Items not allowed to carry in hand baggage
Guns, firearms and weapons
Any object capable, or appearing capable, of discharging a projectile or causing injury, including:
- all firearms (pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns etc.)
- replica and imitation firearms
- component parts of firearms (excluding telescopic sighting devices and sights)
- air pistols, rifles and pellet guns
- signal flare pistols
- starter pistols
- toy guns of all types
- ball-bearing guns'
- industrial bolt and nail guns
- crossbows
- catapults
- harpoon and spear guns
- animal humane killers
- stun or shocking devices (e.g. cattle prods, ballistic conducted energy weapons (taser)
- lighters shaped like a firearm
Pointed/edged weapons and sharp objects
Pointed or bladed articles capable of causing injury, including:
- axes and hatchets
- arrows and darts
- crampons
- harpoons and spears
- ice axes and ice picks
- ice skates
- lockable or flick knives with blades of any length
- knives, including ceremonial knives, with blades of more than 6 cm, made of metal or any other material strong enough to be used as a potential weapon
- meat cleavers
- machetes
- open razors and blades (excluding safety or disposable razors with blades enclosed in cartridge)
- sabres, swords and swordsticks
- scalpels
- scissors with blades more than 6 cm in length
- ski and walking/hiking poles
- throwing stars
- tradesmen’s tools that have the potential to be used as a pointed or edged weapon (e.g. drills and drill bits, box cutters, utility knives, all saws, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, wrenches/spanners, blowtorches).
Blunt instruments
Any blunt instrument capable of causing injury, including:
- baseball and softball bats
- clubs or batons — rigid or flexible (e.g. billy clubs, blackjacks, nightsticks and batons)
- cricket bats
- golf clubs
- hockey sticks
- lacrosse sticks
- kayak and canoe paddles
- skateboards
- billiard, snooker and pool cues
- fishing rods
- martial arts equipment (e.g. knuckledusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails, num chucks, kubatons, kubasaunts)
Explosives and flammable substances
Any explosive or highly combustible substances which pose a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security/safety of aircraft or property, including:
- ammunition
- blasting caps
- detonators and fuses
- explosives and explosive devices
- replica or imitation explosive material or devices
- mines and other explosive military stores
- grenades of all types
- gas and gas containers (e.g. butane, propane, acetylene, oxygen) in large volume
- fireworks, flares (in any form) and other pyrotechnics (including party poppers and toy caps)
- non-safety matches
- smoke generating canisters or cartridges
- flammable liquid fuel (e.g. petrol/gasoline, diesel, lighter fluid, alcohol, ethanol)
- aerosol spray paint
- turpentine and paint thinner
- alcoholic beverages exceeding 70 % by volume (140 % proof)
Chemical and toxic substance
Any chemical or toxic substances which pose a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security or safety of aircraft or property, including:
- acids and alkalis (e.g. spillable "wet" batteries)
- corrosive or bleaching substances (e.g. mercury, chlorine
- disabling or incapacitating sprays (e.g. mace, pepper spray, tear gas)
- radioactive material (e.g. medicinal or commercial isotopes)
- poisons
- infectious or biological hazardous material (e.g. infected blood, bacteria and viruses)
- material capable of spontaneous ignition or combustion
- fire extinguishers
Liquids and gels
Liquids, unless in individual containers with a capacity not greater than 100 millilitres or equivalent and contained in one transparent resealable plastic bag of a capacity not exceeding one litre. The contents of the plastic bag shall fit comfortably and the bag shall be completely closed. Liquids include gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid mixtures and the contents of pressurised containers, e.g. toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume, shaving foam, aerosols and other items of similar consistency.
Exemptions may be granted if the liquid is:
- to be used during the trip and is either required for medical purposes or a special dietary requirement, including baby food. When requested to do the passenger shall provide proof of authenticity of the exempted liquid; or
- obtained airside beyond the point where boarding passes are controlled from outlets that are subject to approved security procedures as part of the airport security programme, on condition that the liquid is packed in a bag that is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory proof of purchase at that airport on that day; or
- obtained in the security restricted area from outlets that are subject to approved security procedures as part of the airport security programme; or
- obtained at another Community airport, on condition that the liquid is packed in a bag that is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory proof of purchase at airside at that airport on that day; or
- obtained on board an aircraft of a Community air carrier, on condition that the liquid is packed in a bag that is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory proof of purchase on board that aircraft on that day; or
- obtained from outlets located in an airside area beyond the point where boarding passes are controlled or in a security restricted area in an airport situated in a third country, which is applying the EU security level, on condition that the liquid is packed in a bag that is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory proof of purchase on airside at this airport within the preceding 36 hours. Currently these are all internatinal airports of Canada, all international airports of USA, Croatian airports Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Zadar and Zagreb, Malaysian Kuala Lumpur International airport and Changi aiirport of Republic of Singapore.
Notwithstanding the mentioned list of prohibited items have staff performing safety inspections right to identify prohibited articles such as items that are not listed here, but give the reasonable suspicion that they may be used to endanger the safety of civil aviation.