Can you bring boxes of mangoes as carry-on or luggage from Sharm El Sheikh airport?

In another case, money for mango boxes was collected not at boarding but right at the check-in/baggage counter, with staff citing that specific airline's transport rules as the reason.

On a flight to Kazakhstan, outcomes varied within the same group: one passenger with 1 mango box was told at security screening to move it to checked luggage, while another with 2 boxes had no issue at security but was told at check-in that carry-on wasn't allowed — some boxes had to be left at the airport because there wasn't time to repack.

There are also success stories: on one flight, many passengers carried mango boxes as carry-on without any problems — it apparently depends heavily on the specific airline.

Travelers ask whether it's realistically possible to bring boxed mangoes on Rossiya Airlines flights — there's no guaranteed rule, but many try anyway.

During boarding, carry-on mango boxes sometimes fill up all overhead bins, leaving passengers who board last with nowhere to put their own bags.

Last year at Sharm El Sheikh airport there were cases when boxed mangoes were not allowed through and had to be left behind at the airport — be prepared for this possibility.