10 Things to NEVER Pack in a Checked Bag (TSA rules & tips 2024)
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- 10 items that are NOT allowed and/or should never be put in your checked baggage at the airport.
In today's video, we will cover 10 common items that are not allowed in your checked luggage. These checked baggage packing tips will teach you the rules for what you are allowed and not allowed to pack. Packing a prohibited item in your checked bag could result in having your things lost, confiscated, damaged or stolen. Have a stress-free flight and airport experience by making sure these 10 things are not checked at the airport.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 10 things to never pack in your checked bags
0:34 - #1: Alcohol 70%+ is not allowed
1:02 - Can you put beer in luggage?
1:15 - #2: Bleach - no Clorox in checked bags
1:25 - #3: Medications
2:06 - Tip: Pack medications in their original packaging for your carryon
2:16 - #4: Keep marijuana & CBD oil at home
2:33 - Airports follow federal law making marijuana illegal
2:47 - Domestic flights allow CBD oil under 0.3%
3:06 - #5: Electronics
3:14 - No batteries in bags
3:44 - #6: Don’t pack device chargers
4:03 - Easily charge all of your devices quickly with Anker
4:24 - Charge iPhone in 26 minutes! (3x faster)
5:10 - #7: Don’t pack anything valuable
5:26 - Don’t pack your car & house keys
5:33 - #8: Carry travel documents with you
6:32 - #9: Should you pack coffee beans?
7:30 - #10: Film can be destroyed by scanners in checked bags
8:07 - Use common sense (:
8:30 - How is Ollie?
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THANK YOU for saying meds should be kept in original packaging. I also carry scripts with me and a letter from my GP listing my meds. You can’t be too careful.
I've been advised to be just as cautious.
Maybe it depends on the medication? I have a narcotic pain prescription for arthritis and was recommended to keep in the original bottle.
I did the same with prescription and letter from doctor when I went to Japan but no one even asked to see them lol. No one checked my medication at all. But they might want to check next time so I’m definitely still bringing a letter and prescription just in case.
@@rachelcookie321 Make sure to check if it's a controlled substance because you have to apply to bring any amount of them into Japan. If it's prohibited then don't bring it, you don't wanna spend time in Japanese prison lol.
My flight was once delayed for over an hour because a passenger needed something urgently from their checked bag, so we all had to wait at the gate for the case to be dug out. After an hour, the staff keep asking what item they should bring from the bag and the passenger decided they didn’t actually need it after all. It was weird and I’m sure some people missed their connections that day 😕
Wawou 🤦🏾♀️
Haha. What a boss. They didnt ask what it was before start searching? Seems weird.
As long as it was in the same booking with the same airline, the airline has a obligation to rebook free of charge.
Best thing for an airline to do is set aside that passenger & go on with check-in. So that it would NOT delay the rest of the passengers. 😊
So entitled
Oh my gosh
It's been over 20 years since the last time I flew. Am reviewing many of your videos so I don't make any untoward mistakes to inconvenience myself and others. Thanks!
I loved seeing Ollie!!! I wish I could hug him 🤗 Love your shamrock, too. Mine almost died and is in slow recovery mode 😩 This was an awesome travel tip video. Thank you for sharing. 💜
Thank you for the coffee bean advice. I am planning on bringing back lots of coffee from Tanzania and will now put it in my carry on.
Always good advice. Thank you.
Per TSA
The TSA does not require you to have your medication in its original prescription bottle, so traveling with a pill case does not violate any rules. You will also generally not have to tell the officers about your medication unless it is a liquid.
How can they tell it’s legal then?
@@rachelcookie321 No idea. Got that from TSA
TSA requirements are only enforced in the USA. Europe and other continents have different rules about pills.
If it's a cream
Exactly. I never ever had an issue with my pills in other containers.
This helped me extremely! Thank you!!!!!
The folding method in this video really helped me to package my clothes! I even found that it's convenient for finding room in my clothes drawer.
Awesome! So glad it was helpful!
I must have missed that part.
With not packing coffee beans - it makes lot of . However, I suggest there is an exception to this. If you are flying into Darwin International Airport (very very small by international standards- more like a regional airport) Australia from Dili International Airport Timor Leste (even smaller), I think the quarantine and custom officers expect a certain number of passengers will be bringing coffee into Australia. Timor grows a lot of coffee. It it is very good, usually organic and cheap. I used to bring back 5 to 8 kilograms of coffee with me from Timor to give as gifts.
