Emergency Exit Rules

[Lotpax]

Plastic bags

Hi Bill

This what the UK government says

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      • containers must hold no more than 100ml
      • containers must be carried in a single, transparent, re-sealable plastic bag, which holds no more than a litre and measures approximately 20cm x 20cm
      • contents must fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be sealed
      • the bag must not be knotted or tied at the top
      • each passenger can carry only one of these bags
      • the bag must be presented for examination at the airport security point
      Containers larger than 100ml (excluding essential medicines) will not be allowed through the security point even if they are only part full.proximately 20cm x 20cm
      
    • contents must fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be sealed
    • the bag must not be knotted or tied at the top
    • each passenger can carry only one of these bags
    • the bag must be presented for examination at the airport security point

    Containers larger than 100ml (excluding essential medicines) will not be allowed through the security point even if they are only part full.
    

So the question is did your bag comply with the above?

Sadly, individual airports sometimes take it upon themselves to go above and beyond the law.

For example, EU law says it is okay to take a 6cm blade on an aircraft (think for some industrial applications), but try that at some UK airports and it will be confiscated - there is no appeal.

I am grateful that my home base is outside the UK and I rarely have to travel there.