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Europe’s cleanest beaches
Blue-fl agged beaches are an eco accolade prized
by resorts throughout Europe. They are awarded
by the Copenhagen-based Foundation for
Environmental Education and are given only after
the FEE is satisfi ed that ‘a series of stringent
environmental, educational, safety and access-
related criteria’ have been met and maintained.
These are the European countries with the
most blue-fl agged sites in 2018. What are you
waiting for? Go and enjoy them!
Q
I have had no problem
taking my asthma ‘puffer’
in my hand luggage on long-
haul fl ights. However, my
condition has deteriorated
recently. Can I take a nebuliser
on board, too?
A
Airlines are generally
sympathetic to taking
nebulisers on board, but it is
always worth checking exactly
what their policy is. Norwegian
Air says: ‘If the nebuliser is
operated by two AA batteries,
then there is no issue. However,
depending on how the power
is generated, we may need
to seek further clarifi cation in
order to ensure that it is not
dangerous goods.’
BA advises: ‘You can use
a battery-operated nebuliser
on board except during taxi,
take-off, descent and landing.
However, it is not possible to
supply mains power on board.’
Passengers with respiratory
problems should notify the
airline; BA, for example, no
longer carries therapeutic
oxygen on short-haul fl ights
and long-haul capacity is
severely limited. And you
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