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Has anyone carried their ski boots in hand luggage on Easyjet? I'm planning on travelling to Geneva for a couple of days skiing and had thought of taking hand luggage and my skis in the hold. I'd thought if I packed a few items in my ski bag and my boots in my hand luggage I could manage without another bag. Would Easyjet allow boots in Cabin luggage or additional items in your ski bag? Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I haven't tried it but seem to recall the question is in their FAQs on the website and they say no, not in hand luggage. That being said, I don't think there is any issue taking them through security so if as long as you don't put them in something that is obvioulsy a boot bag and you don't breach the weight / size regs I'm not sure how they would know. Depends if you want to risk being charged to put them in the hold if they find out when you board I suppose.
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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?
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Help yourself. Basically, not normally a problem if that's your thing. easy jet don't seem to care what's in the ski bag provided you are within your weight limit.
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Meister Jäger,
We've travelled dozens of times with Easyjet with our ski boots in hand luggage - from Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle, East Midlands, Stansted, Luton and (last month) from Manchester to Munich.
I also know that Mountainaddict travelled last week with ski boots in his hand luggage on his Easyjet Newcastle/Geneva flight. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks for your replies. I think I'll take the chance of carrying the boots in hand luggage.
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I've done it dozens of times, and never had a problem. Latest trip was Stansted-Lyon return first week of January 2011
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Damien
Damien
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Do it all the time-carry my ski boots in my luggage that is 
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I think I'll take the chance
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It's not taking a chance IMO! We've never been refused at any airport home or abroad - and I must be talking at least 12 airlines, 10 or 11 UK airports, 12 or 13 in Europe and another 5 or 6 in North and South America. It's never been an issue.
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Here is an official response from EJ:
Thank you for your query regarding your baggage.
In relation to your query, I can confirm that all ski equipment including boots and poles, must be taken as sports equipment.
This means that you will have to pay a Sports Equipment Charge - £18.50 or currency equivalent online and via credit card or £26 at the airport. Sports equipment is charged per item per flight and gives passengers extra 12 kg of baggage allowance (32 kg in total).
If you require further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to assist you further.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Fox
Customer Service Representative
We took our boots in unmarked hand luggage !!
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I have never in many, many flights with various airlines had my hand luggage opened by the airline staff. If there could be an issue it would be with the security guys who do see what you are carrying.
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And here is an UNOFFICIAL response from EJ:
Thank you for your query regarding your baggage.
In relation to your query, I can confirm that all ski equipment you tell us about including boots and poles, must be taken as sports equipment. Ideally this should also apply to your helmet, your salopettes, your ski goggles and gloves.
This means that you will have to pay a Sports Equipment Charge - £18.50 or currency equivalent online and via credit card or £26 at the airport. Sports equipment is charged per item per flight and gives passengers extra 12 kg of baggage allowance (32 kg in total).
The charge is in no way related to the fact that we would generally like to charge you as much as possible, and maximise the profits for our shareholders, but to make the flight safer and happier for everyone. So remember to tell us that you are carrying this equipment, otherwise we won't be able to charge you for it.
If you require further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to charge you some more.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Fox
Customer Service Representative
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What you need to remember is that the scanning of hand luggage is 'generic' i.e. carried out by the airport authority and not the airline. If it goes through the BAA (in UK) security scanner then all is fine.
Apparently Grenoble 'airport' classify ski boots as potential weapons and don't allow them on as cabin baggage - nothing to do with the actual carrier.
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Until this year EJ have said nothing about boots as hand-luggage, just stipulated maximum dimensions, and they make a big thing about unlimited weight (provided you can put it in the overhead locker without assistance). As with the posters above, I have taken my boots as hand luggage many times. This year they have added a no boots in hand luggage in their FAQ, but other than that have not changed the main T&Cs, or luggage allowance in any way I can see.
