Ryanair medication policy

Gael23

Im thinking about flying to Edinburgh with Ryanair for a short trip. As its only 2 or 3 days I wont need to bring a checked bag but I would need to bring some liquid medication with me.
Do I need a letter from my Doctor/Pharmacy to allow me to do this? Both tubes are only 30G so fairly small.

Fagashlil

Ryanair don't care what liquids you bring, once they're contained within your hand baggage and not on the prohibited articles list.

Security screening is where the requirement for the liquids to be under 100ml, and contained in a 1L re sealable clear plastic bag. So if they fit these requirements, there's no problem.

ProudDUB

Yep, as the above poster says, the airlines themselves do not determine what liquids you can bring on board, airport security decide what does and does not make it past the security checkpoints. This is from the Dublin Airport website

Can I bring my medication on board the aircraft?

Yes, passengers are allowed to bring essential medication and dietary requirements in liquid form through the screening points in the quantities needed during their trip.Passengers may be required to demonstrate that what they are carrying is real and for genuine purposes, and not something less innocent.

http://www.dublinairport.com/gns/at-the-airport/airport-security/FAQs.aspx

I presume that if you are only bringing a smallish amount of the medication with you, you won't fall into the category of people who they think are "trying to do something less innocent."

Gael23

Do I get those plastic bags at the airport?
They are 30g tubes of cream so they are quite small. Since its such a short trip I might be able to do without one of them but not another

SpaceTime

You'll be OK provided you don't just hide them in your hand luggage.

Simply put them into a bag (available at the airport) and put them through the scanner in a tray outside of your bag.

I regularly bring disposable contact lenses with me and they've never posed a problem at all.
The main thing is that the item needs to be <100ml and inspectable.

What they're trying to to is avoid containers that are big enough to mix liquids in.

To avoid security screening headaches, you're best to go prepared:

Basically just ensure you've no coins, keys, or anything loose in your pockets.

Put all that stuff into a zipped / easily accessible part of your hand luggage instead.

Wear shoes with light soles if possible and that are easy to take off. Don't wear big huge boots or anything like that as they'll invariably need to be scanned.

If you're wearing a belt, remove it and put it into your hand luggage. You can put it on when you're out of security again. Also, don't wear pants or skirts that are dependent on the belt. If they're likely to fall down or make walking difficult without a belt, maybe consider a different pair of pants!

ALL items of liquids, gels and pastes, medication, contact lenses etc should go into a separate see-through plastic bag and just put them on a try.

If you've a laptop, iPad or even a large smart phone, you're best to just put them out on the tray to avoid needs to open your bag. They can be easily and safely scanned on their own.

Just plan out what's likely to be needed to be scanned before you go and you'll find going through the airport's a LOT less stress.

ProudDUB

ryanf1 wrote: »

Do I get those plastic bags at the airport?
They are 30g tubes of cream so they are quite small. Since its such a short trip I might be able to do without one of them but not another

Yeah, there is a table just before you go thru the scanners. They normally have a stash of the bags laid out there for passengers to take. However, I have seen passengers grab several handfuls of them, leaving none for the people coming behind them. I guess it all depends on how frequently the airport staff restock them. I usually bring a small lunch bag in my hand luggage, the kind you'd put a sambo in to, in case there are none at the airport. I have had to use my own bag on more than one occasion.

Gael23

ProudDUB wrote: »

Yeah, there is a table just before you go thru the scanners. They normally have a stash of the bags laid out there for passengers to take. However, I have seen passengers grab several handfuls of them, leaving none for the people coming behind them. I guess it all depends on how frequently the airport staff restock them. I usually bring a small lunch bag in my hand luggage, the kind you'd put a sambo in to, in case there are none at the airport. I have had to use my own bag on more than one occasion.

The flight is at 6.30am so there should be plenty that early!
any time i've flown before has been with checked baggage so I just put this stuff in there and theres no issue

Fagashlil

ryanf1 wrote: »

Do I get those plastic bags at the airport?
They are 30g tubes of cream so they are quite small. Since its such a short trip I might be able to do without one of them but not another

I'd advise to use your own bag, the re sealable sandwich bags are ideal, they're no longer free at the airport, I think it's €1 to purchase 2 from a small vending type machine. Penny's also do a small clear plastic reselable travel bag, it coats about €4 and has various jars and bottles inside for toiletries, it meets the size requirements, have never had a problem bringing it through security anywhere in the world.

Gael23

Fagashlil wrote: »

I'd advise to use your own bag, the re sealable sandwich bags are ideal, they're no longer free at the airport, I think it's €1 to purchase 2 from a small vending type machine. Penny's also do a small clear plastic reselable travel bag, it coats about €4 and has various jars and bottles inside for toiletries, it meets the size requirements, have never had a problem bringing it through security anywhere in the world.

Yes I've just been on the Dublin Airport website and noticed that.
Can you bring bottles of greater than 100ml but with less than 100ml of contents in them?
Theres only one that I really need which is 50ml but another is 120ml that I would prefer,if possible, to have in case I need it.

Fagashlil

For ordinary liquids, the container itself must be 100ml or smaller, it doesn't matter if it's not a full bottle, it's the actual size of the container. I'm not 100% sure on medication! it does say on the website that larger containers of liquid are allowed through! but you may be required to demonstrate its purpose. That's where a doctors letter would be very useful. Is there a possibility to use a smaller tub and only bring the amount you would need for the 2/3 days? Saves any hassle at security! Or does the medication need to be stored in its original container?

ProudDUB

ryanf1 wrote: »

Yes I've just been on the Dublin Airport website and noticed that.
Can you bring bottles of greater than 100ml but with less than 100ml of contents in them?
Theres only one that I really need which is 50ml but another is 120ml that I would prefer,if possible, to have in case I need it.

No, the container itself can not be more than 100 ml.

ryanf1 wrote: »

The flight is at 6.30am so there should be plenty that early!
any time i've flown before has been with checked baggage so I just put this stuff in there and theres no issue

A fair few Ryanair flights leave that early. You'd be surprised at how busy the airport will be between 5am to 6am.

Fagashlil wrote: »

I'd advise to use your own bag, the re sealable sandwich bags are ideal, they're no longer free at the airport, I think it's €1 to purchase 2 from a small vending type machine. Penny's also do a small clear plastic reselable travel bag, it coats about €4 and has various jars and bottles inside for toiletries, it meets the size requirements, have never had a problem bringing it through security anywhere in the world.

Yeah, I remember seeing the vending machine that sells them, but the last two times that I flew (both within the last month) there was a stash of bags on a table just before the scanners. People could take as many as they wanted and, they were free. Perhaps people not having access to freebie bags that they could grab as they passed by, or searching for change for the machines, was holding up the queues?