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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: peecee on December 05, 2010, 15:42:06 PM

Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: peecee on December 05, 2010, 15:42:06 PM
Just flown out of Stansted.  They are not providing plastic bagas for your toiletries anymore but charging for them.  Ã‚£1.00 for 4 of those little bags[:(!] And no, you can't just buy one.
That is a true rip-off!  So, take a plastic bag with to the a/p with you.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Scunner on December 05, 2010, 16:03:03 PM
I agree, it is nothing more than profiteering from terrorism. Should be outlawed.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: legless on December 05, 2010, 19:57:07 PM
i use an A4 clear wallet works a treat

Ron
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Eric on December 05, 2010, 20:01:00 PM
They were doing this about 4 yrs ago, looks like they are short on profits so have introduced this again.  Wonderful!!!!
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: booo on December 05, 2010, 20:17:13 PM
what kind of things are you supposed to put in those plastic bags?
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Scunner on December 05, 2010, 20:32:51 PM
Bombs, bullets, that sort of thing.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: marina on December 05, 2010, 20:37:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Scunner

Bombs, bullets, that sort of thing.



:D  
well I was going to attempt a serious reply but I can't follow that!!
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Scunner on December 05, 2010, 20:48:27 PM
I was amazed to read that there is a person on the planet who doesn't know what you put in them! :D
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: booo on December 05, 2010, 20:53:14 PM
Well I know it says toiletries but does that include stuff like nail varnish, make up etc.
Just wondering as I have never put anything in one of those bags and never been stopped either
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Karennina on December 05, 2010, 21:19:52 PM
Yes it is that sort of item Booo but there is a restriction on the size you can take through in terms of ml's think it is either maximum of 50 or 100.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: booo on December 05, 2010, 21:31:46 PM
The question looked more stupid than intended lol,
Just meant how strict are the rules supposed to be? Is it just larger items like perfume, shampoo etc or anything thats liquid as Ive never bothered with the plastic bags and not been stopped so far either.

Prob another daft question but here it goes.................
So is the whole point that you just aren't meant to take over 100 ml or they want to see what the liquid is?
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Scunner on December 05, 2010, 21:36:07 PM
In hand luggage you can't take anything liquid, paste, etc that is over 100ml. Anything liquid 100ml or less must be put in a clear bag and put through the x-ray machines separately.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: booo on December 06, 2010, 06:57:24 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20101205/tuk-luggage-liquids-ban-may-be-lifted-dba1618.html   :)
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on December 06, 2010, 08:19:19 AM
There are signs at all the check-ins at Airports about what should be put into the plastic bags before you go through the x-ray machines.  The signs have been there for years.  I have always been asked are there any liquids in my handbag at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
We watched a young couple at Aberdeen having to open a bag where they had two bottles of milk for their baby, the Customs made them drink from one of them.
About paying...  They have always made you pay 50 cents for a bag in New York Airports, so British Airports are maybe following suit and making profits before the ban is lifted next year.
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: cinders on December 06, 2010, 12:01:48 PM
Travelling from Manchester  was told the clear plastic bag had to sealable, not allowed to use sealable food bag!!!!!! ? wanting me to pay £1.00 for two bags
Think she must have been having a very bad day, challenged her and found that as long as liquid/cosmetics did not roll/fall out when placed in x-ray tray it was OK
She huffed and puffed ....me just smiled and carried on through x-ray channel bag intact : :)
Title: plastic bags for your toiletries
Post by: tonysue on December 06, 2010, 18:46:39 PM
Slightly off topic. On my last visit to Turkey I was stopped at the scanners in Manchester airport and asked , rather incredulously , did I have 2 horseshoes in my bag??  Of course I did!:D  They then checked if they were allowed!!  I protested I was only taking the shoes not the bl@@dy horse, and could not see a problem. I was told they could have been used as a weapon!!  Like a litre bottle of spirits bought in duty free or on board couldn't.  Idiots[:o)][:o)]