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Ive never flown before... the tickets say we can have 15kgs each... i dunno how much that is lol...will i be able to take my medicines and makeup, straightners etc?

Anything i should know?

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Dunno but im off to The Gambia in a few weeks and god knows what I will do if i cant take my hair straightners lol :eek::D

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as far as I know the rules about not packing medicines and make-up are still in place. You have to put them in a polythene bag. Check out the airline's website you are flying with, it will tell you. 15kgs is easy to find, it's between 14 & 16 on the weighing scales :D

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This should give you some idea

Manchester security Information and guide to baggage security

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LOL .. girl after me own heart Cherokee .... you can put these in either your suitcase or your hand luggage.

Oh Emamum .. do be careful about the weight, try and weigh if possible before you go, I was allowed 20 kgs on my last flight, and horror .. was 8 kilos over ! Cost me £48 there and then ... :( Don't know where you are going or for how long. Good thing is Ty only young yet, so expect his clothes will not weigh all that much. They never bothered on the return from Spain, (was 5 kilos over after leaving stuff at my friends) but Benipete offered an explanation that maybe it because the Spaniards figure you have purchased goods whilst there.

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we are only going for 5 days and only taking clothes, an extra pair of shoes each and my lady things lol so we shouldnt go over that should we?

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Definitely not ... as long as you are not taking steel suitcases ... :D

Think they may charge you if over and all in one suitcase though, as is 15 kilos each in one bag. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

Presume you have worked out that 15 kilos is 33.07 lbs.

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yeah, you have to have 2 suitcases weighing 15kgs or less not 1 suitcase between you weighing over 15kgs

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That's the one. Somebody may correct me, but sure that is the rule.

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Its always worth checking that you both get 15Kg's, they may give you less for children.

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I would always put make-up in the main bag. You want as little as possible to drag around the airport especially when you have a monster with you. At least you can stick him on the trolley with the bags until you check in. that way you can see where he is :)

Where are you going Emma?

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Who are you flying with, Emma. Is it Ryanair?

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The tightest baggage allowance in the industry it has to be :D

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yeah it is ryanair lol and we are going to county kerry

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I've flown seven times, I think, with Ryanair this year. The hold baggage allowance is tight, at 15 kilo's, as you are aware. If you happen to go over that allowance you will get stiffed at a rate of 12 quid for every kilo over the stated limit. When your bag is weighed, and is found to be overweight, you have to immediately go to another desk to pay the excess, before returning to the check-in desk with a proof of payment receipt; only then will you be issued with your flight ticket.

Don't worry though. Here is the good news. You can take one item of hand luggage into the cabin, weighing no more than 10 kilos, in addition to any hold luggage. There is a dimension restriction to the hand luggage of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, but with some creative packing you can make this work to your advantage.

With your flight, have you declared that you will be travelling with a piece of hold luggage? If not, you will have to pay extra when you get to the airport. That means a trip to the same payment desk as the excess baggage payment, before returning to check-in to collect your ticket.

If you are taking lotions & potions with you, try to pack them in your hold luggage. It will save a lot of hassle. Any medicines you need to carry with you for the flight, MUST be carried in a clear plastic bag. Each item must be no greater than 100ml, otherwise you will have it removed when going through security screening.

I hope this helps. :)

P.S. Which airport are you flying from?

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thanks :D we are flying from manchester, the reciept says £16 passenger fee BAG.... so unless im a bag im assuming thats been paid for (i didnt pay for the tickets lol) i dont think we will go over 15kg for 5 days....might buy some smartprice bathroom scales to check lol

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have a good trip ems, kerry is beautiful as i told ya a while ago, all advice already bin given i see, but do checkout the ryanair website so yer sure.;)

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I cant wait :D I'm gunna finally meet my baby brother and he's being baptised as well.... Just trying to sort out a lift to the airport cos ive been let down :(

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You should fine travelling through Manchester Airport.

The important thing to remember is any medicines & make-up that you are carrying on your person, into the cabin, have to be in a clear, sealed plastic bag. Each item being no bigger than 100ml volume, but no restriction on the number of items in the bag. You cannot take drinks through the security screening, but once you've passed through security and are deemed to be "air side", there are plenty of opportunities to buy food & drink.

You can take your own food on-board the flight. You are not tied to buying food once on the flight. In fact I would strongly advise against it, as all the "cheap" airlines charge handsomely for their wares. Take your own crisps, biscuits, butties or whatever, with you. It will save you a small fortune compared with Ryanair prices. You can take the food through security screening without any problems, but not drinks. You can buy those after security, but before the flight.

