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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 20:04

No worries shellly, please you had an easy trip.:)

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 19:04

I'll be checking on that website before we leave to come back to Dubai! Last time I went through a UK airport I had to taste both the bottles I had with me ready made up, and when I had four cartons of ready-to-drink formula a couple of months ago I had to open and taste two and then obviously chuck them away as we didn't need them for three hours. I totally get that security comes first but seriously, there are indeed some jobsworths out there. I've seen some of them in action when I worked in the airlines... I truly believe for some of these people its a complete power trip and they are just being a.n.a.l. Definitely get a print out of it from the website and take it along with you! Or let me know and I'll fwd you the info that malibumandy sent me ;) <em>edited by shellly on 20/08/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 18:46

I'll be checking on that website before we leave to come back to Dubai! Last time I went through a UK airport I had to taste both the bottles I had with me ready made up, and when I had four cartons of ready-to-drink formula a couple of months ago I had to open and taste two and then obviously chuck them away as we didn't need them for three hours. I totally get that security comes first but seriously, there are indeed some jobsworths out there.

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 16:15

Just an update should any other mums in the future have the same concerns I did. Flying out of Paris (CDG) was an absolute dream! They see you with an infant and it seems like they move heaven and earth for you, they cannot do enough for you. Going through security with all my baby food and formula cartons was too easy, they did not even bat an eyelid!! ;) Thanks for all your help malibumandy!! <em>edited by shellly on 20/08/2011</em>

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 30 July 2011 - 07:39

The uk is regulated by the Dft and I have their most up to date legislation from 3 weeks ago from work before I left for Dubai and what they asked you to do was totally ridiculous. Obviously some jobsworth who didn't know what they were doing. If anybody needs any info off the document for future travels have a look on the Dept for Transport website, should be on there if not I have a master copy on e-mail I can forward. Handy to have a printed out copy of A4 document in your bag....they can't question that! Hi malibumandy, can you please email it to me as well? shellly dot shellly at hotmail dot com (triple L's in shellly) Thanks heaps! ;)

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 29 July 2011 - 23:32

Could you send me a copy please? As we will be flying back out to Abu Dhabi in the next couple of months and now I have a 6month old who isn't even remotely weaned and relies on baby formula. ami.shahzad @ hotmail .co .uk Many thanks And yes we thought it was beyond stupidity as well what happened when our son was younger but thankfully we'd paid full child price for his seat to make sure he could sleep there and because we'd paid he got a child's meal included. We were offered to let him sit on our knee instead for a fraction of the price as he was under 2yrs/3yrs (whatever the age restriction was) but it didn't include any extras and we refused purely because of how long the flight was. Imagine if he had no milk AND no food!?

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 29 July 2011 - 22:58

Shahzadee, thats really bad, they had no right to make you do that. The uk is regulated by the Dft and I have their most up to date legislation from 3 weeks ago from work before I left for Dubai and what they asked you to do was totally ridiculous. Obviously some jobsworth who didn't know what they were doing. If anybody needs any info off the document for future travels have a look on the Dept for Transport website, should be on there if not I have a master copy on e-mail I can forward. Handy to have a printed out copy of A4 document in your bag....they can't question that!

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 29 July 2011 - 20:12

Thanks everyone ;) Seems I'll go fully loaded with extras, just in case ;)

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 28 July 2011 - 09:20

That's really wierd. I am French and go back home every year. I've flown out of CDG 3 times already with my LO and never have I been asked to sample formula, milk or solids. I've taken dry formula in little forumla containers along with baby bottles that I sterilised and pre-filled with water (3 in my hand luggage just in case) and they just asked to take a look into my bag to see what the liquid was. I explained it was for the baby, who was in my arms. I've also taken home-made food in a little tupperware and that was fine too. Then when LO stopped drinking formula and moved on to fresh milk (3rd trip), I took sealed 200ML milk cartons and they were fine with that too - maybe because it was a French brand so they knew what it was? But seriously, a mother with a baby would carry what other than real formula/food for her baby?!!??

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 28 July 2011 - 02:13

Sorry I meant to say that the rumour you heard about opening half the food is nonsense. They can ask you to sample baby food, ie solids for them but that is still pretty rare. Formula and milk is fine. I wonder what they were playing at when we took our son from UK to Abu Dhabi and packed a carton of ready made milk for him to have a comfort bottle on the plane before he (hopefully) slept (he was only just 1yr old). They made us open it, pour it into the empty milk bottle and then made my husband drink some! We were livid because it was a 8hr flight and obviously the milk would now go off after 2hrs! Good luck with your flights hun x Have a nice time =)

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 22:06

They asked me to try 50 of the milk i was carrying. Take more than you need for the flight, so if you have to try some you will still have enough (a waste i know but at least you will have what you need)

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 21:34

Thanks for your help, malibumandy! :)

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 21:03

No worries, you should be ok if they are sealed but by law they can ask to sample up to 50% of the solid foods taken. Its a bit of a pain so maybe take some extras just in case. We've flown into quite a few european airports with babies and toddlers, and touch wood, to date I've only ever had to taste one.....it was disgusting! lol.

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 20:59

Thanks heaps for that! ;) Forgot to add, we'll also be taking solids on the flight (jars and pouches) so should I allow some extra in case they do ask me to sample the solids?

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 20:39

Sorry I meant to say that the rumour you heard about opening half the food is nonsense. They can ask you to sample baby food, ie solids for them but that is still pretty rare. Formula and milk is fine.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 20:37

Hi, I used to work in UK aviation and can guarantee you that the rules state you can take as much formula with you as you need as long as it is all sealed and that the baby is travelling with you. This includes all powdered milk, ready made formula and powdered milk. This can be carrried in you hand baggage and your hold baggage. I'm pretty sure the french ruling is the same as our department for transport regs. Don't worry you'll be fine have a nice time in Paris.

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 20:27

Hi Mum's, It seems there's different rules etc with each country regarding traveling with ready made formula cartons, eg: flying out of Australia with the ready made formula cartons is all very smooth, easy and hassle free. Then I've heard that flying out of the UK is not so hassle free and they make you open half of what you are carrying, which we all know the half you have to open may as well then be thrown out. So from your experience what is it like flying out of Paris (CDG)? Will they make me open half of what I'm carrying? Or will they be ok with it? Any personal experiences flying out of CDG? Thanks!

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