How to fly with eggs????

[tammyd57]

Yeah, I found out a long time ago that you almost always get a different answer on the phone than you will in person.
People hate to look you in the eye and say "no".

 

[CarrieW]

I fly from Durango CO to LAX all the time. Actually going again tomorrow, and I'm taking eggs with me. I've done it 4 times in the last year, and will post again tomorrow when I get to CA and tell you if I did it again. I've never had a problem.

 

[Tdub4chiks]

Bribe them with fresh eggs...lol

 

[wolftracks]

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What airlines are you flying? That could make a difference I guess.

 

[eggbuster]

If you can't carry them on, use a cooler as a suitcase. Pad well with your clothes. They may not be good for hatching but they will not be scrambled. Just duct tape the lid shut.

 

[Whimsy]

Well I can try I guess all I would be out is eggs right.

 

[CarrieW]

I am flying US Airways.

 

[Charlene]

This is a typical example of how the rules are arbitrarily enforced, and how the TSA people dont' really have any imagination. And so terrorists could get stuff on board if they wanted to. They let me bring cans of salmon (like canned tuna) in my carry on. Come on guys! Wake up! Now I know how to smuggle my explosives on board. Jeez.

 

[lacasitarojafarm]

Weird I was wondering the same thing as I am going to visit family in Florida and wanted to bring them fresh eggs. We are flying American Airlines.

 

[Rozzie]

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Don't duct tape the lid shut. They will almost certainly cut it open to search it then. That's a red flag. If you lock luggage, then the same thing happens. They'll cut the lock and search.

Instead, buy a couple of luggage straps & strap the cooler closed.

This works well. I've brought quite a few glass bottles & jars of food items home from other countries before. I just use a hard sided cooler on wheels. This way, they are less likely to throw it around. You want it heavy enough that it's awkward to lift very far. They'll stack other luggage on top of it, but that's okay if you use a STURDY cooler.

I have yet to have a jar or bottle broken using this method.

For eggs, I would use standard styrofoam egg cartons (they seem more secure) and then lay a piece of bubble wrap inside the lid so that it will be a "tighter" fit. Wrap each in a piece of bubblewrap. Stack neatly in the cooler. Put clothes in ziploc bags (gallon sized?) and put them around the eggs to stabilize and fill empty space. You want to ease the search job so they are less likely to get broken.

Use magic marker to write your name and address directly on the outside AND inside of the cooler. Lay a sheet of paper on top inside the cooler stating the contents of the cooler. They may spend less time searching (or may not...)

I would even risk carrying hatching eggs this way.