Popular items that are carried in cabin baggage over the festive season.

Personal Items

Allowed in hand baggage?

Allowed in hold baggage?

Mince Pies

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✓

Mince Meat for Christmas pies

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✓

Christmas Pudding

✓

✓

Brandy Butter

✓

✓

Goose Fat

✓

✓

Cranberry Sauce

✓

✓

Pate

✓

✓

Clotted Cheese

✓

✓

Mulled Wine

✓

✓

Snow Globe (small)

✓

✓

Snow Globe (large)

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✓

Play Doh

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✓

Party Poppers

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Ă—

Crackers

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See notes below*

N.B. This list is not exhaustive. Items might be subject to testing.

  • British Airways allow Christmas Crackers to be checked in providing they meet the following restrictions; maximum two boxes per person, the crackers must be commercially manufactured, the crackers must be for personal use only and homemade crackers are not permitted.

  • Lufthansa, Luxair and Swiss Airlines do not permit Christmas crackers within hold luggage and hand luggage.

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