Australia has very strict quarantine laws, and you are expected to declare any food items. However, I remember coming back into Darwin once to be greeted by one of the quarantine offices saying over and over again to the passengers arriving from Timor Leste, ‘ other than coffee, do you have any food items?’😊
Had an issue with a Delta flight back in the 1990s. Our bags were still in Atlanta which had only one flight to St. Thomas daily. My girlfriend was *mortified* to be wearing the same outfit she had on the day before. On the flight back, the same thing happened. If you can manage, include some jammies and a change of clothes in the carry-on as well as your meds.
Great tip, Bob!
we have learned how to do a 10 day vacation to the islands with carry-on bags. It was hard convincing the wife, but now she sees it's the best way to go! One carry-on and one shoulder bag for each of us!
I always have a set of underwear, socks and a t-shirt in my carry-on. That way I can get by until my bag arrives, I can go shopping with the voucher the airline gives me or wash out the ones I was wearing.
Thanks for the details on the thc situation!
Thank you for the chuckles, too.
Wonderful tips and explanations! Much appreciated
Thanks, Melanie! Safe Travels!
Today's 🕙 its very important to know informations before travel.Your information give people not waste their 🕙 nor have worries when to reach airport.Hope Wise passengers fallow your advice.Thanks sharing.
Thank you for this valuable information and time saving tips.
Thanks, this is very helpful.
I'm packing tonight and it has been a long time since I last flew, this video is helping. Thanks for posting it! 👍
Okay...i think i am impressed with your content🥺💕
Ollie is a precious, handsome boy❣️🐾🐾
Great tips and video thanks
Interesting! I always have my meds in pill sorters so I don't forget if I took them or not, and I've never been asked about them on domestic OR international flights. I do mail order, and the bottles they come in are always huge and barely filled. They're in small round plastic sorters in my personal bag.
It's just luck. If Customs decides to search your bags and they find that sorter and you do not have the prescriptions, you WILL almost certainly have a problem. Even if none of them are narcotics, you will find yourself held in Customs for hours while they determine that.
Good tips, thanks Megan
Super helpful!🌺
Passengers are allowed to put prescription pills in other than original containers, such as tiny ziplock pill bags. I have traveled internationally as well as domestically (USA to Europe and within U.S.) last year (2022)and will be doing so again domestically a month from now and again internationally in 3 months. I do take the original labels and tape them to each tiny bag as proof they're my legally prescribed medications. It's always good to keep prescription info in one's personal item and labeling medication so there's no mixups. I haven't had any issues whatsoever in doing so with any U.S. based airline or that of another within Europe. I've only just recently discovered and subscribed to your channel so I'm catching up on this year and last year's vids☆ p.s. I do everything to save space and only travel with carry on and personal item no matter how long a trip. 👍
Invaluable tips 🎯
You are a real life saver. Are you a travel consultant or a travel professional ? Thanks. You also explain tings so clearly
I usually travel to the US for 3-4 months. So inside ziplock bags , I do remove the tablets and put one Full strip into that bag . After doing this with all my meds , I also put a current prescription from my physician. Never had any problems thus far. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I have never had meds challenged either. It is so much easier to repackage meds rather than carry the large bottle they come in.
@@katbrown415 If you use an app for re-filling your meds, just pull it up and it has all your RX#'s
I make sure that all of my suitcases have zippers on them, so that they can’t break them open but still get in. My bags have been randomly searched a few times.
This video is amazing..i adore your content..its so helpful. Thank you so much ❤❤❤
oh my god i'm traveling with film tomorrow and you may have saved my life hahah! thank you!
The tip about not packing coffee was priceless! i always bring my favorite coffee with me when I travel and often put it in checked bags. So now I know why my bag was always opened and inspected! Never again!
So are you going to carry coffee in carryon then?
Thank you for all the info
One time I put my laptop in my check-in and they must have opened it via the keyboard cause the keys were broken and falling out. But then I got a wireless keyboard and now that I can place my laptop at eye level while having my arms at a 90 degree angle, it fixed my back pain. So it all worked out in the end 🙂
What a wonderful series of videos…. So helpful. You are incredibly charming… thank you
Good Tips!!! Thanks, Megan
Thanks Sam! Hopefully we can put them to use soon!
Great video!!
Thanks for the info. Ollie is too cute!
Thank you!
Thanks
Very helpful. Thanks.
