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Airbag - Edinburgh Airport (EasyJet)
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I have just bought myself an Ortovox ABS avalanche backpack, we are flying next week on EasyJet from Edinburgh to Geneva. I have read lots of advice here on travelling with an ABS system, but I wondered:
1. Has anyone flown through Edinburgh with one, if so any problems?
2. Has anyone flown with the bag as hand baggage? It is quite an expensive piece of kit so I would rather not check it in!
Has anyone taken an ABS pack through Edinburgh specifically as hand baggage?

I really don't want to have to check it in and regs say I can take it as hand baggage. I just wonder whether it is really possible to do so.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

We met someone flying from EDI to LGW just a couple of weeks ago with his ABS (or Snowpulse?) bag as hand luggage. He had to check his cylinder as hold luggage I think. Lots of info on this thread here.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks. Looks to me like the regs say the whole thing including canister can be taken as hand luggage though.
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zikomo, I flew with Easyjet from LBA a few weeks back , they were fine. Put in the hold, not as hand luggage.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

kitenski wrote:
zikomo, I flew with Easyjet from LBA a few weeks back , they were fine. Put in the hold, not as hand luggage.


Thanks, seems lots of people have and similar hassle free experience with EasyJet when putting the pack in the hold. The questions remain, though, re Edinburgh and taking it as hand baggage.
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zikomo, personally reckon you'd be ok if the cylinder was in the hold......worth trying - worst case they'll make you pack it?
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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I always fly wityh EJ with my sack as hand luggage and the cylinder and trigger in hold baggage.
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Avalanche Poodle wrote:
I always fly wityh EJ with my sack as hand luggage and the cylinder and trigger in hold baggage.


Hi and thanks for this. Do you leave the airbag unit in the sack, and only check in the cylinder and trigger? Any problems with security?
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