The clear bags for liquids in hand luggage - where can we get them?

[Holymoly321]

We're flying with Easyjet on Friday and will have some liquids in our hand luggage - where do we get those clear plastic bags from. Can we use those clear A4 folder inserts instead?

Can't you just use clear plastic freezer bags?

Any kind of clear plastic bag is fine - we just use freezer bags.

At the airport. Costs you nothing. They are quite small - you can't have more than 200ml (I think) of any one type of liquid - so best to use the ones they issue as they comply with the regulations. They give them out to you as you go through to security.

Freezer bags are fine; also these bags are handed out at some airports prior to the security checkpoint.

As long as no liquid you are carrying is over 100ml it should be fine.

take a freezer bag, some airports are now charging for them.

Use freezer bags - you don't want to be faffing about decanting stuff at the airport.

Airports have now started to charge for them. Was wondering how long that would take.

I just use regular sandwich/freezer bags, no need for anything fancy!

Thanks all - have put it in a zip lock freezer bag - but it has print on the front - will that be ok do you think?

That'll be fine. Heathrow doesn't seem to be charging yet!

advice from Manchester Airport's website (although I expect they're all pretty similar, would check on your departure airport website to be sure)

Liquids
Passengers will be allowed to take liquids, gels and pastes within a container of 100mls or less in their hand baggage. These items must be contained within a small, re-sealable plastic wallet, which will have to be removed from their hand baggage and x-rayed separately.

The new rules stipulate that the plastic wallet must not exceed one litre capacity per passenger - that?s around half the size of a standard A4 piece of paper and it must be sealable. The wallet can contain two or more items of less than 100mls/100g each but must not be cluttered to allow security officers to carry out thorough checks.

Gatwick weren't charging on Friday

Heathrow weren't charging last week. East Midlands did charge last year though.

It can be any resealable clear bg though. Food bags are fine to use.

Manchester was charging at Easter - £1 for 2 bags I seem to remember - first time I'd flown from there and had to pay.

lil, we went out of Manchester at Easter and didn't have to pay for our bags afair.

how odd, we definitely did! Perhaps a different terminal.

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