Crackers not allowed on planes
If you are taking a holiday this Christmas and want to bring some British Christmas crackers along –think again. Airports have banned crackers in hand-luggage due to security reasons.
Stansted airport has said that crackers may include dangerous items ad could scare passengers if they go bang.
A spokesman said: “We won’t allow them in hand luggage, basically because we can’t see what’s inside - we would have to take them apart and that would defeat the object.
“And most airlines don’t want crackers in packed luggage. A bang from a cracker could cause alarm on a plane. Our message is don’t bring Christmas crackers if you’re flying over the holiday period.”
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