Rules for carrying liquids in hand luggage: features, requirements and recommendations

With the beginning of summer vacations, questions of tourists about the rules for carrying liquids in hand luggage on board an airliner became more frequent. After all, often travelers do not have reliable information about what is allowed to take with them to the aircraft, and that is strictly prohibited. Usually, our compatriots, collecting their suitcases on the road, are guided by the advice of friends who often fly by different airlines. However, even they may not have an idea of all the subtleties in the rules of baggage transportation. The rules for carrying baggage are also regularly changing. Therefore, by the summer season, every major air carrier is trying to publish on its official website an updated list, which indicates everything that passengers need to know. Most of all those who travel in large families with children of different ages, are concerned about the rules of carrying liquid in hand luggage on the plane. In today's article we will give you the most up-to-date information on this issue.

Hand luggage: description of the term

Everyone who flew at least once with airplanes knows the phrase "hand luggage" well. It seems that the term should not cause questions, but, as practice shows, not every traveler correctly understands its significance.

According to international terminology, hand luggage is understood as a bag with personal things of the passenger, corresponding to the size and weight established by the airline, and also marked with a special tag.

Each air carrier independently sets the dimensions of hand luggage, so before the flight you should carefully read the rules. Quite often when booking a ticket via the Internet, these data are displayed on the screen, which greatly facilitates the preparation for travel.

Many tourists refer to hand luggage everything that they take with them on board the aircraft, but this is not so. Each passenger is absolutely free to carry the following things on the plane:

• A handbag;
• Laptop or tablet;
• umbrella;
• Folders for papers;
• bouquet of flowers;
• Outer clothing or suit in a case.

All of the above does not need to be weighed and labeled, so these items can not refer to hand luggage. Remember this when going on a trip.

Fluids in the airplane

A few years ago, the rules and regulations for carrying liquids on the plane were quite loyal. They had no strict restrictions, which greatly facilitated the lives of passengers - they could take almost everything they wanted to the cabin of the aircraft. However, in recent years, in the face of increasing terrorist threats, airlines have significantly limited the flow of liquids into the aircraft.

Therefore, before the flight, each passenger should carefully examine what and in what quantities he can take with him. Many travelers are interested in what rules of carrying luggage in airplanes they need to be guided by - Russian or international ones. This moment usually causes numerous questions, because each country pays attention to its specific nuances. How not to be mistaken when going on a trip?

In fact, everything is simple: in order to correctly calculate the amount of liquid that you are allowed to take on board, it is worth looking for the rules of not the country you are flying to, but the airline that is flying. The website of the carrier will specify all the nuances that meet the requirements of international transport standards, and the carrier's own changes.

Since we can not cover all the known airlines of the world, in the article we will be guided by international standards, as well as consider the rules for carrying liquids in the hand luggage of the two Russian air transport leaders - Aeroflot and S7. After all, these companies most often fly Russians inside and outside the country.

Rules for carrying liquid in the luggage of an airplane

Many travelers, flying to the sea, take with them a lot of sunscreen sprays, creams, as well as other cosmetic products that are equated with liquids. Some tourists manage to carry on vacation even their drinks - both alcohol-containing and non-alcoholic. In the process of packing bags often there are questions about whether it is possible to carry all this in the luggage compartment and whether the airline employees will force the airline to pull these things out of the suitcase.

If you are also concerned about such issues, you may not worry - in the luggage you can carry any number of liquids and substances falling under this category for consistency. The absence of restrictions is due to the fact that all bags and suitcases falling into the luggage compartment of the aircraft, necessarily pass X-ray inspection. Therefore, the airline employees are sure that nothing forbidden in your luggage can not be, and liquids and do not pose any danger.

The only thing that a traveler may encounter is a restriction on the importation of foreign alcohol into the territory of Russia. Of course, this nuance does not apply to air carriers, but concerns customs regulations. However, this information can not be superfluous. Keep in mind that when you return to the country you should not have more than three liters of alcohol-containing liquid per person. Otherwise, the customs service confiscates excess alcohol.

