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okay, i needed like a travel kit with a nail file, and this kit comes with fingernail clippers tweezers and a nail file, are you allowed to bring that in your carry on? I wasn't sure ??? does it depend on the material that its mad of? also, are you allowed to bring food through security with you? i've always thought that i could not bring food from home, that i could only purchase food in the airport to eat/bring on the plane with me. however, i spoke to someone who went on a domestic flight here in the u.s. and she said she brings food all the time. i need a proper answer ! :) thanks everyone !!!!

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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2011, 03:15:21 AM »
You can bring nail clippers, a file, and tweezers in your carry on.

You can bring your own food through security.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2011, 03:57:53 AM »
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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2011, 10:49:59 AM »
Food- yes.  Drinks-no.

I was due to fly once and had already gone through security.  I bought a sandwich and a drink to carry on the plane with me.  I then realized my passport was missing and had been left at the check-in counter.  So I went there and had to go through security again.  Even though I had purchased my drink at the airport, I still had to toss it.  The sandwich was ok though.
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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2011, 07:55:31 PM »
alright one more thing i thought of, birth control ? I got a sample pack at my doctors and it doesn't have my name on it . . . is this going to be a problem? i'd rather have it in my purse as the time of day i take it is when i'll be on the plane.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2011, 07:58:27 PM »
I can't see why it would be.  I've traveled with all sorts of medications all over the world and no one has ever asked to see them.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2011, 08:00:22 PM »
alright one more thing i thought of, birth control ? I got a sample pack at my doctors and it doesn't have my name on it . . . is this going to be a problem? i'd rather have it in my purse as the time of day i take it is when i'll be on the plane.

I flew back to the UK from the US about 3 weeks ago and had a pack in my carry-on so I could take it at the right time (no name on it as it was just one pack and I'd left the box with my name on back home in the UK)... it wasn't a problem at all :). I also had headache tablets and sleeping tablets (in case I couldn't sleep on the plane) in my bag as well and no one said a word about it when I went through security.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2011, 08:14:12 PM »
sleeping tablets (in case I couldn't sleep on the plane) in my bag as well and no one said a word about it when I went through security.
If there was the unlikely emergency on the plane, do you want to be asleep? Maybe the answer is yes? :)


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2011, 08:22:37 PM »
okay, i needed like a travel kit with a nail file, and this kit comes with fingernail clippers tweezers and a nail file, are you allowed to bring that in your carry on? I wasn't sure ??? does it depend on the material that its mad of? also, are you allowed to bring food through security with you? i've always thought that i could not bring food from home, that i could only purchase food in the airport to eat/bring on the plane with me. however, i spoke to someone who went on a domestic flight here in the u.s. and she said she brings food all the time. i need a proper answer ! :) thanks everyone !!!!

and less than 4 weeks until I leave, I'm BEYOND excited :D
We thought like you from what we have read that no food from home was allowed on the flight but on a flight two weeks ago from Las Vegas to Bellingham, Washington we saw these people pigging out with Tupperware boxes of food. We wanted them to look the other way so we could make off with some of their food. :) We will know better next time. The flight was over two hours and they hadn't stocked sandwiches so if you were hungry you were out of luck unless you could go for junk food that the FA were selling.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2011, 08:26:25 PM »
We thought like you from what we have read that no food from home was allowed on the flight but on a flight two weeks ago from Las Vegas to Bellingham, Washington we saw these people pigging out with Tupperware boxes of food. We wanted them to look the other way so we could make off with some of their food. :) We will know better next time. The flight was over two hours and they hadn't stocked sandwiches so if you were hungry you were out of luck unless you could go for junk food that the FA were selling.

Food is allowed on the flight, it's just that you can't take certain items (fresh meat, fruit, veg, dairy etc.) into the other country when you land - so you need to either eat it or get rid of it before you go through customs at the other end!


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2011, 08:31:44 PM »
thanks everyone, i just wasn't sure cause i've never had meds with me before. didnt know if i'd need something on it stating what it was or what. thanks :)


and yes, i'm thinking of bringing something on the plane that i'd actually like to eat from home !!!! and not having to spend twice as much in the airport. don't mind purchasing a drink or what not, and the food on the airplane doesn't always agree with me unfortunately :(

you guys are awesome !!!! lol i keep getting more responses every time i try to post this reply :)


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okay, so i had to add to this list, because i found out i'm allowed to bring food with me on the airplane, however I know since I'm flying into London I thought i read somewhere that some things you still can't bring with you. I have no room in my checked baggage, so I was wondering if I could bring tootsie rolls and twinkies with me for him. I didn't know if they'd be allowed or like a restricted item???

oh and i'll be flying from dtw - bos then bos - lhr. thanks again everyone !


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2011, 07:57:11 PM »
Yes you can bring these.


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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2011, 08:25:18 PM »
Be careful what you consider food though.  Security made me throw away two brand new sealed jars of Soy Butter (think Peanut Butter).  My boys are allergic to nuts so I had brought some for the move and it ended up in my carry on because my checked bag was 1.5 pounds over.  Not only was I now out about $12, my boys have been going through massive withdraw without it!

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Re: can i bring these on the flight with me in my carry on ??
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2011, 08:37:25 PM »
thanks, first i just wasn't sure about bringing it on the carry on then i was unsure about the dairy part cause i know twinkies are filled with that cream and well, yeah. anyways thank you ! those are the only 2 things i was thinking of bringing so :)


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