Neena Gupta says she was not allowed to carry homemade dhaniya powder in hand baggage; we ask experts why
New Delhi, November 2024.
We are trying our absolute best to answer some of your aviation-related questions, including doubts about why some foods and food products are not allowed to be carried on board. After learning about dry coconuts and why they are prohibited, let’s understand why masalas or spices are also restricted in hand baggage, as recently happened with actor Neena Gupta.
A disappointed Gupta took to Instagram and said, “I am at the airport. I usually make my food. I had dhaniya powder or coriander powder made at home in my hand baggage which the security people have confiscated. I have been asking them to give it to me but I got to know that it is not allowed. So, I thought I would inform everyone not to take masalas in their hand luggage.”
