Hold luggage
For safety reasons, the following items cannot be taken on to an aircraft. Please do not pack them in any luggage, hand or hold.
Flammable liquids and solids.
Oxidisers such as bleaching powders.
Organic peroxides.
Tear gas devices or any gas cylinders.
Infectious substances such as live virus materials.
Wet-cell car batteries.
Magnetrons.
Instruments containing mercury.
Instruments containing magnets.
Fireworks and pyrotechnics.
Non-safety matches.
Fire lighters, lighter fuel, paints, thinners.
Poisons, arsenic, cyanide, weedkiller.
Radioactive materials, acids, corrosives, alkalis, caustic soda.
Creosote, quicklime, oiled paper.
Vehicle fuel system components which have contained fuel.
Ammunition, detonators, blasting caps, mines, grenades, and related equipment and any other explosives (ammunition may only be carried if the passengers has completed the necessary paperwork with their airline and the Control Authorities are satisfied it may travel).
Smoke canisters and smoke cartridges.
Your hold luggage (items that you check-in) must be below a certain weight and size. Pleasecheck with your airlinefor more information.
It is an offence to carry any of the following items into the aircraft cabin:
Acid
Billiard, snooker or pool cues
Builder's tools
Catapults and sling-shots
Darts
Explosives
Gas cartridges, or gas cartridge re-fills
Hammers, nails or screw-drivers
Hypodermic syringes (unless supported by medical evidence)
Knives with blades more than 6cm
Lighter fuel
Lighter top-up fuel (passengers are allowed to carry one disposable lighter in a clear re-sealable plastic bag)
Mercury
Paint*
Razor blades
Scissors - specifically blades measuring greater than 6cm in length
Sporting bats
Toy or replica guns (plastic or metal)
Umbrellas - unless foldable
*Artists' acrylic, oil or watercolour paint is permitted as long as the individual containercontains no more than 100ml. Normal liquid bag rules then apply, as detailed below.
Miscellaneous luggage
Baggage that is larger or heavier than normal must be checked in separately from your hold luggage.
Packing tips
To avoid bags becoming jammed on the conveyor belt, please ensure that:
All loose straps are tied up or removed.
All flaps are securely fastened.
Extendable handles are retracted or secured.
Old tags and barcodes are removed.
When deciding what to pack and what to carry as hand baggage, please bear the following in mind:
Don’t wrap gifts. Security staff may wish to examine them, so may unwrap them.
Never carry anything on to an aircraft for anyone else.
