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Lobsters
Am off to Maine shortly for the first time in yonks.
Used to bring back a couple of "live ones" as carry on baggage, under the current regime anyone know if I can still do so?
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Candoo
Used to bring back a couple of "live ones" as carry on baggage, under the current regime anyone know if I can still do so?
thanks
Candoo
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I have never heard/seen this being done and cannot imagine for a single second that it would be allowed. I suggest that you contact the customer services of your carrier and get it in writing. Since the creatures live in water - how are you proposing to bring them back on an eight hour flight with all the hours before and after that?
On a personal note, if I saw a fellow passenger attempting to embark with such cargo, I would voice the greatest possible concern to the airline.
On a personal note, if I saw a fellow passenger attempting to embark with such cargo, I would voice the greatest possible concern to the airline.
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Lobsters are shipped all the time. They are boxed in cartons with plastic liners and packed with moist material not actually in water. They are OK for a couple of days or so. This is how Atlantic lobsters get to the Pacific coast and places like Scranton and Las Vegas. Dunno about cabin baggage tho' - I do know Easyjet does not allow them on board.
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We have brought in cooked lobsters from Norway to Thailand before now in checked luggage (one Christmas a couple of years ago brought in two suitcases full). Apart from the need to "deal" with the customs at this end, with no ill effects. It is actually better to bring fresh things in hold luggage, because the temperature is lower. You will get fewer questions too. Recommend to cook them first though.
"Anthony's Pier 4 Lobsters" at Boston Logan will box a live lobster in dry ice for you in a sealed box,, give them a call or a mailie to find out what the current rules are, have done it before and they are de-lish!
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I think this will cause problems. I know that UK authorities have stopped fishermen bringing back their private catch from Canada and the US recently - in hand luggage and checked in luggage I believe.
I know that certain famous seafood markets in the US will ship products in boxes to customers in the US states, but they don't advertise about shipping them to other countries.
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Be careful guys, if you do these things do it the proper way, better be safe than sorry...ICAO rules are very clear.
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It is indeed still done, in Halifax Airport, Nova Scotia, they have a huge tank of them and you can pick your lobster and they will live pack it for you.. now as for the legalities from the Department of Agriculture in your own country.. I haven't a clue!!!!
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The UK (and other Euro countries) are very cautious about bringing food into the country. They do not like any kind of packed meat and many vegetables are also prohibited.
There are established rules for freighting these items but cabin baggage???? I sincerely hope not.
There are established rules for freighting these items but cabin baggage???? I sincerely hope not.
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I did this a few times - the lobsters were on sale air-side at Logan - but haven't done it for 10 years or more.
They used to get packed in little cardboard boxes with two of them to a box, claws all cable-tied together with a little cold gel pack to keep it cool.
On one flight I fished the box out from under the seat upon arrival to find one of them had wandered off during the night....obviously didn't get noticed by anybody on it's travels, but can't imagine it smelt good when it finally expired.
They used to get packed in little cardboard boxes with two of them to a box, claws all cable-tied together with a little cold gel pack to keep it cool.
On one flight I fished the box out from under the seat upon arrival to find one of them had wandered off during the night....obviously didn't get noticed by anybody on it's travels, but can't imagine it smelt good when it finally expired.
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When we operated through Bangor, there were occasions when lobsters made the trip back to the UK. They were packed in polystyrene boxes to make the trip. On one trip back I had two lobsters in a box, claws with rubber bands round them, but they were very much alive. This was confirmed when I placed a lobster on the lap of a Cabin Crew member who was having a rest on the L1 Jump Seat.
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hmmmmmm
Just to clarify, dry ice most certainly can be carried on a/c without the commander's authorisation(beleive it or not). Up to 4.4lbs can be carried in the cabin as long as it doesn't react withe the perishables it is keeping cold. IATA dangerous goods rules.
Whether or not you can bring lobsters into the EU... now that is another matter.....
Whether or not you can bring lobsters into the EU... now that is another matter.....