Happy flying. I hope you get a window seat and a clear day. The views are fantastic. :D

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And they will cost you about 4 times as much as in your local shops. Food and drink prices at airports, especially air-side, are extortionate and it makes me angry that, with the present restrictions on liquids, you have no alternative.

Enjoy your flight and, being RyanAir, just be glad you're not going from Liverpool. ;)

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On such a short flight, don't think Emamum will need much to eat Sparkologist, mind you, having experience of your appetite .. understand where you are coming from... :D

Gosh, £12 for each extra kilo .. that is where they make up their cheap fares then is it ? Monarch was only £6. At that rate would have cost me £156 !! Or is that the charge for short flights only ?

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The buttys in Boots etc are quite cheap even airside. ryanair are as sparky says a pain on hold baggage.

I'm not sure how old Ty is, Siobhan had a seat but no allowance so we had 30 kgs for 3 of us. on teh way back we were 3kg over and they did charge. they also didn't allow pooling of weight. so each bag had to be 15 or less. i.e. 20 and 10 would have seen us charges for 5 kg.

a lot of people were clearly using all 10 kgs of their hand luggage to help with most having bags packed to teh hilt.

TBH we tend to put all creams etc in teh hold bags as it makes it a lot easier to get through security.

Make sure your socks have no holes as sometimes you have to take your shoes off!!! also belts etc all come off for teh Xray

your flight is sod all time so I wouldn't worry too much.

Oh, make sure you have sweets for Ty's ears for take off and landing to help equalise the pressure. We found Siobhan liked haribo jellys :D

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ty is 7 soon, his ticket is paid for so i assumed he had a baggage allowance as well....it says on my tickets that infants dont but nothing about children

hmm.... bit worried about coming back as well now cos there apparently a load of baby clothes there for me... and i hope my dads not hoping i will fetch christmas and birthday presents home as well

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nah, good reason for him to give me cash instead! lol

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flew by ryanair to murcia in spain and didn't even have hold luggage, was fortunate that we were going on a girly four day break at my friends villa so all potions and lotions were there, but as sparks said had to be creative on packing and deciding what to wear for the night's out!!!

so 30kg between two of you for 5 days is more than enough, just wear a T-shirt, shirt, jumper, trousers and coat onto the plane and then just pack a couple of changes whilst you are away... enjoy

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no nights out for me :(
plus hardly any of my clothes fit me so im limited on what i can take lol

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well it sounds like you will struggle to use 1 x 15kg then, so I suggest you under pack two cases then you have plenty of room to bring stuff back

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Imagine how much your excess baggage charge would have been if you'd been away for a whole week! :eek: :D

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It would have been cheaper to buy all those bottles of Bacardi at Asda :rolleyes:

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If you have a heavy coats, jackets or any heavy boots/shoes wear them and put all the light stuff in your baggage, you can take your coat off once on the plane.

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You've got to remember ema, when flying Ryanair, not to get on one of their planes with outside toilets, its bloody cold at this time of year :D

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No, went for 2 weeks Sparkologist, my friends tend to eat out most nights so had to take the outfits ... plus 'D SHOES' !!

Actually, Monarch are 20 in hold, 5 on board, so no different to Ryanair really are they. 15 hold; 10 on board. Think maybe Ryanair do this 'cause most flights are to Ireland, mainly business trips and allows you to take luggage with you and not bother with baggage reclaim, etc. I have always done this with internal flights.

Neil: Never take Bacardi with me .. cheaper in Spain.. :p

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That reminds me... Ryanair... take your own loo roll. :rolleyes:

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What !!!!!! Can't believe that .... :D

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Never mind that. What about this... :rolleyes:

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Some useful information for first time flyers
YouTube - hilarious flight attendant

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Very funny that Morecambe .. what a star is that steward ... :D

Sparkologist .. what happens if you 'ain't got a 5 euro piece ?

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open a window... theres plenty out there:eek:

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LOL .. not much at 32,000 feet though.

Bet you getting excited now Emamum, would love to see Ty's face when the aeroplane takes off.

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really excited :D Ty's counting down the days!

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I guess you'd be on you knees... begging for a sniff from your neighbours mask.

Failing that, you'd be on your knees anyway, with hypoxia.

Best advice is get down on your knees and pray. That way you've got a head start on your fellow travellers. :rolleyes:

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I remember Laura, the 2nd time she flew (1st time she was only 12 months old, on her mum's knee and not really aware of it). She was nearly 2, the 2nd time, and very excited. As we went down the runway, building up speed, she sat wide-eyed saying, "Co-o-o-or", and as we took off she shouted out, "We're flying.......in der sky", much to the amusement of other passengers near us. :D

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5 Euro's piece kate, I'd be totally knacker, just carrying the bag of Euro's on the plane in the first place just in case:D