Can anyone let me know if Qantas airlines will allow me to carry on my wedding dress from Australia to Scotland?

Hi Morag I am also in Perth and I fly home at the end of June to be married early July in North Yorkshire ?. We are flying Singapore Airlines and my fiancee called them to ask about my dress. We were advised that none of the airlines will guarantee hanging space for your dress - it is much better to take it on as carry on in a regulation hand luggage size box or case. It's not too much of an issue for me as my dress is not huge. If you get a helpful cabin crew they may hang it for you but don't bank on it!

I have tried sourcing a wedding dress box and none of the companies deliver to Oz, think I'm going to wrap carefully in a case. I wonder if we got our dress from the same place?

Yes they will - I've done it! (Not to Scotland mind, but same rules will apply. I went Heathrow - Sydney, via Singapore).

I phoned them and they said it had to count as my one item of hand luggage. Actually what I took was a mahoosive handbag that was my "personal item" and the dress and they were fine with it. I gave it to the staff when I boarded and they hung it up in first class, but they did say they couldn't guarantee hanging space. It was summer though, so the first class people wouldn't have had bulky coats etc like they'd have had in winter.

I asked them whether a hanging bag or storage box would be better and they said a hanging bag. It was a pain in the backside to carry it round the airport but at least I knew it was hanging and I could hang it straight up when I arrived.

Hi there, Thank you so much for your advice; It is greatly apprecaited and has reduced some fear.

I bought the dress at Galleria Couture in Mount Lawley.

Hoping you have a divine wedding

Regards

Morag

Thanks you so much for your advice; it is greatly appreciated and has reduced some of my fears