Egypt, this can't be right surely?
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The rules appear to be for no batteries to be taken into Egypt except for personal phones.... That would mean no cameras, laptops, Ipads, Kindles and even Go Pros?
That can't be right can it? I am assuming I can take all of the above in my hand luggage and the Rules on the Govt website are inaccurate??
That can't be right can it? I am assuming I can take all of the above in my hand luggage and the Rules on the Govt website are inaccurate??
It depends which airport - but they randomly decide to enforce strange rules when they feel like it. Most folks end up putting batteries in checked luggage to avoid any issues. (hand luggage in and checked bags out)
The odd one in hand baggage is ok, but if you have a dozen Li batteries in hand luggage there is a risk they will seize them, but that was my own experiences a few yers ago and as I understand it, this is old news now and they are more tolerant nowadays.
The odd one in hand baggage is ok, but if you have a dozen Li batteries in hand luggage there is a risk they will seize them, but that was my own experiences a few yers ago and as I understand it, this is old news now and they are more tolerant nowadays.
I typically fly into Hurghada twice a year, and normally have a few GoPro batteries and 4 or 5 torch batteries, together with phones and an iPad. I have never had an issue on arrival or departure. Baggage is often scanned when you leave the airport on arrival and the only bit of tech they seem to check for are drones (which are banned) I have never had any questions about anything else.
Leaving the country hand luggage is checked several times, again I have had no issues with GoPro batteries, or several phones/tablets. My torch batteries would normally be in checked luggage. They seem fairly strict and I have seen other people have tools and reels of string confiscated - the joys of carrying lots of kit to go diving in foreign countries!
Leaving the country hand luggage is checked several times, again I have had no issues with GoPro batteries, or several phones/tablets. My torch batteries would normally be in checked luggage. They seem fairly strict and I have seen other people have tools and reels of string confiscated - the joys of carrying lots of kit to go diving in foreign countries!
I noticed the same thing recently.
Some googling suggested it referred to separate batteries (not built-in batteries a la Ipad/Laptop etc) but that raised the question about powerbanks.
In the end we let the ipads/laptops go through the checked in luggage and nobody seemed to have a problem with it. The powerbanks we kept in our "carry on" stuff.
The way the rules are written is very confusing. My uneducated guess is that this is related to lithium-ion batteries spontaneously self combusting.
Some googling suggested it referred to separate batteries (not built-in batteries a la Ipad/Laptop etc) but that raised the question about powerbanks.
In the end we let the ipads/laptops go through the checked in luggage and nobody seemed to have a problem with it. The powerbanks we kept in our "carry on" stuff.
The way the rules are written is very confusing. My uneducated guess is that this is related to lithium-ion batteries spontaneously self combusting.
Countdown said:
In the end we let the ipads/laptops go through the checked in luggage
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this is related to lithium-ion batteries spontaneously self combusting.
OK, I'm thoroughly confused. I thought air transport regs prohibited Li-Ion batteries in the hold - they all (laptops, phones, tablets, cameras, power banks etc. etc.) had to be in carry-on luggage?...
this is related to lithium-ion batteries spontaneously self combusting.
We were delayed by an hour on the way back from Spain as the daft bint in front of us discovered AFTER we'd pushed back that she'd left her phone in the kids pushchair that she'd just handed over to be put in the hold. Cue waiting for a gate to be free'd up, return to gate, ground staff crawling in the hold trying to find it as we weren't allowed to take off with it in there...
The actual rules can be found on the Dangerous goods page of the airline you're travelling with.
https://www.easyjet.com/en/terms-and-conditions/da...
https://www.lufthansa.com/gb/en/dangerous-goods
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/before-you-fly...
https://www.easyjet.com/en/terms-and-conditions/da...
https://www.lufthansa.com/gb/en/dangerous-goods
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/before-you-fly...
cashmax said:
It depends which airport - but they randomly decide to enforce strange rules when they feel like it. Most folks end up putting batteries in checked luggage to avoid any issues. (hand luggage in and checked bags out)
The odd one in hand baggage is ok, but if you have a dozen Li batteries in hand luggage there is a risk they will seize them, but that was my own experiences a few yers ago and as I understand it, this is old news now and they are more tolerant nowadays.
The limit (2024) is 15 electronic devices per passenger The odd one in hand baggage is ok, but if you have a dozen Li batteries in hand luggage there is a risk they will seize them, but that was my own experiences a few yers ago and as I understand it, this is old news now and they are more tolerant nowadays.
Edited by smallpaul on Wednesday 6th November 16:49
6 of us were in Egypt in March, we had many devices and never had a problem
with internal or international flights.
Worryingly - when we entered an airport building for one internal flight,
the guys putting our bags through the initial scanner just to get into the terminal,
simply gestured for baksheesh to avoid having to have our bags hand searched.
We found that baksheesh greased many wheels in Egypt ……… be prepared.
with internal or international flights.
Worryingly - when we entered an airport building for one internal flight,
the guys putting our bags through the initial scanner just to get into the terminal,
simply gestured for baksheesh to avoid having to have our bags hand searched.
We found that baksheesh greased many wheels in Egypt ……… be prepared.
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