Fluid purchased in duty free

Often our compatriots, having handed over luggage and having passed all stages of personal inspection, go to duty-free shops to get something interesting. Usually these purchases are alcoholic beverages and perfumes, which, naturally, are related to liquids. And consequently, they will obey the rules of carrying liquids in hand luggage. How not to remain without your purchases and take them safe and sound?

On this score, there is some deviation from the general rules. According to him, passengers have the right to carry on board liquids purchased at a duty-free shop. However, they must be packed in a sealed bag, which must be kept closed during the air flight. In addition, do not throw a check confirming the purchase. Employees of the airline at any time can request from you this document to make sure that the purchase was made on the day of departure.

Rules for carrying liquid in hand luggage

If you plan to bring any liquids on board, without which you can not do without flying, then you should carefully study the rules of the airline that carries out your transportation.

Keep in mind that liquids should be in a container that does not exceed a hundred milliliters in volume. Often Russians try to carry with them liter bottles of water, in which there is very little content, and very much surprised when on check-out the airline employees pull them out of hand luggage. Remember that the capacity itself should not exceed a hundred milliliters, but the amount of liquid in it does not matter anymore.

There may be several tanks that conform to the rules, but they must all be packed in a transparent plastic bag. It is in this form that all bottles and bottles can be admitted to placement in hand luggage. A plastic bag can be obtained free of charge from the baggage check point and, in the presence of an airport employee, put all available liquids into it.

It seems that the rules are pretty simple, but travelers are often confused about what kind of liquids are considered to be allowed for carrying in hand luggage.

List of allowed liquids

To make it easier for you to get ready for a trip, we decided to publish a list of those substances that you can take with you on board the aircraft:

• Water, juices, soups and other food products of a suitable consistency;
• Cream, oils and the like;
• Perfume (perfume, toilet water and so on);
• Aerosols and containers in which the contents are under pressure (for example, deodorants);
• Any gels and pastes;
• Mascara.

Also, it is not forbidden to transport non-hazardous substances in hand luggage, which in their consistency resemble liquid.

Medicinal products

Often tourists doubt whether it is possible to take with them to the plane various medicines in a liquid state. After all, many people find it very difficult to do without some medications in flight. Given this nuance, airlines are allowed to carry drugs on board, but they reserve the right to require you to prove the need for these medications. This evidence can serve as an extract from the medical history, a certificate from a doctor or a pharmacy prescription.

Baby food

It is very acute for young mothers planning a flight, there is a question about baby food. Many babies are rather biased in their choice of food and, in the absence of their favorite can of mashed potatoes, loudly express discontent. Can I bring baby food on board?

Airlines in this account are unanimous in opinion - you have the right to carry in hand luggage any number of jars and bottles with food for the child. But just in case, before departure, review the changes in the rules of transportation of your carrier's fluids.

Russian airlines: transportation of liquids on board

Since the largest and most famous Russian air carrier is Aeroflot, the rules for carrying liquids in the hand luggage of this company are of interest to many travelers.

If you also plan to make your flight by Aeroflot, then know that this company does not make any special requirements for liquids on board, contrary to the general international rules. Before boarding a flight, you will be given a plastic container if necessary, where all liquids up to a hundred milliliters will go, which you decided to take on board. In the luggage compartment you have the right to transport any amount of liquid substances.

The same clear rules for carrying hand luggage from S7. Liquids this company allows to carry on board only packaged in containers that do not exceed a hundred milliliters in volume. This year, the airline did not make any changes to the list of liquids allowed for transportation in the aircraft, as well as to the rules for their packaging.

Conclusion

Travel - it's always a pleasant chore and waiting for adventure. And that the trip was not spoiled at the very beginning, it is worth carefully preparing for it. We hope that our article will facilitate your long road gathering.