I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a few
bottles of Koelsch to bring back.

What are peoples experiences of bringing back beer bottles on budget
flights?

* Cabin or hold luggage -- can't get much in a cabin bag, but bottles
in the hold may get smashed during transit.

* How much can I realistically bring back?

Here is the Easyjet smalll print:


>Each passenger is usually permitted one standard piece of hand baggage

to maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm, and
a free allowance of standard checked-in hold baggage to a maximum
weight of 20kgs
A fee per kilo for excess weight over these allowances is charged prior
to departure.

Each passenger is allowed a maximum hold baggage weight of 50 kilos
including any sports equipment, subject to available space. The maximum
weight for any single piece of baggage is 32 kilos. Freight or cargo
items cannot be accepted as passenger baggage.

In addition, passengers may carry on board a handbag, clutchbag, coat,
umbrella, duty-free goods (small items), a laptop computer, car seats
for infant passengers and small items of photographic or scientific
equipment. These will not form part of the above allowances.<

Thanks,
Bruce

bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:

> 
> I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a few
> bottles of Koelsch to bring back.
> 
> What are peoples experiences of bringing back beer bottles on budget
> flights?
> 
> * Cabin or hold luggage -- can't get much in a cabin bag, but bottles
> in the hold may get smashed during transit.


I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?

John B

JohnB wrote:


> I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?


That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :)
KeithS

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:41:48 +0100, KeithS 
wrote:


>JohnB wrote:
>
>> I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?
>
>That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :)


I've had no problem bringing back bottles of wine in hand luggage from
all over the place, certainly on Ryanair, and possibly on Easyjet and
Hapag Lloyd Express too (memory's a bit hazy). 

A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked
luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a  problem, as far as I
know.


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Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

Mike Roebuck wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:41:48 +0100, KeithS 
> wrote:
> 
> >JohnB wrote:
> >
> >> I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?
> >
> >That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :)
> 
> I've had no problem bringing back bottles of wine in hand luggage from
> all over the place, certainly on Ryanair, and possibly on Easyjet and
> Hapag Lloyd Express too (memory's a bit hazy).
> 
> A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked
> luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a  problem, as far as I
> know.


I'm probably wrong then ;-)

I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.

John B

"JohnB"  wrote in message news:426E7B3D.A1A65104@here.com

> Mike Roebuck wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:41:48 +0100, KeithS 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> JohnB wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly
>>>> forbidden?
>>>
>>> That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :)
>>
>> I've had no problem bringing back bottles of wine in hand luggage from
>> all over the place, certainly on Ryanair, and possibly on Easyjet and
>> Hapag Lloyd Express too (memory's a bit hazy).
>>
>> A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked
>> luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a  problem, as far as I
>> know.
>
> I'm probably wrong then ;-)
>
> I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.


I suspect Sun readers are well versed in taking duty-free bottles on 
aircraft :-)

-- 
http://www.stockportpubs.org.uk
"If a river bridge were not guarded by a parapet, the slackness of the
defaulting authority deserves the blame, not the people who fall in" -
Lieut. Col. Mervyn O'Gorman.

PeterE wrote:



> >> A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked
> >> luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a  problem, as far as I
> >> know.
> >
> > I'm probably wrong then ;-)
> >
> > I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.
> 
> I suspect Sun readers are well versed in taking duty-free bottles on
> aircraft :-)


I thought they only understood tins ;-)

John B

On 26 Apr 2005 08:46:17 -0700, bruce_phipps@my-deja.com wrote:


>I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a few
>bottles of Koelsch to bring back.


Take lots of bubble plastic with you. If you use enough bubblewrap
it's pretty difficult for even baggage handlers to smash bottles.

HTH, Paul
--
Paul Sherwin Consulting     http://paulsherwin.co.uk

Paul Sherwin wrote:


> If you use enough bubblewrap
> it's pretty difficult for even baggage handlers to smash bottles.


Come off it Paul, these are the professionals you're talking about.  ;-)

KeithS

>
> >I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a
few
> >bottles of Koelsch to bring back.
>
> Take lots of bubble plastic with you. If you use enough bubblewrap
> it's pretty difficult for even baggage handlers to smash bottles.
>



How about if I bought a crate load. Then stuck the crate in a big
canvas bag?

Bruce

KeithS  wrote:

> Paul Sherwin wrote:
>> If you use enough bubblewrap it's pretty difficult for even baggage
>> handlers to smash bottles.
> Come off it Paul, these are the professionals you're talking about.
> ;-)


Nonsense. I've been to Amsterdam and back, and my luggage was
disappointingly intact at the end of it. If you want professional
smashers, try CityLink :)

-- 
I wake up to a new world every day -- the one in my boss's head.
						- Mike Andrews in the Monastery

Use a cardboard box and pack the bottles tightly and non-clinkingly
with scrunched-up newspaper. The paper will absorb any spills.

I've used this method when returning from California without any
hassle, and will be doing so again soon.

wrote in message 
news:1114530377.065076.168640@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

> I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a few
> bottles of Koelsch to bring back.
>
> What are peoples experiences of bringing back beer bottles on budget
> flights?

I usually pack most of my bottles into a small rucksack with a few books and 
the odd bit of clothing for padding. Can hide small bottles inside shoes and 
larger ones inside clothes in main baggage. The problem is the weight, keep 
the rucksack on and don't let check-in staff get their hands on it.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:32:45 +0100, JohnB  wrote:


>Mike Roebuck wrote:
>> 
>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:41:48 +0100, KeithS 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >JohnB wrote:
>> >
>> >> I thought taking alcohol on board in cabin luggage was expressly forbidden?
>> >
>> >That would put all the airport duty free shops out of business :)
>> 
>> I've had no problem bringing back bottles of wine in hand luggage from
>> all over the place, certainly on Ryanair, and possibly on Easyjet and
>> Hapag Lloyd Express too (memory's a bit hazy).
>> 
>> A friend of mine regularly brings back bottles of beer in his checked
>> luggage, regardless of airline. He's never had a  problem, as far as I
>> know.
>
>I'm probably wrong then ;-)
>
>I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.


I brought 5 bottles of Swedish microbrewery beers from Stockholm via
Helsinki yesterday, in my hand luggage. No problems whatsoever.




-- 
 
Regards

Mike

mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet

Mike Roebuck wrote:


> >
> >I'm probably wrong then ;-)
> >
> >I probably read it somewhere like the Sun.
> 
> I brought 5 bottles of Swedish microbrewery beers from Stockholm via
> Helsinki yesterday, in my hand luggage. No problems whatsoever.


I'm definitely wrong then.

John B

> > I'm going to Cologne with EasyJet soon. I am thinking of buying a
few
> > bottles of Koelsch to bring back.
> >
> > What are peoples experiences of bringing back beer bottles on
budget
> > flights?
> I usually pack most of my bottles into a small rucksack with a few
books and
> the odd bit of clothing for padding. Can hide small bottles inside
shoes and
> larger ones inside clothes in main baggage. The problem is the
weight, keep
> the rucksack on and don't let check-in staff get their hands on it.


Just got back from Koeln. I managed to get 4 x 0.5 litre bottles in
hand luggage, stored amongst my clothing. Weighed a ton, though!
Got a bottle each of Gilden, Fruh, Dom and Gaffel. They were 1 Euro
each in a shop near the Dom; a 0.33l bottle of water cost me 1.30 Euro!

Bruce