Liquid in hand luggage

[lillylemon]

I know that you are not allowed to take liquids and gels on board flights of more than 100mls but is that the total quantity of 100mls or is that each bottle. Say for example could I take 50ml of shower gel, 50ml of conditioner and 50ml of shampoo on board?

[coccinelle]

Yes, and usually the total can't go over ten times that so only 10 x 10ml bottles.

[coccinelle]

Sorry should read 10 x 100ml!!

[gingiecat]

Yes you are correct you can take up to 100ml per bottle and all of the bottles you take must be able to fit inside one of the small zip up plastic bags the airport usually provides. ( so you should be able to take 5 or 6 each person) Make sure your bottles do not hold more than 100ml as they will also confiscate larger bottles even if they have 100ml or less in them.

[d9f1c7]

it's also vital that the container says 50ml or less. They won't let you take a quarter full 100ml bottle for example.

[Nibble]

Normally, all airlines have a policy of NO more than 5 items, of QTY under 100mls, in a clear bag. This means 50mls of shampoo + 50mls of conditioner, + 50 mls of shower gel, + ......???? But no more than % items in total.

[coccinelle]

Not sure if this is an airline's policy, moreso the airport security's policy or law in that country. i have walked through security in Spain with a bottle of water and nothing was said...

[Nibble]

^^ sorry, should 5x 100ml max,

[jamesnan]

I noticed when I went through security at Stansted last Monday, that they were only allowing plastic bags 20cm x 20cm, which were on sale at 4 for £1 if you didn't have the right size. Coming back from Edinburgh, there was a pile of them for free, so different there. The rule for liquids also includes things which were liquid when made, eg lipstick, vaseline, so there were quite a few things in my little bag since I only carried hand luggage.

[ojread2]

It would be prudent to check with *your* airline before travel

[spudqueen]

Here is the link from the Government. I don't think you need to check with your airline as you don't go through different security for different airlines - it's all one - though the airport you're travelling from may be slightly different from another one.
http://www.direct.gov...avelintheUK/DG_078179

[Buenchico]

As others have (vaguely) indicated, the total amount you can take is limited by the capacity of a single 'sandwich-sized' clear plastic bag. See the picture here:
http://www.direct.gov...avelintheUK/DG_078179

It's also worth noting that it's the capacity of a container which is relevant, not the amount of liquid which is actually inside it. So a 150ml container, which is clearly under half full, is not permitted.

Chris

[Buenchico]

Ooh, snap!

As Spudqueen indicates, the rules relating to liquids are common to all EEA airports, and not determined by individual airlines.

[Graham-W]

Why would you want shower gel, conditioner and shampoo on the plane? Put as much as you like in your hold luggage. If you really need them with you buy it airside. No probs then with any volumes.

[Ann]

I was told that lipsticks and mascara count as liquid too - worth noting as the woman in front of me had most items in her make up bag confiscated as she already had the limit in her see through bag. I would be gutted if my make up was taken away as I am sensitive to lots of brands and can only use my own.

[237SJ]

Lipsticks, mascara, lip balms etc don`t count as liquids. Initially, after the liquid bombers situation they were banned as part of the knee jerk reaction. The liquid rules are not just within Europe either. With a few exceptions, they are world wide. Hopefully this will change with the advent of new scanners which are going into operation in (initially) 2013.

[Buenchico]

Graham:
Why would anyone want toiletries in their cabin baggage? Probably because the MAJORITY of travellers on budget airlines now choose to travel with ONLY cabin baggage (in order to avoid the charges for hold luggage).

On Ryanair's Stansted to Dublin route, for example, over 90% of flights don't carry a single item of cabin baggage. Even flights to 'sunshine destinations' usually have over 60% of passengers travelling with just cabin baggage.

[rosamundjohn]

This is a nightmare if you are female. Body shop sell little bottles that you can take in handluggage in a plastic see-through case which is approved. They aren't on display-you have to ask for them. You fill them up and then keep them for the next trip.
Rubbish-just trying to con you to pay for a hold bag as I cannot survive for 2 weeks with so few provisions. Other alternative is to buy when through customs or abroad.

[meglet]

Last year I got to the airport and realised I had my 150ml bottle of sun tan oil in my hand luggage when I got to the scanners. I didn't want to bin it so I went to Boots and bought two 100ml bottles and decanted the oil into them. I still kept the empty sun tan oil bottle (as it had the spray on it) in my hand luggage and went through with it and the smaller bottles with no problems. So the whole policy seemed a bit flawed to me as I got through with what would have been banned if it was in one bottle!

[Graham-W]

Buenchico: Sorry. I didn't realise the figures were that high. Even into Europe we have always had some sort of baggage allowance.

[237SJ]

It depends which airline you are flying with. If you fly with a full service airline, the cabin baggage isn`t such an issue. About 30% of passengers travel without hold baggage on full service airlines.