Preparing for holidays can be stressful and things don't appear to be getting any less so with the news that some people have been told to bring proof of a health condition to fly with medication. The rules are being questioned by both charities and GPs as some medicines solely require a prescription.
Despite this, some Ryanair passengers have said that they have been asked to bring a letter from their GP to carry medicine onto a flight. Cheryl Gowar, senior policy and research manager at the National AIDS Trust, argues that these policies could lead to uncomfortable questioning.
She said: “The airline’s guidelines could make someone feel forced to talk about their HIV status just to bring their medication onto a flight." She says that it adds anxiety to the already stressful flying process for some, report the Mirror.
