Hand Luggage Only...

[hippyhoppy]

After refusing to pay the extortionate fee for putting a bag in the hold, I'm only taking hand luggage on holiday next week... However, this will, obviously, include my hair styling products which are quite 'liquidy'.

Will they go through my case and confiscate my stuff? If so, how bloody rude! and I won't bother taking my new purchases just to get chucked in the bin (which I don't believe actually happens.. I reckon they divvy all the booty up at the end of the shift and swan off home with our perfectly fine stuff...)

Rant over....

[EcclesCake]

Your liquids will have to be in a plastic pouch and not exceed a total amount to go through security. Yes they do confiscate.

Look at the guidance of your airline on their website.

Fingers crossed buying new hair products at your destination is cheaper than paying for hold baggage ;-)

[ubasses]

Yes, when your hand luggage goes through the scanner it will show up and they will remove it. If all containers contain are no more than 100ml they need to be placed in clear resealable plastic bag and taken through separately.
Another way is to buy them airside and leave behind what you don't use.
couple in front of me last year had the lot confiscated.
https://www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/overview
Above may help.

[hippyhoppy]

Thanks for your answers... So I leave the stuff at home and buy from boots on the 'other'. But hold on..... I've already 'checked in' on-line and have boarding passes... When do they weigh my case?

[jd_1984]

I was about to put into my own words what has already been detailed in ubasses link.
Having worked in the field all I can say is that we never took any confiscated items home with us. Quite often passengers were able to keep their liquids, it was just the clear bag they needed to purchase. Those who were naive or genuinely unaware and had liquids over 100ml or another item on the prohibited article list, we disposed of the items in a large bin and the duty managers disposed appropriately. Some were used for display cabinets pre-security as examples of what cant be carried.

[Tilly2]

I don't think confiscating bottles of liquid is rude. It's a necessary precaution. They are not doing it to be rude.

Leave it at home and buy it when you get there.

[ubasses]

If you are travelling with a weight limit on hand luggage (easyjet do not have one only size of bag), weigh your toiletries and leave that much leeway in the bag to purchase at the airport.

[jd_1984]

A lot of budget airlines have scrapped a hand baggage weight limit but strictly enforce the size limit. I would be suprised if at any part of the process your bags are weighed

[hippyhoppy]

I've been told 10kg weight limit. Didn't mean to offend anyone.. it's just that if I saw a bottle of Treseme chucked in the bin, I would be sorely tempted to snaffle it home....

[diddlydo]

You all seem to have missed the point. It's nothing to do with weight. Any liquids taken as hand baggage have to conform to certain criteria - (a) the individual container must not be more than 100ml capacity i.e. you cannot have a 200ml container half full and (b) total liquids must not exceed 1 litre in total and (c) they all have to put in the security tray in a resealable clear plastic bag i.e. not in your handbag/hand luggage. I thought everyone understood these rules by now but obviously not!

[boxtops]

agree with diddly, the woman in front of me lost her half-full bottle of shampoo when we last travelled. Boots airside is full of travel-sized toiletries - or better still, don't carry it at all, buy stuff when you get there. We certainly don't travel with sun lotions any more.

[cassa333]

They don't weigh your hand luggage it is when it goes through the scanner they find it.

As suggested don't take any and get it when you get there. It will also give you more room in your bang fo other stuff :)

[boxtops]

.. and yes, even though you've checked in and have your boarding card, you still have to go through security with your hand luggage and put it all through the scanner thingy - the clear bag with your 100ml stuff has to be shown separately (as do laptops etc.)

[boxtops]

which airline, hippy? don't forget easyjet have brought in different sizeranges for hand luggage now, too, as everyone's doing it. Our plane home was jammed full of hand luggage only baggage.

[Prudie]

It's only because we now get the price breakdown that you can even see what hold baggage costs. It used to be that checking in bags was expected and the overall price was higher. It's perfectly understandable why we should pay extra to put luggage in the hold. Personally I couldn't possibly manage going on holiday with hand luggage only.

[boxtops]

Nibs and I went on holiday in May with just one suitcase between us. We found it surprising easy, having taken two for years. EJ is now charging £36 for a suitcase in the hold. We'll be sticking to one from now on!