Air Canada - Restrictions on baggage

[Skyler White]

Hi

Had a travel related question and was wondering if anyone can throw some light!!

Are we allowed to carry food items i.e., ready to eat meals or cup noodles etc. on an Air Canada flight??

As per their website it isn't allowed but is it still worth a try? Would be great if anyone can share their practical experience.

Thanks

 

[CDNPR2014]

Hi

Had a travel related question and was wondering if anyone can throw some light!!

Are we allowed to carry food items i.e., ready to eat meals or cup noodles etc. on an Air Canada flight??

As per their website it isn't allowed but is it still worth a try? Would be great if anyone can share their practical experience.

Thanks

i don't think the issue is whether it's allowed on the flight. i would think the issue is whether or not you can get it through security at the airport. they may not allow certain foods, if they contain liquid. usually dry items are ok.

really though, if you want food on the plane, then bring it. the worst that happens is they ask you to throw it away. they aren't going to refuse you a seat on the plane if you bring food with you, they ask you to throw it away and you comply with their requests. they can refuse your seat if you start arguing with them and disrespect the rules. whilie i haven't flown air canada specifically, i've never had issues bringing food on a plane.

 

[next2015]

Hi

Had a travel related question and was wondering if anyone can throw some light!!

Are we allowed to carry food items i.e., ready to eat meals or cup noodles etc. on an Air Canada flight??

As per their website it isn't allowed but is it still worth a try? Would be great if anyone can share their practical experience.

Thanks

Food on the aircraft or food into Canada? if its on the aircraft, fine, especially for a young one. Personally, I have carried a bottle of juice and some cookies for my kid on Air Canada, didn't have any problems.

If its food into Canada, only limited categories are admissible. It is the law, and it specifies the items that are inadmissible into the country.

Some of the admissible categories: spices, cookies, etc.; but no meats (not even canned), no vegetables etc. Visit this link for more info: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html

Should you choose to bring any food items INTO the country, packed/processed or not, make sure you declare them; otherwise if they're found and are undeclared you may part with a few thousand dollars in fines, and a record on your file, which will prompt a CBSA inspection of your bags every time your entering the country.

Good luck.

 

[Navprateek]

Hi

Had a travel related question and was wondering if anyone can throw some light!!

Are we allowed to carry food items i.e., ready to eat meals or cup noodles etc. on an Air Canada flight??

As per their website it isn't allowed but is it still worth a try? Would be great if anyone can share their practical experience.

Thanks

According to my knowledge you can bring cooked meals with you. You can place them in your handbag as long as it's fully cooked. (you are not allowed to bring any sort of seeds, fruits though).I have taken cooked meals and sweets couple of of times and no one ever asked me anything. Though items were in my big bags not in my hand bag. But I have friends who have bought one time cooked meals in their hand bags as well. Hope it helps!

 

[Bs65]

Hi

Had a travel related question and was wondering if anyone can throw some light!!

Are we allowed to carry food items i.e., ready to eat meals or cup noodles etc. on an Air Canada flight??

As per their website it isn't allowed but is it still worth a try? Would be great if anyone can share their practical experience.

Thanks

why not just pack them in checked luggage and declare on arrival which for sure you must do for any food. Unless of course planning to eat in flight I assume cold ? As another poster has said if in carry on you could get caught out by the liquid rules or at the very least further inspection.

Then again why bother unless dietary requirement given Canada does have plenty of food choices available from a variety of countries.

 

[zardoz]

Any food/drinks that you obtain "airside" (other than duty free alcohol) should be OK for consumption on the aircraft. This does not mean that they will be acceptable at Canadian Customs however.

 

[jc94]

Where on the AC website does it say not allowed? If you can get it through security or pick it up post security you can get it onto the plane. Alcohol from duty free being the exemption.

I've never taken hot food on, but I've taken sandwiches and always have a bottle of water without issues.

The only place I've seen objections to eating your own food is in a MLL.

You can get most basic food through customs but read the card carefully, fruit and veg are excluded for example along with the obvious ones (meat/fish) for example.

But again, I've declared "I have an apple" many times without issues. I think it's just US customs that list "food" though again "Mars bar" is fine. Australia/NZ are the only ones that really don't like anything edible going through, in my experience.

 

[Rob_TO]

you are not allowed to bring any sort of seeds, fruits though).

Yes you can. You are allowed to bring any food you want onto an aircraft.

Its just after you land, you are restricted as to what you can bring into the country you're visiting. This is where the fruits, meats, etc restriction comes in.

 

[Bs65]

Ultimately if you can take through security clearance onto plane then fine. If you expect air crew to for example heat anything beyond a babys milk bottle forget it even that is not guaranteed . If you open up a big picnic at your seat i would expect you may draw attention of air crew, just may given do not forget they will not be happy to take your personal food garbage off you.

If you are transiting another airport before Canada there is obviously no guarantee a different country will allow the food to continue journey much like the liquid rules in transit, even airside liquids purchased at point of origin if above limit would be confiscated at transit point.

Ultimately question still is unless have major dietary requirements for flight why bother given apart from brand variations anything you can bring is probably available in some form in Canada. We i guess have all seen these TV programs where customs open up suitcases to find a months supply of noodles or fruit or other foodstuffs and you think why ?

Only rule though if have ANY food in carry on when landing in Canada declare it no matter how trivial it may seem.