There are lead bags to put film in and ask for a manual inspection especially if its high speed film. Don't bring coca leaves back from Peru but you can bring coca tea back. No it doesn't get you high but it does help with altitude sickness. I think Canada opened up for U.S. fully vaccinated drivers so thank you Canadian people. Always a pleasure watching your vlog Megan.
I had pics ERASED even on a SD card.
When I did some professional photography in the pre-digital days, I would FedEx my unexposed films to my destination. After I shot 40 or 50 rolls, I would then FedEx those rolls to the lab I used for processing. Never had a problem. There are lead or barium lined bags to stash films in but I was told the scanner operator will just crank up the juice to get a better look, so best to demand a hand check.
Thank you, great advice
Glad you think so!
Very useful information. TFS
Thank you 👍
i love your videos ❤❤ they are so helpful
Thank you so much.
Thank You.
I really like your travel tips channel, it is very informative, relevant, well-detailed, organized, and visually entertaining.
I for one still consider myself a newbie when it comes to travel. I’m 70 and my first international flight was only about 10 years ago; to date, i’ve been to germany and italy, with more to come, hopefully, and all of your tips and insights i’m taking seriously and to heart.
Part of the problem for many people like myself is, that we don’t travel frequently enough to remember all of your tips and advice, so we make repeated mistakes; therefore, i’m taking a ton of notes that i will review each time i travel.
Just recently, i’ve updated my global entry pass and my passport pass, i have a few more years before my passport expires, and oh yes, i reup my tsa pre-check status, so i’m up to date on all of those little nasties that can ruin an otherwise good and fun trip.
Thank you very much for being my guide.
😊
That is so kind of you! It’s great to hear you are enjoying your travels and that the videos are helpful. The reason I love doing this channel!😀
Great info 🎉
Thank you
Thanks!
Or buy a film bag that is specifically made for traveling and can go into any baggage, checked or otherwise.
Thank you for awareness and very very good guide I am going to UAE to Pakistan before I am really very confused after this video I am very very happy and confidence thank you very much
Thank you 🙏🏽
TSA may not have a rule about prescription meds being taken out of labeled bottles but I believe that it is a rule in 50 states and also a fed law
Thank you so much for the info. It's a big help😍
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks.
Very good
Why risk your meds? Mine go with me, in original containers.
Ollie is adorable.. I know my comments are new, but I just found you today! Thank you
good job love the dog
I got a heavy Dell laptop charger which i keep in my check in bag to take some of the weight off my backpack, which already becomes heavy after putting in all the battery devices. But I make sure to fully charge the laptop before leaving, so that it could used for emergencies. I generally don’t travel for work and the laptop is a just in case thing if needed to properly access internet banking etcetera, so this has been working for me so far. I really wish to travel light someday without worries.
My God !! I remember how upsetting it was to deal with film. Even bringing them in carry-on bags, sometimes they were damaged. A nightmare !!
Great job! Thank you very much!
Thank you for the info.
You are very welcome!
I've had a bottle of rum break in my checked bag. Went to hard side luggage right after that!
That is so funny. I just mentioned to TSA yesterday, there's so many rules to know what to put in, and what to not put in a bag now. As I only know of this video 1 yr later, lol... Also. You are very pretty. Ty for video.
I have a iGalaxy, and that charger works fast. Thanks.
Good to hear!
I brought food and drinks with me once and stood there for 30 min to talk my way out of it and it worked fine
I enjoyed this and thought most of it was good. However, you can pack electronics in your case. I checked with US TSA and was told I could, indeed, put a PC into my checked bag if I chose to. I did after removing the cards and HDD and it did make it to the UK. My mother uses it to this day...
Right, like I always brought my laptop in my checked bag and have never had any issues...
@@a23oj28good to know. i’m moving for 6 months and have 5+ electronics that i’d have to take out if i brought in my carry on (phone, 2 laptop, nintendo switch, etc)
Once I was one of the last folks on the plane & they had no more overhead room on plane so they forced me to check in my rolling backpack with pc - was concerned whether I’d see that pc when I next saw my luggage. Also for small electrical items (epilator) I thought it was fine to put into checked luggage (& battery operated toothbrush).
Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it, Ali!
Decrease amt of every day / non expensive clothes (etc) by shipping to destination (usps, ups fedex, etc) and back rtn. If it's a hotel call them to give heads up and permission. Insure the stuff. Call your shipper choice to get estimate time to send. If holidays be prepared to ship even earlier. Most shipping this way can still cost less than extra baggage fees.
