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RULES FOR HAND CARRY-ON LUGGAGE IN EUROPE

Effective as of November 6, 2006, new rules were established for the contents of hand baggage to apply for all airline passengers throughout the European Union (EU). Passengers may only carry small quantities (max. 100 ml per container) of liquids, gels and aerosols in their hand baggage. The packaging of these products must also meet specific requirements. This applies for all passengers departing from or catching connecting flights at airports within the European Union.

The new rules apply for liquids such as water and other drinks, but also extend to gels, pastes, lotions, and the contents of aerosols. This includes toiletries such as toothpaste, shaving cream, hair gel, lip gloss, facial creams, mascara and liquid lip balms.

These are the rules for liquids in your hand luggage:
1. You can only bring on liquids and gels in containers of no more than 100 millilitres.
2. These containers must be carried in a transparent plastic bag.
3. There is a limit of one transparent plastic bag per person.
4. The volume of the transparent plastic bag may not be greater than 1 litre.
5. The transparent plastic bag must be re-sealable.

You may bring a suitable plastic bag from home. During the introductory period, free transparent plastic bags will also be given out at all concerned airports. There are two exceptions to the above rules: baby food needed during the flight; medicines needed during the flight.

Purchases in duty free at the airport: If your trip includes a
transfer in a European Union country, the retailer must place your purchases in a bag. This will be sealed and must remain so until the end of your trip. This bag must be accompanied by a proof of purchase that will be checked when you transfer at the screening inspection point.

If you are transferring between airports in a city, you are authorized to carry these duty free articles in the cabin of
the following flight only if you retain your bag sealed, accompanied by the corresponding proof of purchase. If your purchase occurred in an airport located outside the European Union, and you are transferring to a European Union country, you will not be authorized to carry your purchases onto your next flight. They will be taken away from you.

Update July 2007: The rules have been relaxed in regards to Duty Free Liquids. With the rule now being if the liquids were purchased in an airport with similar security restrictions as the one you're passing through you can take Duty Free liquid purchases on your next plane. They will get extra scrutiny, but you can probably forget about taking something through from a mid-east, far-east or north-African airport.

Onboard purchases: If your purchase occurred onboard an aircraft belonging to a European airline departing from an airport located outside a European Union country, it will be accepted when you transfer in a European Union country, as long as it is placed in a sealed bag accompanied by the proof of onboard purchase.

Separate presentation of contents: When passing through security control, you will be required to present all liquids separately. The transparent plastic bag should accommodate all containers and be easily sealable.

You are also required to separately present your coat, jacket and
larger electrical equipment, such as laptops, when passing through security control.

While larger airlines will allow one piece of carry-on luggage and one "personal item", such as a purse, briefcase or laptop, many discount airlines and currently most airports in England such as Gatwick allow only one piece of carry-on baggage including purse or laptop that has to fit in the dimension box provided so be prepared to consolidate any carry on items into one piece.

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