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Two kilos over the limit can cost up to 70 euros depending on the airline, according to finanzen.net. So every travel season, somebody goes looking for a luggage scale app. The awkward answer first: your phone can't weigh a suitcase. It can guess at one, and honestly that's enough more often than...
Miriam Kohl
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Flying while pregnant rarely falls apart because of the bump. It falls apart because of paperwork. What decides things at check-in is your week of pregnancy and whether the certificate is in your carry-on. The medical side belongs to AOK and your doctor. This is the baggage half.
Tobias Weßling
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Around 914,000 passengers used reduced-mobility services at German airports in the first half of 2023, says the ADV airport association. Plenty of travellers still treat airport wheelchair assistance as a favour from the airline. It isn't.
Miriam Kohl
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A sealed duty free bag looks like a guarantee. It isn't, at least not everywhere. Carry duty free alcohol in hand luggage across a connecting flight and you can lose the bottle at the second security checkpoint, even though the shop sealed everything correctly at the till.
Lena Brandt
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A wedge of hard cheese from your holiday sails through security. The tub of cream cheese beside it goes in the bin before the scanner. Both are food in hand luggage, both look equally harmless, and the ingredient list has nothing to do with it. Consistency decides.
Lena Brandt
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A lighter on a plane and a vape in your backpack feel like two different checks at security. They're really the same check: can this thing catch fire on its own? If yes, it belongs on your body or in the cabin, never in a checked bag.
Miriam Kohl
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Short answer first: yes, you can bring most razors in your carry-on. A razor with a fixed blade, so a wet razor, a system razor, a disposable, and any electric shaver, is no problem on board. The one real ban is loose blades. More on that in a second.
Miriam Kohl
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Flying with your e-bike this summer? Or packing the cordless drill for a job abroad? Sooner or later you hit the same question: what can a lithium battery on a plane actually do these days? The honest answer is a bit annoying, because it depends entirely on which battery you mean. An e-bike pack...
Miriam Kohl
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Quick answer: Yes, you can bring deodorant in your carry-on. Sprays, roll-ons, and creams need to be in containers of 100 ml (3.4 oz) or less, packed inside your clear 1-liter liquids bag. Solid deodorant sticks have zero restrictions and can go straight into your bag with no size limit. The...
Lena Brandt
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"Skis fly for free, right?" I've heard that line at Munich airport more times than I can count. Usually from someone who just got a nasty surprise at the check-in desk. Whether your ski baggage on a plane is free or suddenly costs 105 euros extra comes down to two things: your airline and your...
Miriam Kohl
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I watched someone lose a half-empty bottle of Chanel No. 5 at Frankfurt airport security last week. She'd had it for years. Didn't matter. The bottle said 200 ml on the label, so it went straight into the bin.
Tobias Weßling
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According to a Radical Storage survey, 71.7% of travelers come home with clothes they never wore. I've done it. You probably have too. Here are 15 suitcase packing tips that actually work.
Miriam Kohl
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