Also, always put those items (electronics, travel documents, etc.) in a place in your hand luggage where you can easily take them out at the gate in case you need to check in your hand luggage there. It's helpful to know exactly where everything is for other uses too.
Good advice! Thanks!
Thanks for the video. It was very informative. I love your one-piece btw. It’s really cute. 😊❤️
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed watching!
I'm going to Thailand and taking my ADHD meds (metylphenidate) with me and they HAVE to be in the checked bag! Always check the legal circumstances for the place you're travelling to. During my research I think I did even read that anti-depressants are completely forfidden in Dubai or die UAE.
Interesting. I've recently started on metylphenidate myself and am thinking of booking a holiday and don't know where to start with regards to getting my head around the rules.
I'm in Thailand. I have been going to the pharmacies looking for Valerian, which they usually have, but here on Samui everyone is saying, "You want Valium?" One also had ritalin in her OTC bag of tricks, but I don't think that would have helped me sleep.
why are anti depressants forbiden in dubai what lmaooo
@@ilana8153because they are placebos .
You CAN decant prescriptions into smaller containers or baggies. I’ve done it plenty times.
YES I just disliked this video! People got to READ info before they do videos!
I will use smaller containers or the pill bags but will also type up a medication list and include it with my meds
Can I travel with my medication in it bottle and my prescription..
International or local
Thank you so much madam.
Your explanation is so good
You are most welcome
very useful video
Thanks a lot!
Just tell your pharmacy that you are traveling. They will provide you with proper sized bottles properly labeled.
Hi Megan, I recently purchased an anker 20000mah prime power bank, do you know if it would be allowed on an AA flight from LAX to Sydney? Love your vlogs btw
It pays off to have friends or family that know this knowledge kinda easy access of what or not expected in certain areas and what changes hey faster access than news or even Google 😉😀😄 so you won't make no no no remember each state is totally different and always be flexible unless you plan walking home or arrested 😉😊 so no drama queens hint hint for any travelers so where ever you go check your area where you plan to stay unless you want to have wrong communication and you only damage your own self 😉.
You’re amazing and beautiful! Thank you for your hard work! And thanks for giving us this tips that can help us have a stress free flight internationally and domestically! ❤
I've cleaned off a nice spot for her to sit
Thanks for the info 👍👍👍👍
And he is FABB❤👍👍👍👍
You are so welcome!
Cheers for this. So can e-cigs and vapes just go in carry on luggage?
Thanks for the update, Meaning can I carry my finger battery inside my hands luggage?
Also colgate (and others) make a waterless disposable toothbrush/paste (I keep in my car for emergencies) that are perfect for brushing teeth in a pinch I take those with me in addition to a regular toothbrush and mini toothpaste (I get those from my dentist for free).
Good to know!
Most theft on checked baggage is from ground crew. Most ground crew are from a contract company and much lower pay than the airlines pay scale.
Still no excuse to steal!!!
Hi there love ur videos🥰 just asking if its ok to bring vitamin C and Multivitamin (Centrum) about 6 bottles that i bought over the counter just for my family gift in overseas. Thanks
Great
Woot woot, awesome to hear, Lee!
I've given up on bringing any toiletries on the plane at all. When I land, I go get what I need, or the better hotels have all of it for me. That includes vapes as well.
Some states, THC is legal, so dont bring that with you, just hit the dispensary when you land, and get what you want, but dont stock up, get what you think you will use during your visit, because you cant take THAT home with you, either. Just my experience.
I brought a power bank 30000mAh on a flight(checked) to Germany , plus a small benchmark pocket knife without any issues.
Hey Megan oops in the video when your passport almost falls out so adorable.
I had a 2 gallon bag of origional Rx bottles in my backback. I was trying to put back in my backpack and Delta charged me $25 because I had 3 bags. They could clearly see it was all medication. The pressure to hurry on plane i paid it was very ticked off at Delta!!
You should always ask the airline clerks and TSA agents to point out the thieves working in the airport.
Can i carry shower gell and lotion, tooth paste thats bigger than the carry on limit ?in my checked in luggage
Complaints of QANTAS not delivering luggage such as London without clothes.
Thanks , can you speak about perfume thanks God bless you.
How about Dunkin coffee with plastic container is it okie?? Especially in Saudi Arabia?
Can I travel with monomer? The liquid used to do acrylic nails