again everyone 8-)

[Euphemia]

Enjoy your holiday!

[piggynose]

there is a way around the drinks problem i´m told, bring along an empty water bottle, and ask any of the bars after you´ve gone through security, bag check to fill it up 4 u.

[jno]

yes, we always fill up water bottles at the drinking fountain or in the basins in the loos.

Hadn't thought of the bars, I could get them filled up with gin.

[bushbaby_de]

piggynose - the regulations say the container sizes must be no more than 100ml so technically you can't take empty contained through with you to fill up after. I suspect they don't police this as well as they should though.

[Dustie]

It is only in the security part where the Xray machines are where the 100ml liquid rule applies.
I go through in Manchester and at the end is a water filter and a fountain (just before the shops) where i refill my plastic water bottle. just make sure its empty going through security or it is in a 100ml container and not any bigger.
The bar cafes have filled bottles up for me too at many departure lounges and some do have water fountains as you go through past security. So dont throw your empty plastic away...re-use and save money. Also i have taken an empty flask and filled it with the real coffee from the bar onto the planes and so far thats been no problem. Food is fine. I would think it illegal to say you cant eat your own (after all they may run out or not cater for special diets)..have a good trip

[Dustie]

to clarify
if your bottle is empty it can be any size
my daughter takes her pink one with a special non-spill top (but it has to be empty now)
in the past when she was a toddler i had to taste her drink

[bushbaby_de]

Dustie, sorry you're wrong. This is from the government:

http://www.direct.gov...avelintheUK/DG_078179

"Containers larger than 100ml (excluding essential medicines) will not be allowed through the security point even if they are only part full."