Is it true that it is forbidden to carry fruit in hand luggage in baskets from Sweden?

Although some bloggers and online "guides" write a lot about how you cannot bring baskets of fruit from Sweden on one airline or another, in reality carrying baskets in hand luggage or checked baggage is not prohibited. The thing is that many bloggers do not delve into the essence of such "prohibitions" and provide not entirely reliable or incomplete information on the topic, and most likely even simply do not have reliable information. The truth is that in themselves neither baskets nor fruit pose any danger for transport on an airplane, and accordingly are not among the prohibited items, and are permitted for transport on airplanes both in hand luggage and in checked baggage. That is, in fact, in the rules of airlines and airports there is no such prohibition on carrying baskets of fruit either in hand luggage or in checked baggage.

But to be fair, there is a small grain of truth in what bloggers write and travelers say in reviews. The thing is that many airlines, especially those working with tour operators and operating charter flights with package tourists, allow carrying, in addition to the official allowance for hand luggage and checked baggage, also a "fruit basket," which did not have to be paid for additionally. That is, this is a kind of "bonus" that is allowed mainly on charter flights for Russian package tourists. However, in recent years some airlines have begun to prohibit carrying this additional basket, or to allow it only for a fee, as a full-fledged additional piece of hand luggage. This is apparently where the myth came from that baskets of fruit were banned from being carried in hand luggage.

That is, in fact, it turns out: you can carry baskets of fruit in hand luggage or checked baggage on an airplane, and there is no prohibition on this, if your basket complies with the airline's norms and specifically your ticket. Here it is worth noting that airline norms for weight, size, and number of pieces may differ across different airlines, different flights, and different airfare tariffs, so this must be clarified before each specific flight in the itinerary receipt for the flight, on the airline's website, or with the tour operator. If you want to carry a basket in addition to hand luggage and this is not allowed by the rules on a specific flight, then you will have to pay for it.

Just in case, let us also add that there is another myth according to which fruit can be carried on an airplane only in baskets. This is also incorrect information, and there are no rules on this matter. That is, you can carry fruit in any container, suitcase, backpack, bag, handbag, etc., as long as its weight and dimensions comply with the norms for carriage by size and weight.

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