Travelling with easyJet

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Hi everyone,

I'm type 1 podder with libre sensor and I'm going to be flying with easyJet in January. I haven't used easyJet before and I haven't paid for extra luggage as I'm only going for 3 nights but I didn't think about all the extra diabetic stuff I'm gonna need to take as I have had a few problems with knocking off my pod and libre with clothing ect.. anyway I read on a very old post that you can take a small bag with all your medications as extra hand luggage free of charge?!

Is this true had anyone done this or am I going to have to sacrifice a pair of shoes or extra jumper to fit it all in the tiny case they allow as hand luggage ?

Please someone help as I have tried easyJets website and its terrible plus I booked the holiday through Groupon.
 
sara81 said:
anyway I read on a very old post that you can take a small bag with all your medications as extra hand luggage free of charge?!
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I think it varies by airline. Judging by https://www.easyjet.com/en/help/boarding-and-flying/medicine-medical-conditions-and-equipment easyJet isn't one that allows that:

Portable medical equipment can be brought on board in addition to your cabin bag allowance. Portable medical devices must be no larger than 56 x 45 x 25 cm, otherwise they will have to travel in the hold.​
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Common medical devices that can be brought on board include:​
  • CPAP machines
  • Nebulisers
  • TENS machines
  • Portable dialysis machines
If you need to bring several medical devices or a large piece of medical equipment, please contact our Special Assistance team at least 48 hours before your flight so that they can advise you.​

So you might try asking them and maybe you'd be lucky.
 
sara81 said:
Hi everyone,

I'm type 1 podder with libre sensor and I'm going to be flying with easyJet in January. I haven't used easyJet before and I haven't paid for extra luggage as I'm only going for 3 nights but I didn't think about all the extra diabetic stuff I'm gonna need to take as I have had a few problems with knocking off my pod and libre with clothing ect.. anyway I read on a very old post that you can take a small bag with all your medications as extra hand luggage free of charge?!

Is this true had anyone done this or am I going to have to sacrifice a pair of shoes or extra jumper to fit it all in the tiny case they allow as hand luggage ?

Please someone help as I have tried easyJets website and its terrible plus I booked the holiday through Groupon.
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I looked into this a while ago when we were flying with Easyjet, and I’m afraid I can’t find any of the links, but what I remember is this,
Yes you can take an extra medical bag.
BUT You need a Doctor's letter, listing every item you need.
Seemed to me that they were making it as hard as possible, so in the end, I sacrificed the extra pair of shoes.
This is from their Ts and Cs, with some relevant wording,
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Robin said:
I looked into this a while ago when we were flying with Easyjet, and I’m afraid I can’t find any of the links, but what I remember is this,
Yes you can take an extra medical bag.
BUT You need a Doctor's letter, listing every item you need.
Seemed to me that they were making it as hard as possible, so in the end, I sacrificed the extra pair of shoes.
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Ah, you're right. The page I found didn't seem to include a link to that, but there's a general (rather useful) page here which does: https://www.t1resources.uk/resource...ional-luggage-allowance-for-medical-supplies/
 
Thanks for the replies, Bruce that's the only infor i could find too, I'm just wondering if they will class libres and pods as medical equipment .
I have tried to contact them but it seems the only way is through the messenger which I have a feeling is a bot as I just kept getting the same answers .

Think Robin is right and the shoes will have to stay home .

If I can find an email address I will email with my queries as I suppose it's always worth a try .
 
I just make sure I get a duty free bag and stuff that full of things I need on the plane, plus anything else I haven't put back in my rucksack, and carry that on as well as my rucksack.
As well as stuffing my pockets if I need to.
No one has ever queried anything.
 
sara81 said:
Bruce this is a fantastic find I've screenshot and bookmarked the page looks like my shoes will be coming after all
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You've still got to jump through the hoops, though, Bruce's link sends you to the page I screenshotted, which states the requirement for a doctors letter. If you’ve got a helpful GP who doesn’t charge too much (or preferably a DSN who may do a letter free of charge) you may be OK. (You should travel with a doctors letter stating the need for insulin and sharps in any case, Ive never been asked for mine, but some folk on here have been)
I have resorted to @travellor 's method of large pockets in the past, too!
 
Robin said:
You've still got to jump through the hoops, though, Bruce's link sends you to the page I screenshotted, which states the requirement for a doctors letter. If you’ve got a helpful GP who doesn’t charge too much (or preferably a DSN who may do a letter free of charge) you may be OK. (You should travel with a doctors letter stating the need for insulin and sharps in any case, Ive never been asked for mine, but some folk on here have been)
I have resorted to @travellor 's method of large pockets in the past, too!
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I always layer up as well.
I travel with just a small rucksack, with a few t shirts, spare shorts or jeans, tablet and travel adapter, and a few other essentials.
So fleece, coat/waterproof, hat, always get worn or carried on as well.
 
Robin, thanks I will give my dsn a call I'm lucky she is lovely and will hopefully do the letter free of charge as my GP is useless unfortunately I lost all faith in my GP when she missed the obvious signs of diabetes and told me I had a viral infection. Luckily the local pharmacy did me a test and sent me straight to A+E as my BS where so high the machine couldn't read it.
 
travellor said:
I always layer up as well.
I travel with just a small rucksack, with a few t shirts, spare shorts or jeans, tablet and travel adapter, and a few other essentials.
So fleece, coat/waterproof, hat, always get worn or carried on as well.
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I'm going to Amsterdam in January so I'll definitely be layering up
 
Hi @sara81 I’ve flown with EasyJet a few times and have taken a medical bag as an extra hand-luggage item. I read that I could on their website but emailed them to confirm. I just told any staff who asked that it was a permitted extra medical bag and I had no issues. I also took my diabetes letter as I always do, and made sure to actively tell Security that I had diabetes, was wearing a pump, carrying insulin and medical equipment, etc.

Have a great trip 🙂
 
sara81 said:
It will be my first time going for the light festival it's supposed to be amazing
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I remember it as amazing even without the light festival. I lived for about a year in Utrecht (which, like everywhere in the Netherlands, is close to Amsterdam), but that was back in the 1990s. The winter I was there the canals froze over so there was some excitement because of that (it only happened every few years).
 
I have travelled with EasyJet many times but always been able to include my diabetes stuff in my hand luggage without the need for an extra medical bag. Even in January, I travel light and easily have space for everything for 3 days in a wheelie. I am currently in London for 3 days on a work trip and have everything in my work backpack including my laptop.
With security, I only tell them I have diabetes stuff if they ask me to go through the body scanner. Needles, etc. are too small to be seen but I wouldn't risk my pump. If there is no body scanner, I see no reason to share personal medical information with a stranger.
Don't forget to take insulin pens and spare insulin. I appreciate OmniPods are fully self contained but you could lose your PDM or suddenly have a reaction to the OmniPod glue.
 
Hi, I have just come back from a week away using Easyjet as my airline. I had no issues with them and had both a cabin bag and a crossbody bag with diabetes gear in.
 
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