Can you bring Vietnamese fruits in carry-on luggage on the flight home?

An October 2026 account: travelers who flew Aeroflot and Red Wings carried fruit in baskets together with a bag or backpack every time without problems. Their advice is to choose a size S basket weighing up to 5 kg.

A basket is not mandatory. A traveler who flew a SCAT charter via Kazakhstan on 28 September 2026 had a 6 kg backpack and an ordinary beach bag with 5 kg of fruit as carry-on. He paid nothing extra, even though the carry-on allowance was 5 kg and the carrier's website said fruit baskets are charged at check-in. He also bought a check-in fast pass for 20 US dollars to skip a queue of about two hours. His conclusion: what actually happens depends on the airline and how full the flight is.

VietJet, according to a participant in July 2026, allows fruit baskets as carry-on, but the basket takes the place of a regular carry-on. You can bring a bag or backpack with documents plus one carry-on item of up to 7 kg — either another bag or a fruit basket, not both.