A couple of weeks ago I went EJ from Luton/Geneva, kept quite about the boots in my hand luggage and had no problems anywhere. I did studiously avoid having to answer any awkward questions though, particularly as the gent next to me next to me was having a fairly long conversation (initiated by him) with his check-in agent about how the boot bag was not chargable (provided you'd paid for sports carriage) but needed checking in - despite him clearly having no such bag. It was only later I found out that this was someone I'd spend the next 8 days skiing with!
I really see no justification for the EJ FAQ/Customer support answers other than that suggsted by bum - the bag's within EJ size/weight regs, does not faze airport security, and way less potentially dangerous than a bottle or two of duty free (also allowable on board).
I thought Grenoble had relaxed their policy on hand-luggage this year?
Fortunately all my remaining trips this year are by train (OK, so I have to leave my ice-axe at home  ).
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You know it makes sense.
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| GrahamN wrote: |
| I thought Grenoble had relaxed their policy on hand-luggage this year? |
Perhaps they have, haven't checked. Was just making the point that it is up to the airport, not the airline, security wise, what is allowed as carry on baggage .
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Have never checked my boots, and have managed to get them on EJ flights 8 times without question (twice in the last month) and 2 times after heated debate about their potential to be used as a weapon.
As Allanm says, you are more likely to have issues with airport security. If they decide it isn't going, then you can't argue. If it fits in the EJ cage, and they refuse it on security grounds, ask security if they agree. Generally, they don't
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Poster: A snowHead
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| ....... and 2 times after heated debate ....... If it fits in the EJ cage, and they refuse it on security grounds, ask security if they agree. Generally, they don't |
And hold up the queue behind you.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Can someone confirm for me please, we are flying Easyjet Glasgow to Geneva, we have booked sports equipment for each of us, but only one set, which in past flights (not Easyjet) has been skis and boots. With Easyjet, would we have to book carriage for boots as well as skis? Or alternatively try taking as hand luggage as suggested? I'm glad I had a look at this thread, as we would have just turned up at aiport with ski bag and boot bag and assumed they would be as one.
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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?
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If you have paid for ski carriage Easyjet will carry an additional, separate, boot bag in the hold free of charge.
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Flew to/from Geneva (returned today) and had one pair of ski boots in our hand luggage - no issue at either Liverpool or Geneva, and we've done this before, also without problem
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| achilles wrote: |
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| ....... and 2 times after heated debate ....... If it fits in the EJ cage, and they refuse it on security grounds, ask security if they agree. Generally, they don't |
And hold up the queue behind you. |
On a scale of 0 to 100, my boots rank 100 and the queue rank 0. If your boots get lost you are more than likely going to have a miserable time. If someone you don't know has to spend several minutes in a queue, you wouldn't really give a flying ... oh, oops, I can't think of anything nice or clever to say... silly me! anyway
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did this earlier this month, carried two pairs of boots in handluggage with 2 laptop bags and a backpack between four of us. should be fine.
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do ryanair allow this??
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they seem to have changed their position
on the website it now allows boots:
If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within Your normal standard Hold Baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option.
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I have a fairly large ski bag and can just fit my boots one at each end.
There was a time a few years ago when a number of airports wouldn't allow boots in hand luggage, so easyJet wouldn't either. However at that time they didn't say so on their website. It sounds like they have reversed that and now do say that on the website but in practice ignore them.
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On EJ website it says:
"If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within your normal standard hold baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option. Please note that ski boots cannot be carried as hand baggage."
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I always ski with my boots in hand baggage, a small roll on case, just about the max size it can be. The only people who know whats in your bag are you and airport security. How would easyjet know?
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| Dirty Gibson wrote: |
| I always ski with my boots in hand baggage, a small roll on case, just about the max size it can be. The only people who know whats in your bag are you and airport security. How would easyjet know? |
I remember a few years ago hearing someone at easyJet check-in being asked if he had ski boots in his back pack and he admitted he did. He was told to check the bag into the hold.
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On EJ website it says:
"If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within your normal standard hold baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option. Please note that ski boots cannot be carried as hand baggage." |
Where exactly on Easyjet's website does it say that?
There's nothing I can see in their current terms and conditions (which includes a section on hand baggage) which says you can't take ski boots.
