Is it true that airlines banned carrying fruits in hand luggage in a basket from Tajikistan?

Contrary to what some bloggers and "guides" have recently been writing a lot about the ban on carrying baskets of fruits from Tajikistan by one or another airline, in fact, carrying a basket of fruits in hand luggage is not prohibited. The reason is that most of such sources do not deeply understand the essence of such "bans" and provide not entirely reliable or incomplete information on this matter, or perhaps they simply do not have reliable information. And the essence is that baskets and fruits themselves do not pose a danger for transportation, and therefore are not among the prohibited items, and are allowed for transportation on airplanes both in hand luggage and in checked baggage. That is, in fact, in the norms of airlines and airports, there is no ban on carrying baskets of fruits either in hand luggage or in checked baggage.

However, there is some truth in what bloggers and travelers write in reviews. The fact is that some airlines, mainly those working with tour operators and performing charter flights on tours, allow taking on board, in addition to the usual norm of hand luggage and baggage, also a basket of fruits, which did not have to be paid extra. 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 begun to prohibit carrying 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 fruits were banned from being carried in hand luggage.

So, in fact, it turns out: you can carry a "fruit basket" in hand luggage or checked baggage on an airplane, and there is no ban on this, unless, of course, your basket meets the airline's norms and specifically for your ticket. Here it is worth paying attention to the fact that the norms for carrying baggage and hand luggage by weight, size and number of pieces may differ in different airlines, on different flights and different fare types, so this should be clarified before each specific flight in the route 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, you will have to pay for it.

Just in case, we will also add that there is another myth that fruits can be carried on an airplane only in a basket. This is also incorrect information, and there are no rules on this matter. That is, you can carry fruits in any container, suitcase, backpack, bag, sack, etc., as long as its weight and dimensions meet the norms for carrying by size and weight.

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