I' flying to Europe soon, and want to know if I can take a sandwich from home in my purse to eat on the flight? I checked the airline's website and didn't see anything mentioned about this. Also, can I take a baggie of dried apple slices and/or a baggie of pecan halves? Flying around inside the US this wouldn't be a problem, but now...and going to Europe, I don't know? Anyone know?

Getting on a plane to Europe is no different than getting on a plane to somewhere in the US. You have to show a passport at checkin, but that's it.

At most gateway airports / US airlines, the international flights depart from the same terminal & gates as domestic flights.

I think the question being asked here is one of transporting food products across international borders. I think as long as you finish your food before you land and don't take any of the food or scraps or wrappings with you when you get off the plane, you wouldn't be taking food to another country. Dispose of the trash when the flight attendant comes along to collect the other trash. It should be fine.

First, the OP asks about food to be eaten on the plane, so J62 has already answered it.

But just in case the OP can't finish everything, or want to bring the airline food with her... Don't worry. At all Western Europe airports I've flown into, you don't need to declare any food, and customs mean walking out the green door. No check, no questions asked, no nothing.

So, feel free to bring whatever food items you want into Europe. From the practical stand point, you won't have any problem.

While it's true that one needs not to declare any food and most likely walk through the Green door without being hassled in Europe, it's quite possible to get in trouble when bringing meat, dairy products which are strickly prohibited. For example, UK Customs has the following rule:

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Meat, food and plants


There are special rules on bringing in meat, most food products and plants into the UK. These rules are essential to reduce the risk of animal and plant diseases and to protect the environment.

Meat, milk and other animal products (such as fish, eggs and honey) from outside the EU are banned completely from entering the UK.</i>

btw, just because one chooses to walk through the Green door, it doesn't mean there is no chance of being stopped and searched. They watch arriving passengers on tv monitors and if for whatever reason they decide they want to search somebody they do station a customs agent behind the Green Door to intercept the possible violator. I have seen it done numerous times in London, especially with flights coming in from AMS...

Ok. Thanks, everyone. That's what I wanted to know.

I remember last year flying to Australia with a mango in my carryon bag. I ate the mango just before landing in Perth, but the dog could still smell it in the bag. They checked everything I had very carefully. I was delayed about 20 minutes.

But every airline that I can think of is still providing two meals across the Atlantic. So don't pack to much food.

Annie60,

I used to do the same and sometimes i bought drinks and sandwich from outside with me to fly with but i saw in TSA website tonight it stated clearly that any passenger CANNOT BRING FOODS OR DRINKS BEFORE SECURITY CHECK POINT BUT AFTER SECURITY CHECK POINT, YES YOU CAN BUY FOODS OR DRINKS TO BRING INSIDE THE PLANE. Hope you could go to TSA website and check at it. Once you are in Europe, you can bring any foods or drink if you intend travelling around Europe..No problema!!!

&quot;CANNOT BRING FOODS OR DRINKS BEFORE SECURITY CHECK POINT BUT AFTER SECURITY CHECK POINT, YES YOU CAN BUY FOODS OR DRINKS TO BRING INSIDE THE PLANE.&quot;???

I'm not sure where you see reference to FOODS being forbidden anywhere. I've flown a couple of times in just the last month alone and every time I've brought food with me from home in my carryon. This has included sandwiches, snack bars, fruit, and nuts, and chocolate. No dried apple slices or pecan halves, but this is the first I've heard any reference to foods being forbidden.

Liquids are one thing, but in my experience FOODS are completely allowed.