Every banned food and drink item on TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 | UK | News

Going on holiday abroad is an exciting experience, but the process of getting to your destination can actually be a bit stressful.

While packing, getting to the airport, and queuing for security are all issues, passengers also need to be aware of strict airline policies when it comes to taking certain items on board, including food and drink. Budget airlines such as TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 are popular choices for passengers, and although they sell drinks and snacks on board during flights, each airline has its own rules about what passengers can bring on the flight. All four carriers prohibit the consumption of alcohol that passengers bring on board from outside the aircraft, and strict rules apply to other food and beverage items as well.

So if you’re going abroad for the February half-term break or have a holiday towards the end of this year, these are all the banned foods and drinks on TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 flights you need to know.

TUI

The consumption of personal alcohol, including duty-free items purchased at the airport, is strictly prohibited on TUI flights. Passengers who want alcoholic beverages must purchase them from the in-cabin tram service.

TUI is allowing passengers to bring their own “low risk” food items on board, which can be eaten cold, such as sandwiches, chips and biscuits. The airline cannot provide heating on the plane, but will warm milk bottles in hot water for babies.

TUI requests that passengers do not bring nuts on board and does not sell any nut products from its in-flight bar service.

Passengers may carry prepackaged or home-prepared liquid baby food or baby milk, and passengers may also carry foods suitable for special dietary needs. Solid baby food can be carried by hand or in luggage, but must be checked separately at airport security.

When traveling from the UK to the EU, passengers are not allowed to bring meat or dairy products on board.

easyJet

easyJet allows passengers to bring alcohol purchased duty-free from the airport into the cabin, but drinking any alcohol not purchased on board is strictly prohibited and anyone caught drinking their own alcohol may face prosecution.

Alcohol must be unopened and not consumed during the flight, the alcohol content must be below 70% and must be packed in your airport shopping bag or cabin bag.

Passengers are allowed to bring their own food on flights, but there is a 100 ml bottle for liquid foods such as soup and pudding. Due to post-Brexit rules, passengers cannot bring meat or dairy products into the EU from the UK.

While hot drinks can be taken on board, provided that they are purchased at the airport and the lid is closed, hot and cold food, snacks and drinks can also be purchased on the plane.

The 100ml liquid rule does not apply to baby food, milk or sterilized water, provided the total amount does not exceed two litres, and passengers may be asked to taste the liquid for safety reasons.

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ryanair

Ryanair allows duty-free alcohol with a maximum of 70% ABV to be brought into the cabin, but it cannot be consumed during the flight. To help prevent disruptive behavior during the flight, all duty-free alcohol products must be stored unopened in the cabin until passengers arrive at their destination.

Passengers are allowed to bring their own cold, dry food and snacks such as sandwiches, chips and biscuits on board, but hot food and drinks are strictly prohibited.

There are no restrictions on baby food, milk, formula or water for babies under two, and they do not have to fit in a clear bag, which is required for all other liquids, but passengers are asked to have these available for inspection at airport security.

Passengers can purchase hot food, drinks and alcohol during the flight, and when flying to the EU you must consume or dispose of any meat or dairy products before landing.

Jet2

Jet2 prohibits passengers from bringing their own alcohol as in-flight beverages and only allows the consumption of purchased alcoholic beverages on board.

Passengers are also prohibited from bringing their own hot food and drinks on board, but hot and cold sandwiches can be purchased in the cabin. Cold drinks or snacks purchased from the airport terminal or brought from home are allowed, provided they are not hot.

Jet2 does not offer nut-based products on board, and while passengers can bring their own products, if there is someone on board with a nut allergy, passengers may be asked not to eat these products during the flight.

Due to post-Brexit rules, you cannot bring any meat or dairy products, including sandwiches, into the EU from the UK.

Jet2 allows passengers traveling with babies under the age of two to carry enough food, milk or sterilized water in their hand luggage to exceed the 100ml limit, but these items can be scanned at security.

Frozen breast milk is prohibited from being carried in carry-on luggage and must instead be packed in carry-on luggage; In this case, the 100 ml liquid restriction applies.