Ski Boots in Aer Lingus Carry on

Donie75

Hi,
I'm flying to Munich on Friday and I was wondering if I should bring my ski boots in their boot bag as carry on luggage. Has anyone do this recently with Aer Lingus?
My boots are big and heavy so they will use up a lot of my allowance in my suitcase.

Kat1170

Just wear them, not very comfortable or convenient but leaves lots more room for other stuff.Only put them on as you approach security and take them off as soon as you arrive on the other side.

Immelman

Just back flew EIN through ZRH had them as carry on - no issues

trashcan

My friend brought his boots as carry on with Aer Lingus going to Austria last year. No bother. Had no other carry on luggage though.

dzer2

Just came back with Ryan air and had no problems either

Donie75

Thanks for the info. I usually bring them hand luggage but the airlines change their policy so often these days.
Don't think I'd be into wearing them through check-in. Way too much hassle.

olaola

Just back from St Anton Brought my boots in a carry on case both ways with Aer Lingus. No issues what so ever. Saw a rake of people bringing on theirs in boot bags too. My only issue was coming back through Zurich, my cabin luggage bag was 'taken to the side' at security and it was my book that was the offending item.

bovril

Anyone been through Milan-Linate with boots in boot bag as carry on? From the above I'd say I will be fine going out from Dub but not sure on the way back?

EileenG

I'll just warn you that for some reason, Paris airports have an issue with boots in carry-on luggage. My sister was told to dump them or check them in. And she had spread her boots out between her and her daughter's bags to make sure they conformed to size and weight.

bcirl03

EileenG wrote: »

I'll just warn you that for some reason, Paris airports have an issue with boots in carry-on luggage. My sister was told to dump them or check them in. And she had spread her boots out between her and her daughter's bags to make sure they conformed to size and weight.

Same thing happened to me in Birmingham airport about 5 years ago....

zagmund

I would say it's to do with the combination of the hardness, weight & size. *If* they were loose about the cabin during really bad turbulence (yes, I mean really bad, not just normal) they could do a very serious amount of damage to someones head.

I know it's really, really, really unlikely to happen. It would be like letting someone come on board with a couple of sledge hammers in their bags in terms of damage potential.

z

dzer2

zagmund wrote: »

I would say it's to do with the combination of the hardness, weight & size. *If* they were loose about the cabin during really bad turbulence (yes, I mean really bad, not just normal) they could do a very serious amount of damage to someones head.

I know it's really, really, really unlikely to happen. It would be like letting someone come on board with a couple of sledge hammers in their bags in terms of damage potential.

z

Not at all its just Paris we flew back from there a few years ago I only had my Initial on the boarding pass but my son who has the same name had his full name on his by god did we have some hassle nearly missed the plane :mad:

3 Airports that give me a pain in me hole


Paris
Salzburg
Franfurt Hahn

Fattes

90% of Airlines and airports have no issue with ski boots. Security have no issue with them so you simply get them into a carry on that does not look like a boot bag. Problem solved, I carry mine in a Salomon Cabin 70 and since January have taken 6 Airports 4 airlines and no issue.

Got a few questions in Turin about why an Irish guy was using 140 World Cup race boots and GS gate guards! But other than that no issue

put them on as you approach security

I would say after secuirty as they may set of the metal detector