Food through Dub Airport security and Ryanair

vicwatson

Is it ok to take a bread roll or the likes in your carry on bag through security? Flying Ryanair. Required for destination as nowhere will be open.

munchkin_utd

why wouldnt it be ok?

choons

Yeah its not a problem.

My carry on is always packed with food because I hate paying for stuff in the airport!

annieoburns

I have dietary probs with gluten/bread etc so it is always bit of struggle with food when travelling. I often would take a yogurt/apple. Once security in Dublin decided my gloopy yogurt was a 'liquid' and it was just over the 100ml regulation. Needless to say I consumed it as best I could on the spot and handed over the empty Yes I was cross as it was maybe 6 hours til reached destination and I was not hungry at that point.

ScottSF

Bread is no problem at all. I often pack homemade Nutella sambos for early morning flights (yum!) and skip the typical offering of a ham & cheese toastie/panini sold onboard. Yogurt is definitely a "liquid" from what I know. Fruit is fine as well as energy/nut/fruit bars sold at the health food stores.

I do wish they had an M&S food market at Dublin airport as they do at Gatwick airport so you can pick up a proper takeaway meal before boarding a longer flight.

galwayjohn89

annieoburns wrote: »

I have dietary probs with gluten/bread etc so it is always bit of struggle with food when travelling. I often would take a yogurt/apple. Once security in Dublin decided my gloopy yogurt was a 'liquid' and it was just over the 100ml regulation. Needless to say I consumed it as best I could on the spot and handed over the empty Yes I was cross as it was maybe 6 hours til reached destination and I was not hungry at that point.

How is yogurt not a liquid?!

annieoburns

The yogurt I like is quite thick. I cant recall if I put it in the 'liquids' bag. I suppose I was surprised that it was more than 100mls.

I find the Boots outlet (only in Terminal 1) in Dublin is quite good for snack food and with their deal of a drink/meal/bar for a set price, it can be good value also. I am usually lucky in finding a gluten free offering. Only problem is stowing away items for carrying on board... think deep pockets

munchkin_utd

airport security also has problems with pots of jam and also butter as they are classed as liquids.

something like a sandwich is not a liquid nor a weapon nor a sporting bat so is up there with frilly knickers in terms of irrelevance for the security personel.

The only problem is if you arrive in a country like the USA which doesnt allow import of agri products, but thats a problem on arrival and not on departure.

coylemj

annieoburns wrote: »

The yogurt I like is quite thick. I cant recall if I put it in the 'liquids' bag. I suppose I was surprised that it was more than 100mls.

If toothpaste is counted as a liquid then it stands to reason that yoghurt is as well.

Aside from the issue with liquids and the 100 ml rule, the only potential issue with food is if you're travelling to the US as they enforce strict US Dept of Agriculture regulations concerning meat and fruit for disease and pest control purposes. It doesn't matter if you say you're going to eat it on board, they treat everything as if you're going to bring it with you when you land.

Some airlines also take issue if you carry a hot beverage on board, quite right in my opinion as with all the clowning that goes on with people stuffing bags into the overhead bins, there is serious scope for someone to drop a hot cup of coffee in another passenger's lap.

coylemj

munchkin_utd wrote: »

The only problem is if you arrive in a country like the USA which doesnt allow import of agri products, but thats a problem on arrival and not on departure.

It is a problem on departure if you're doing pre-clearance in Dublin or Shannon because the staff you meet are working on behalf of the US Dept of Agriculture as well as Customs & Border Protection. An aunt of mine had to give up an orange at the US immigration desk in Dublin airport, the staff do checks for meat and fruit before you fly. She was (very politely) escorted to a 'special bin' to dispose of the offending item.

Fratton Fred

I do the same. A Boots meal deal is hard to beat.