Do you have to open your suitcase at Hurghada Airport before departure, and are drinks in checked baggage a problem?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 9 days ago
TL;DR
Travelers report that there is no routine requirement to open suitcases at the boarding gate in Hurghada. Extra screening can happen before the waiting area, including X-ray, manual inspection, and swab tests, but there were no reports that canned soft drinks like Coca-Cola were banned from checked baggage.
What the community said
Recent traveler reports say passengers are not usually asked to open suitcases right at the gate in Hurghada Airport. If extra checks happen, they are typically earlier, before entering the waiting area.
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Extra pre-departure screening in Hurghada can happen: bags may go through X-ray, be opened for manual inspection, and be checked with a security swab.
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Rumors that Hurghada Airport routinely makes passengers remove cans of Coca-Cola from their suitcases, or that such drinks cannot be taken out, were not confirmed by traveler reports.
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