Easyjet hand luggage, GPU allowed ?

Dicehunter · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:49

So I'm visiting my brother who lives in Europe, I bought a 780 Ti for him for his birthday and I'm going to be taking it with me but I don't want to put it in the hold luggage as I've seen with my own eyes how the baggage handlers throw the cases around.

I don't want to get to the airport, Go through the security gate and have the security make up a rule on the spot which has happened many times before with John Lennon airport, I know as I use to work there handling complaints.

The email I got back after asking them was like it was written by a child and I couldn't understand a word of it.

So in short, Has anyone taken a computer component in their hand luggage ?

jamoor · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:50

you should be ok, you can take entire laptops onboard so a component shouldn't be an issue.

kefan77 · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:51

I've transported boxed GPU on Ryanair flight from Europe to UK in handluggage, so should be ok in the opposite direction and with Easy too.

rodenal · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:52

Take my laptop all the time which is a non issue so don't see why this would be. They might ask you to put it in a separate tray, that's about as difficult as it should get

chriscubed · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:52

Could you use it as a weapon? I can't see why else it would be stopped, people take whole laptops through, why would one component be any different?

Can you paste the email you got back?

Dicehunter · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:53

jamoor said:
you should be ok, you can take entire laptops onboard so a component shouldn't be an issue.

True but last time I went over I had a pack of RAM in my bag and they wanted to take it off me for "Security reasons" I demanded to see the exact rule and made a complete show of the big fat greasy security guy trying to rob me, I got the ram through in the end.

chriscubed said:
Could you use it as a weapon? I can't see why else it would be stopped, people take whole laptops through, why would one component be any different?

Can you paste the email you got back?

Sorry dude but the email has got a lot of personal info on it and I really can't be bothered going into paint and editing it out

kefan77 said:
I've transported boxed GPU on Ryanair flight from Europe to UK in handluggage, so should be ok in the opposite direction and with Easy too.

Sounds good thanks bud

rodenal said:
Take my laptop all the time which is a non issue so don't see why this would be. They might ask you to put it in a separate tray, that's about as difficult as it should get

Hope so

dannyjo22 · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:59

Dicehunter said:
I demanded to see the exact rule and made a complete show of the big fat greasy security guy trying to rob me, I got the ram through in the end.

You are lucky you got on your flight.

The reason they won't want to give you a definitive answer in an email is the rules change daily and they are not in control of what you can and cannot take through security.

Security could well take it off you and then you would come back to them.

Rroff · 28 Feb 2014 at 21:07

I used to attend some LAN/tournies in the US and took various components in hand luggage without any issues (protip: don't take a fallout alarm clock in hand luggage that looks like a bomb as one person I know did - or rather tried to do :|).

Efour · 28 Feb 2014 at 21:16

strap 2 blocks of marzipan to it and scream allah ackbar lots as you walk through the scanners.

Aedus · 28 Feb 2014 at 22:02

If in doubt, call the Airline.

Also take the email you got from them with you. or call them, and ask them to send you another email confirming it.

austinpowers · 28 Feb 2014 at 23:31

Depends on the airport, i flew to Glasgow recently with an sma crimp tool, Gatwick let me on with it in my hand luggage, coming back Glasgow wouldn't let me on the flight with it!

Dicehunter · 1 Mar 2014 at 01:05

Efour said:
strap 2 blocks of marzipan to it and scream allah ackbar lots as you walk through the scanners.

Good idea but somehow I think I'll pass

Efour · 1 Mar 2014 at 09:25

actually serious question from me

i wouldnt mind brining my motherboard
gpu
ram
cpu
few HDDs
and SSD
on a flight as hand luggage Thats gonna weigh a fair bit i guess but no different to just the GPU? or will they wanna start scanning Hard drives for pron etc ?

WalderX · 1 Mar 2014 at 10:43

Dicehunter said:
So I'm visiting my brother who lives in Europe, I bought a 780 Ti for him for his birthday

can you be my brother??

Hehe

phil675 · 1 Mar 2014 at 11:54

Perhaps posting it with super spongey shock absorbing packaging and a nice courier would be a better option?

Craig321 · 1 Mar 2014 at 14:54

Aedus said:
If in doubt, call the Airline.

Also take the email you got from them with you. or call them, and ask them to send you another email confirming it.

Can you imagine the call though? I doubt they'd know what a GPU is and they'd probably end up saying now purely because they have not idea what you're talking about.

swillsy · 1 Mar 2014 at 18:45

Should be fine with a 780 buddy!

Don't try taking a titan through though - bum search time.

Flukester · 2 Mar 2014 at 07:57

Lol at op, seriously I don't know how some people get through life

Turambar · 2 Mar 2014 at 08:03

It's airport security you need to worry about, not the airline. I took a PS4 as hand luggage recently no problem. All bets are off if the person checking your bag is a complete tool.

NotAGolf · 3 Mar 2014 at 09:15

Make sure you double check the size of your bag against the sizes allowed on their website. I'm not sure when it was introduced, but I flew with them over the weekend and now you have to use a smaller bag (50 x 40 x 20cm) to be GUARANTEED a space in the cabin. You can use a larger bag (56 x 45 x 25cm) and still take it in the cabin, but they say if it's full it might end up going in the hold.

My mates had a larger sized bag and there was no room for it in the overhead lockers but they still got away with putting it under their seats, but you may not be so lucky!