Did airlines really ban carrying fruits in hand luggage in baskets from Slovenia?

Despite the fact that some bloggers and supposedly "travel guides" on the internet have recently written a lot about the ban on carrying baskets of fruit from Slovenia by one airline or another, in reality, carrying baskets in hand luggage and baggage on a plane is not prohibited. The reason is that most such sources do not delve into the essence of such "bans" and provide not entirely reliable or incomplete information, or perhaps simply do not have reliable information. The essence is that neither baskets nor fruits pose any danger for transportation, and accordingly are not among prohibited items, and are allowed without problems for transportation on airplanes both in hand luggage and in baggage. That is, in fact, in the norms of airlines and airports, there is no such ban on carrying baskets of fruit either in hand luggage or in baggage.

But to be fair, there is some truth in what bloggers and tourists say in reviews. The thing is that some airlines, especially those working with tour operators and operating charter flights on package tours, allow or allowed taking on board, in addition to the usual norm of hand luggage and baggage, a basket of fruit that does not require additional payment. That is, this is a kind of "bonus" that works mainly on charter flights for Russian package tourists. However, in recent years, some airlines have started to prohibit the carriage of this additional basket, or allow it only for a fee, as a full additional piece of hand luggage. Hence, apparently, the myth was born that baskets of fruit were banned from being carried in hand luggage.

So, in the end, let's repeat: carrying baskets of fruit is allowed, and there is no ban on this, if, of course, your basket complies with the airline's norms and specifically your ticket. Here it is worth noting that the norms for carrying baggage and hand luggage by weight, size, and number of pieces may differ between different airlines, on different flights, and various airfare tariffs, so this needs to 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's also add that there is another misconception that fruits can only be carried on a plane in baskets. This is also incorrect information, and there are no rules on this. That is, you can carry fruits in any container, suitcase, backpack, bag, etc., as long as its weight and dimensions comply with the norms for carriage by size and weight.

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