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Aircraft luggage: beer bottles?

I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a few bottles of Koelsch to bring back.

What are peoples experiences of bringing back beer bottles on budget flights?

  • Cabin or hold luggage -- can't get much in a cabin bag, but bottles in the hold may get smashed during transit.

  • How much can I realistically bring back?

Here is the Easyjet smalll print:

Each passenger is usually permitted one standard piece of hand baggage

to maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm, and a free allowance of standard checked-in hold baggage to a maximum weight of 20kgs A fee per kilo for excess weight over these allowances is charged prior to departure.

Each passenger is allowed a maximum hold baggage weight of 50 kilos including any sports equipment, subject to available space. The maximum weight for any single piece of baggage is 32 kilos. Freight or cargo items cannot be accepted as passenger baggage.

In addition, passengers may carry on board a handbag, clutchbag, coat, umbrella, duty-free goods (small items), a laptop computer, car seats for infant passengers and small items of photographic or scientific equipment. These will not form part of the above allowances.<

Thanks, Bruce

Reply to
bruce_phipps
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I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?

John B

Reply to
JohnB

That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :) KeithS

Reply to
KeithS

I've had no problem bringing back bottles of wine in hand luggage from all over the place, certainly on Ryanair, and possibly on Easyjet and Hapag Lloyd Express too (memory's a bit hazy).

A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a problem, as far as I know.

Reply to
Mike Roebuck

I'm probably wrong then ;-)

I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.

John B

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JohnB

I suspect Sun readers are well versed in taking duty-free bottles on aircraft :-)

Reply to
PeterE

I thought they only understood tins ;-)

John B

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JohnB

Don't easyjet have a size not weight restriction for cabin baggage ? i.e. anything that fits through this gap is OK ? Obviously if it is 'legal'

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Bill Hewitt
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The Submarine Captain

Take lots of bubble plastic with you. If you use enough bubblewrap it's pretty difficult for even baggage handlers to smash bottles.

HTH, Paul

-- Paul Sherwin Consulting

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Reply to
Paul Sherwin

Come off it Paul, these are the professionals you're talking about. ;-)

KeithS

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KeithS

How about if I bought a crate load. Then stuck the crate in a big canvas bag?

Bruce

Reply to
bruce_phipps

Nonsense. I've been to Amsterdam and back, and my luggage was disappointingly intact at the end of it. If you want professional smashers, try CityLink :)

Reply to
Peter Corlett

Use a cardboard box and pack the bottles tightly and non-clinkingly with scrunched-up newspaper. The paper will absorb any spills.

I've used this method when returning from California without any hassle, and will be doing so again soon.

Reply to
Jeff Pickthall

I usually pack most of my bottles into a small rucksack with a few books and the odd bit of clothing for padding. Can hide small bottles inside shoes and larger ones inside clothes in main baggage. The problem is the weight, keep the rucksack on and don't let check-in staff get their hands on it.

Reply to
Anthony Morgan

I brought 5 bottles of Swedish microbrewery beers from Stockholm via Helsinki yesterday, in my hand luggage. No problems whatsoever.

Reply to
Mike Roebuck

I'm definitely wrong then.

John B

Reply to
JohnB

budget

weight, keep

Just got back from Koeln. I managed to get 4 x 0.5 litre bottles in hand luggage, stored amongst my clothing. Weighed a ton, though! Got a bottle each of Gilden, Fruh, Dom and Gaffel. They were 1 Euro each in a shop near the Dom; a 0.33l bottle of water cost me 1.30 Euro!

Bruce

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bruce_phipps

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