Manchester to Milan Malpensa liquid rules
MAN → MXP · United Kingdom → Italy
Exceptions apply at one airport. At least one airport's limit depends on your flight, terminal or checkpoint. Read its exceptions; if unsure, use the conservative fallback of 100ml containers in one clear bag — quart-sized at US airports, up to 1 litre elsewhere.
Rule basis: Both airports have official guidance we can show, but at least one has flight-, terminal- or checkpoint-specific exceptions.
What to do: Conservative packing fallback: containers of 100ml or less, all in one clear resealable bag of up to 1 litre, ready to take out at security. Exceptions: MAN: Your own small containers must have their capacity printed on them — handwritten measurements or stickers aren't accepted. MXP: Terminal 1: single containers up to 2 litres, no need to take them out of your cabin bag (ENAC). MXP: Terminal 2: 100ml containers in a transparent plastic bag, taken out of your cabin bag — except the Terminal 2 Fast Track lane, where ENAC says the new rule applies.
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Outbound · MAN
- Your own small containers must have their capacity printed on them — handwritten measurements or stickers aren't accepted.
Return · MXP
- Terminal 1: single containers up to 2 litres, no need to take them out of your cabin bag (ENAC).
- Terminal 2: 100ml containers in a transparent plastic bag, taken out of your cabin bag — except the Terminal 2 Fast Track lane, where ENAC says the new rule applies.
- Not sure which checkpoint you'll use? Pack to 100ml.
What to pack in cabin baggage
Conservative packing fallback: containers of 100ml or less, all in one clear resealable bag of up to 1 litre, ready to take out at security. This works at both MAN and MXP, including any exceptions listed above. Keep medications and contact lens solution accessible — they can usually go above the limit.
What to check in hold luggage
Full-size shampoo, perfume, sunscreen, olive oil, jam — anything over the limit. Wrap glass in clothes and seal liquids in plastic bags in case pressure changes pop the lids.
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Packing checklist for MAN → MXP
A short checklist for this trip — pack what you need to stay within the rules above.
Match the stricter airport's 100ml limit.
Required for liquids at the security tray.
Anything bigger goes in the hold.
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