easyJet, British Airways, and Jet2 warned over packing mistake causing Brits to miss flights View Image

Even with rules from airlines and the UK Civil Aviation Authority, plenty of travellers still trip up on small packing errors that snowball into last-minute stress. Recent surveys during recent peak season travel found around 1 in 14 UK flyers missed a flight due to queues or knock-on delays.

And with UK airports handling roughly 295 million passengers a year, that equates to a lot of missed flights. If security flags your bag, you can be pulled back from the queue, your luggage held for extra screening, and you could miss your flight.

In some places, packing restricted items the wrong way can even land you with hefty fines. Your holiday could go from sitting in the sun to sitting i

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