Packing
Hand Luggage
The following items must not be packed in your hand luggage. They must be placed in your hold baggage. If these items are discovered by security officials in your check in luggage you will be requested to surrender the items for disposal:
- Scissors (except where both blades are round-ended or
less than three centimetres).
- Razor blades (razors that have the blade set into a
plastic moulding are allowed, but razors that can be opened and the razor
blade removed are prohibited).
- Knives with blades of any length.
- Household cutlery (spoons are permitted).
- Hypodermic needles (unless required for medical
reasons, for which proof will be required).
- Tools (including multi-tools and penknives).
- Catapults.
- Corkscrews.
- Walking/hiking poles.
- Toy/replica guns (metal or plastic).
- Sporting bats, tennis rackets.
- Darts.
- Billiard, snooker or pool cues.
Hand luggage packing tips
- We strongly urge all passengers to familiarise
themselves with new EU Aviation Security Regulations on liquids and gels.
- Check the weight/size allowance for hand luggage
given by your airline - do not exceed this.
- Do not wrap gifts - it is possible that
security officials may wish to view them properly.
- Keep electronic items to a minimum and please bear with us as we may need to take a little longer to screen these items.
Hold Luggage
For safety reasons, there are a number of items that cannot be taken onto any aircraft, so 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.
- 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.
