Security & Travel Advice
SECURITY & TRAVEL ADVICE
Before you arrive at Humberside Airport, make sure you have a valid passport (and visa where necessary) for your trip.
Many authorities require a passport that’s valid for at least six months from the time you fly. If you need help and advice, visit the UK Passport website.
On domestic flights, airlines now require to see appropriate photo identity. Please check with your airline about which forms of photo identity are acceptable.
Check-in Times
The Check-in at Humberside Airport opens in the morning at 04.30am for the 06.10am flight to Amsterdam. Please check your ticket or travel itinerary, or contact your airline for advice on further check-in times. Generally, check-in desks open 2-3 hours before the flight is due to depart.
At the airport
To ensure your journey is a smooth one, please ensure that you read the latest regulations about what you can and cannot take on board the aircraft.
Hand baggage
We would remind all passengers that each airline has their own policy regarding the amount of hand baggage allowed on their aircraft and we strongly recommend that information regarding this is sought directly from the Airline before travel.
** New Rules on the carriage of Electronic Items from 1 June 2024**
Electronic Items
The rules around the carriage of large electronic or electrical items change on 1 June 2024. Passengers should be aware that these may differ from airport to airport and country to country. You should check the rules at each and every airport you are due to fly from or through on your journey.
Under the new rules, at Humberside Airport large electronic/electrical items may be carried in either hold or hand baggage. However, battery operated items carried in hand baggage should be charged up and capable of being switched on.
Any electronic/electrical item larger than a mobile phone must continue to be removed from hand luggage at the Security Control Point and placed in a tray to be screened separately. This includes items such as Laptops, iPads, Hair Dryers/straighteners, travel irons/kettles, calculators etc.
** New Liquids Rules from 1 June 2024 **
Liquids, Medication and Baby Food
The rules around the carriage of liquids and Gels change on 1 June 2024. Passengers should be aware that these may differ from airport to airport and country to country. You should check the rules at each and every airport you are due to fly from or through on your journey.
Liquids include:
- all drinks, including water
- liquid or semi-liquid foods, for example soup, jam, honey and syrups
- cosmetics and toiletries, including creams, lotions, oils, perfumes, mascara and lip gloss
- sprays, including shaving foam, hairspray and spray deodorants
- pastes, including toothpaste
- gels, including hair and shower gel
- contact lens solution
- any other solutions and items of similar consistency
Small Liquids & Gels
Under the new rules, you can continue to take small liquids & gels, with a capacity of up to 100ml per container through security. These must continue to be carried in a single, clear, re-sealable plastic bag. A re-sealable freezer bag – approximately 20cm x 20cm or smaller with a 1Ltr capacity is about the right size and if you do not have one, just ask for one at our Information Desk or at Security. Contents must fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be sealed. The bag must not be knotted or tied at the top. You are still limited to 1 plastic bag per person, which you must show at the airport security point.
Exemptions:
Passengers may take containers larger than 100ml through security without restriction, if they:
- are for essential medical purposes
- are for special dietary requirements
- contain baby food or baby milk
Liquids of any size can still be checked into the hold, so passengers should ensure that excess quantities that exceed the limitations above are placed in their hold baggage.
Drinks and toiletries are available to purchase in the departure lounge if you need to. However, please check the rules at airports you will be travelling through, or from, during your trip to ensure that these are permitted.
At the airport:
- Present your liquids separately for security screening. Small liquids in a 20 x 20cm plastic bag must still be removed from cabin baggage and placed in your tray and be visible to security staff.
- Exceptionally, security staff may open bottles or containers for screening and solely for security reasons, some items may not be permitted for carriage.
Electronic cigarettes / Lighters:
You can only carry 1 lighter on-board which you should put inside a re-sealable plastic bag (like the one's used for your liquids). You must keep your lighter on you at all times throughout the flight.
You cannot:
- Put it in your hold luggage
- Put it in your hand luggage after screening
Electronic cigarettes (and their spare batteries) are only permitted as carry-on baggage (cabin) on all flights – they are no longer permitted in checked-in baggage (hold). Please note that any liquid refills for electronic cigarettes must be contained in a resealable plastic bag with a maximum carrying capacity of 1 litre.
Food & Powders:
Food Items & powders in your hand luggage can obstruct images on x-ray machines. Your bags may need to be checked again manually by security staff. You can put these items in your hold luggage to minimise delays.
Food stuffs may be carried in cabin baggage, however frozen foods or drinks are not be permitted.
In addition to the above containers larger than 100ml/100g containing baby milk, medicines and special dietary products such as baby food, which are required in flight, may be carried. You may be asked for proof of authenticity. Also permissible are duty free products, which have been sealed in tamper proof bags at the point of purchase. These items must remain sealed in the bag along with the proof of purchase.