Originally Posted by
FlyingSloth
I've never had this problem before because this is new for me. I had a major complication from an eye surgery gone wrong and long story short I'm on some eye drops now that need to be kept frozen or you know shouldn't be outside of the freezer for more than two hours
My first thought is oh crap it looks like i will not be able to travel with the drops but then i started to wonder whether it's possible.
For international flights would most big carriers help a passenger out with this kind of request with putting the small box of frozen eye drops in their on board freezer?
Or alternatively would it work with security, etc. to bring a small cooler with dry ice in it? Where do you even buy dry ice, ive never bought it before. I guess that would be the best option and it would be self sufficiant although it would be another thing to carry and i already have a carry on and personal object.. and I'm not sure whether security allows this at airports around the world.
Does anyone have information or experience with this?
Mods feel free ro move this to a better forum if necessary.. i only have half my vision
I wouldn't want to count on being able to use the airline's fridge/freezer capacity during the flight. Getting them to store breast milk for infants is also not something to count on happening. Same for medical goods that need freezer/fridge temps for transport. Don't count on the airline.
So you're really wondering if the TSA and other airport security screeners will allow liquid or other cooling implements to be used and taken as cabin baggage when transporting "exempted" liquids/gels/aerosols. Yes, it's allowed, at least in the US, Canada and across Europe. Cool gel/freezer/ice packs and other such cooling accessories are allowed along with the breast milk, eye drops and various other stuff that is noted as exempted from the TSA's "war on water" rules.
If the freezer/ice/gel packs are perceived as liquid/gels -- because they've gone slushy or even more runny -- but are associated with facilitating the transport of other "exempted" liquids/gels/aerosols by keeping them at a low temperature, they are to be allowed and just invite the swabs of whatever makes the security screeners feel secure at the moment.