As Brits welcome the summer, one thing for certain is that holidays are on the agenda, with many people eagerly anticipating a trip away.
No matter how excited you are to jet off on holiday, the first thing to do is get yourself ready to fly.
This means you must follow rules and regulations at airports and on flights before travelling.
It’s a good idea to avoid stocking up on alcohol at an airport duty-free shop until you’ve checked what your airline’s policy on this is.
Here’s everything you need to know about what some of the UK’s most commonly used airlines say about booze.
Ryanair
Passengers on Ryanair flights are permitted to have duty-free alcohol on board, but they’re not able to drink it during a flight.
The budget airline has enforced a new ban on some duty-free items for anyone flying from the UK to Ibiza, Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife South.
Passengers en route to Spain were told in an email: “In order to prioritise the comfort and safety of all passengers, Ryanair will implement the following restrictions on your upcoming flight to Spain.
“Customers will not be allowed to carry alcohol on board and all cabin baggage will be searched at the boarding gates.
“Any alcohol purchased in airport shops or elsewhere must be packed carefully in a suitable item of cabin baggage, which will be tagged at the gate and then placed in the aircraft hold free of charge if you have purchased priority boarding or have a small piece of hand luggage.
“If the bag is unsuitable for placing in the hold (e.g. plastic bag), then customers will be required to dispose of the alcohol in the bins provided. Boarding gates will be carefully monitored and customers showing any signs of anti-social behaviour or attempting to conceal alcohol will be denied travel without refund or compensation.”
The ban came after 15 people were removed from a Ryanair plane at Manchester Airport in April for being drunk, causing a five-hour delay.
If people are found concealing alcohol or bringing it on board, they will be removed from the flight with no refund or compensation.
EasyJet
EasyJet says: “You can bring alcohol bought in the airside departure lounge into the cabin as long as it’s unopened. Alcohol must be lower than 70 per cent alcohol by volume and packed either in an airport shopping bag or in your cabin bag.
“It’s strictly forbidden to drink any alcohol that has not been purchased on board the aircraft, and those found consuming their own alcohol may face prosecution.”
The airline on July 10 cancelled 1,700 summer flights from Gatwick Airport, ruining the thousands’ travel plans.
It had been suggested that this was due to pilot or crew shortages.
However, an easyJet representative said: “The whole industry is seeing challenging conditions this summer with more constrained air space due to the war in Ukraine resulting in unprecedented ATC [air traffic control] delays, as well as further potential ATC strike action.
“We have therefore made some pre-emptive adjustments to our programme consolidating a small number of flights at Gatwick, where we have multiple daily frequencies, in order to help mitigate these external challenges on the day of travel for our customers.
“We continue to operate around over 90,000 flights over this period.”
Jet2
Jet2 does not allow anyone to bring alcohol on board with the purpose of drinking it.
In addition, drinks with more than 24 per cent, but not more than 70 per cent alcohol by volume, have to be stored in sealed duty-free bags and be no more than five litres per person.
Tui
Tui permits alcohol in carry-on baggage and checked-in hold baggage as long as it does not have more than 70 per cent alcohol by volume.
It should be in original packaging with a maximum amount of five litres per person.
However, you cannot drink alcohol onboard Tui flights as they must be in sealed security bags given at a duty-free checkout.
British Airways
British Airways passengers are in luck, as there’s no limit on the number of alcoholic beverages you can travel with, providing their alcohol volumes are below 24 per cent.
You can bring up to five litres of alcohol with you, with an alcohol volume between 24 per cent and 70 per cent. These can be in your cabin bag if you purchased it in the airport duty-free shop, or you can pack in your checked baggage.
