prohibited items


The European Union has put together a list of items that may not be transported either in hand baggage or checked baggage.

The following items are prohibited in either hand baggage or checked baggage:
  • Explosives, including Detonators, fuses, grenades, mines and explosives
  • Gases: Propane, butane
  • Flammable liquids, including Gasoline, methanol
  • Flammable solids and reactive substances, including Magnesium, firelighters, fireworks, flares
  • Oxidizers and organic peroxides, including Bleach, car body repair kits
  • Toxic or infectious substances, including Rat poison, infected blood
  • Radioactive material, including Medicinal or commercial isotopes
  • Corrosives, including Mercury, vehicle batteries
  • Vehicle fuel system components which have contained fuel

The following items are prohibited in hand baggage:

a) Guns, Firearms & 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 & 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
  • Cross bows
  • Catapults
  • Harpoon & Spear Guns
  • Animal Humane Killers
  • Stun or shocking devices e.g cattle prods, ballistic conducted energy weapons (taser)
  • Lighters shaped like a firearm.


b) Pointed/edged Weapons & Sharp Objects
  • pointed or bladed articles capable of causing injury, including:
  • Axes & hatchets
  • Arrows & darts
  • Crampons
  • Harpoons & spears
  • Ice axes & 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 & swordsticks
  • Scalpels
  • Scissors with blades more than 6 cm in length
  • Ski and Walking/Hiking poles
  • Throwing stars
  • Tradesman's tools that have the potential to be used as a pointed or edged weapon e.g. drills and drill bits, box cutters, utilityknives, all saws, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, wrenches/spanners, blow torches.


c) 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, night sticks & 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. knuckle dusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails, num chucks, kubatons, kubasaunts


d) Explosives and flammable Substances
any explosive or highly combustible substances which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security / safety of aircraft or property, including:
  • Ammunition
  • Blasting caps
  • Detonators & fuses
  • Explosives and explosive devices
  • Replica or imitation explosive material or devices
  • Mines & other explosive military stores
  • Grenades of all types
  • Gas & 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 & paint thinner
  • Alcoholic beverages exceeding 70% by volume (140% proof)


e) Chemical and Toxic substances
any chemical or toxic substances which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security / 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