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nicky20

06/6/2011 at 9:16pm
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hi has anyone taken a tent in hand luggage on a plane and been ok to take it on board,im going to the nova festival in austria my tent is a Coleman rigel 2 man.and is really small,with very thin fibre glass poles. if they would not except it on board ,how much would they charge for 5kg tent to go under the plane.thanks

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Bex27

06/6/2011 at 11:23pm
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How much they charge would depend on the airline, think for Easyjet it's something like £23 for both ways.

As for taking it on board, again it does partly depend on the airline. Some have a weight limit on hand luggage, other don't, but there is a size restriction on hand luggage items that I have seen enforced in the past. 2 man tent should fit in the size limit tho, but not necessarily in the bag it comes with. Best bet would be to get in touch with the airline/airport and ask.

weetabixface

07/6/2011 at 10:44am
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the poles might cause a problem, as they could be construed as being capable of being used as a weapon, if they are shock-corded then as a handy garrote. Pegs probably frowned upon as well.

as has been said, check-in luggage charges vary from airline to airline - it is a light tent so you could mail it post restante at your destination

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sean o broin

07/6/2011 at 11:51am
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Ncky

I bought a weekend awning a couple of years ago in the NEC at a show and tried to get it on a Ryanair flight to Dublin.They made me put it in the hold of the plane.Poles,Guy ropes and Pegs were all considered weapons.

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minicamper2001

07/6/2011 at 6:49pm
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Funny how you can buy drink in "duty free" in glass bottles, and take on a plane though! Never had my hand luggage checked for a ball of string, either. Funny how they make it up as they go along.

weetabixface

07/6/2011 at 7:51pm
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last time I flew I was asked if was carrying anything that could be used as a weapon, I thought better of telling the guy I had several pens and Joe Pesci is my favourite actor

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paul_M

07/6/2011 at 8:15pm
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Not a problem you have with trains ....

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weetabixface

07/6/2011 at 8:41pm
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I have a colleague who had a swiss army knife taken off him when going by Eurostar, so it can happen

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