I thought what you could and couldn't take in hand baggage was dictated by the security rules specified by the airport/Aviation authority (they do the baggage checks) - not the airline (they just impose limits on number of items, size, dimensions and weight).
I've flown several times with Easyjet from Liverpool to Geneva and Innsbruck over the last three years blatantly carrying a boot bag as my hand luggage, along with about 50%of the other passengers, no questions asked.
It would obviously be a problem if you tried to take a separate boot bag in addition to another item of hand luggage though, as you're only allowed one item.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Dirty Gibson wrote: |
| I always ski with my boots in hand baggage |
Does it not make getting into the bindings a little trick?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| CathS wrote: |
| cad99uk wrote: |
On EJ website it says:
"If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within your normal standard hold baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option. Please note that ski boots cannot be carried as hand baggage." |
Where exactly on Easyjet's website does it say that?
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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=easyjet+ski+boots&aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod=5&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Second hit on google (after Snowheads, obv)
But no mention of explicitly exlcuding it from hand-baggage. However, the wording that they give you two options, suggests there isn't an alternative
Last edited by Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name: on Wed 22-08-12 21:12; edited 1 time in total
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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?
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feef, Just realised that myself.
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As pointless as it may be to add to the above; yes you can. I do it all the time. As long as you're bag fits within the dimensions prescribed and it doesnt contain the obvious hazardous materials then you can carry whatever you like in you're hand luggage.
As a side note, try Lufthansa if you have the oppertunity; A much more friendly hold luggage weight allowance as well as free sports equipment carriage (if you phone up and ask) makes it much much much better value than sleazy jet. If I remember correctly easy jet wanted £60 to take my skis and only gave me 20 kilos, which as a skier is useless.
Another tip: Put ALL your sports equipment in your ski bag (Gloves, thermals, pants, the lot) from experience they dont really care, even easy jet.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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feef, cad99uk, the guidance you've linked to is in the context of buying an extra 12 kg hold baggage allowance, which you can only do if the extra baggage contains 'Sports Equipment'. To quote Easyjet:
''Buying weight allowance for sporting goods gives you a 12kg extra weight allowance. You must be travelling with sports equipment (as listed in the booking process), although the exact weight distribution between items doesn’t matter.
......One very important thing to remember: if you’ve told us you’ll be bringing sports equipment, you must do so. In the example where one hold bag and one piece of sports equipment had been purchased, one of the two items must be genuine sporting goods!''
There's nothing on the Easyjet site that specifically prohibits you taking sports items as hand luggage, other than the size and dimensions (most of the items they list obviously wouldn't fit). Under 'Hand Baggage' it just states the size limits and says you can't carry liquids. In the Terms and Conditions they refer to 'Government and/or Airport Authority requirements applicable to Baggage, particularly Hand Baggage'. You have to check this on the airport website, as it differs between different airports and I believe some specifically prohibit ski boots.
Sorry if I seem pedantic about this, but I checked it out carefully as I travel with Easyjet all the time, so have no desire to get caught out. I don't like to see a rumour mill and unnecessary anxiety kicking off either 
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CathS, No rumours from me. I just provided a link to info on the EJ website.
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| cad99uk wrote: |
| CathS, No rumours from me. I just provided a link to info on the EJ website. |
OK - apologies.
But I think the information on that link is mistaken or out of context. It's a copy of a response to someone's question by customer services on their Q&A site. We don't know what the original question was (were they flying from an airport that didn't allow ski boots?).
The definitive answer is in their Terms and Conditions. They can't just make up other stuff which isn't contained in there, and if it was a specific prohibition, it wouldn't be buried in an obscure corner of their website. I expect their Customer Services team have just got it plain wrong.
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As has CathS, we fly regularly from Liverpool to Geneva and usually have at least on carry-on bag containing ski boots (a normal holdall or small wheelie case, not a boot bag). We've never had a problem and never been asked. This thread is a good example of the inconsistency which causes ....well, threads like this 
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If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within your normal standard hold baggage allowance, within your standard hand baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option.
Taken from EasyJet website today
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