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AIBU to suggest packing sun cream in hand luggage for Greek holidays?

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Sunny54321 · 04/07/2026 17:31

To suggest that if you're lucky enough to be going on holiday to one of the Greek Islands, you take a small (under 100ml) tube of sun cream in your hand luggage.

Possibly to the new EU rules, a number of flights have had to queue outside the airport building waiting to go through passport control - not fun if it's 35 C and no-one has sun cream on.

I know Greece has said they've suspended the checks but the queues are still happening especially at the weekends.

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unsync · 04/07/2026 22:31

Just pick some up airside in the airport.

ZenNudist · 04/07/2026 22:02

Eh? I always pack small suncream as well as hold luggage suncream.

LindorDoubleChoc · 04/07/2026 21:59

Yabu. No one should pack sun cream in their hand luggage, that's terrible advice!

Auroraloves · 04/07/2026 21:56

Good advice. Corfu airport was horrendous for queuing and that was last year. Take water, snacks etc too

JustMyView13 · 04/07/2026 20:32

Option 2 click & collect a full size bottle from Boots Airside store. If you do this, select your collection date as the day before your flight so you’re sure it’s there on time.

GisGasGus · 04/07/2026 20:13

Isn't this a normal thing that people do wherever they are going? Why would it be unreasonable?

Holdonforsummer · 04/07/2026 20:11

I am in Kos right now and Nivea sun cream is €25-30!!!

ShakeMyLittleTush · 04/07/2026 19:48

Who’s saying you are unreasonable, to question it here?

Seems sensible advice to me.

Loulou4022 · 04/07/2026 18:40

I did this when we went to France last year in case my hold luggage went astray. I squished a baseball cap and sunglasses in too.