Long haul flights and food

[GivingTheGameAway]

I haven’t actually flown anywhere for one reason or another for 12 years. We fly next week and it’s a 14 hour flight, non stop. Are we allowed to take food we have made I.e sandwiches or some cake, through security and onto the plane does it all need to be purchased once you have been through security? I know obviously there will be food on the plane but being vegan and having a child who is particular about certain things it would be easier to pack some.

Thank you.

You can take food on the plane, you just usually can’t take it off the plane depending on the restrictions that the country you’re travelling to have in place.

You can order a vegan meal too

Yes you can take food on the plane. Dont take yougurts or other foods of a similar texture as they wont get through security

You can take as much food as you like! Just be mindful of anything liquid based going through security & check the laws for your destination incase you don’t eat it all and have it on you entering the country, fruit etc isn’t allowed into some countries. Also be mindful of any nut based but products should anyone onboard have any airborne nut allergies.

Yes you can.

although as said above don’t bring it OFF the plane.

man example is my friend had an apple in her bag - arrived at AU and was fined $500 for the privledge

I bought lots of small snacky bits from the airport - and was so glad that I did as the vegetarian meal I'd ordered turned out to be vegan and vile, and the 2nd meal was a high carb one of a mini pizza and doughnut (I'm diabetic) so I would have gone 9 hours without food otherwise.

I brought my own homemade sandwiches and lots of snacks from M&S on my last long haul flight and had a great time - you'll be fine! You can also request vegan food on most airlines now and they bring it out before the 'normal' food - worth doing even if your kids don't end up eating it.

Juat done long haul (though not quite as long haul) with a fussy young child and am vegan.

Order your vegan meal before hand.
Most airlines also have kids meals you cna order as a special meal which are generally more basic.

You can pack up a lunch for the child too. Like a lunchbox you'd take out with you. We had a bagel and pom bears, cucumber and fruit.

As its 14 hours plan a second meal. We did for 9 hours as it would have been her tea time and a hangry child going through immigration is not fun. We cooked up pasta and grated cheese and took it cold. Along with some saldy bits.

I kept it all cool on the way to the airport in small coolbags and took mini freezer packs i put in clear liquid bags for secruity. Note heathrow said they cant accept ice but let them through as they'd defrosted by the time we got there. But were still cold so did their job. Remember loquid wiae you can only take 1 clear bag per person of liquids up to 100ml. So you can take those sucky yoghurts (85ml) if you put them in a clear plastic bag.

Take all the snacks for you and them. Depending on the airline vegan food offerings can be interesting and might not appeal. So have something to keep you going. I'm always cautious of nut products just because i've previously been on flights where we've been asked to regrain from eating them due to a severe allergy on board. So then you're stuck with snacks you cant eat.

As others have said check food restrictions for landing. You can leave stuff on the plane. I took a small carrier bag i kept rubbish in throughout the flight. Made it easier. Though only country i've been to that i'd say cares is Australia. An apple there is like you've brought a bomb into the country. Other places may say they dont accept x y z (usua3llg meats and cheeses and things with soil on) but i've never been stopped and i've travelled alot.

Only thing i buy at the airport is water or i take .abottle and fill out own.

Every major airport in the uk has somewhere to eat before you board with vegan options too.