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Sat-nav in hand luggage ok with ryanair?

  • 09-06-2011 09:32AM
    #1
    pump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭


    Sat-nav in hand luggage ok with ryanair?
    Am travelling to the uk with ryonair to a air show in july.
    Is it ok to put a sat-nav (switced off) and its car power connection in hand luggage ??
    Thanking you in advance
    :D


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  • #2
    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    No problem at all. I take mine with me every time I fly. No different to any other electronic device once it's switched off.


  • #3
    pump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭pump


    mikedragon32 wrote: »
    No problem at all. I take mine with me every time I fly. No different to any other electronic device once it's switched off.

    thats great was not sure if they would let the power line in hand luggage.
    first time im flying with out a big bag

    dam airports lol


  • #4
    user1842
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,125 ✭✭✭user1842


    pump wrote: »
    thats great was not sure if they would let the power line in hand luggage.
    first time im flying with out a big bag

    dam airports lol

    Never put anything of value in your checked in luggage. Always bring electronic stuff on the plane with you.

    Trust me it will get stolen if its in your checked in bag.


  • #5
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    Not only can you take your sat-nav with you, you are even allowed to use it during the flight. Contrary to what the likes of CSI would have you believe, a sat-nav transmits no signals whatsoever. It is purely a receiver.

    Ryanair do not have sat-navs on their list of electronics devices banned from use during a flight. Aer Lingus go even further, explicitly listing them as allowed.

    If you get a window seat, your sat-nav should be able to get good signal. I always take my sat-nav with me when flying. It is very handy to know how far you are and it is interesting to find out what route the flight is taking. And one time, when our flight turned around mid-flight due to an ill passenger, I saw that on my sat-nav long before the captain had announced it.


  • #6
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    It'll come in handy to tell you how far Ryanair have dropped you from civilisation too! :D


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  • #7
    The Swordsman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭The Swordsman


    undo wrote: »
    And one time, when our flight turned around mid-flight due to an ill passenger, I saw that on my sat-nav long before the captain had announced it.

    What went through your mind??

    Not being a great flyer myself, that would have freaked me out. :eek:


  • #8
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    The Swordsman wrote: »
    What went through your mind??

    I actually just started wondering how long it would be until they announced a) the fact that we had just turned around and b) the reason for it. No need to freak out at all :).


  • #9
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    I have taken my Garmin satnav with me on dozens of flights and never had a problem, I never tried using it in-flight as I usually have that on the little screen if flying longhaul and knowing me when I'm on on longhaul I invariably get dumped into the middle aisle!

    As others have said never take anything of value in your checked luggage, for a spell there a while back I even used to take the cigarettes I'd have purchased abroad in my carryon too as there was stories of baggage handlers stealing all sorts of stuff from checked bags in Dublin airport. I find Google maps on the iPhone better now so only take the satnav if travelling somewhere outside the UK & Ireland.


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