Baggage information

Sporting Equipment

Pre-bookable exess baggage

Guidance on prohibited items when flying

Dangerous goods and restricted articles

Lost Baggage

 

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Guidance on prohibited items when flying

Only 1 piece of hand baggage is allowed per person.

Maximum dimensions 43cm x 28cm x 23cm. Maximum weight 5kg.

This table includes examples of the prohibited items. Please note that this list is not exhaustive.

Baby milk/food/equipment not permitted Baby milk/food/equipment permitted
    Empty containers such as empty bottles, beakers or flasks
Baby milk (tasted by the passenger)
Sterilised baby water (tasted by the passenger)
Baby juice (tasted by the passenger)
Baby food in liquid, gel or paste form (tasted by the passenger)
Baby food powder (need not be tasted)
Pushchairs are permitted and will be x-rayed
  Drinks not permitted Drinks permitted
  Any drinks in cans, bottles, plastic containers, cardboard cartons, etc Empty containers such as flasks and mugs
  Food not permitted
Food permitted
  Any liquid-based food products in packets, tubes, plastic or tin containers
Pasta or any other foodstuffs in sauces, gravies or other liquids including tinned/canned items
Jams and syrups
Sauces
Pastes
Yogurts
Soups (carton or otherwise)
Stews or curry
Sandwiches
Crisps
Fruit
Vegetables
Other solid foods
  Cosmetics and toiletries not permitted
Cosmetics and toiletries permitted
  All liquid/non solid cosmetics and toiletries,
for example:
Soaps
Creams
Lip balms
Mascara
Toothpaste
Hairspray and other aerosol items
Deodrants
Sun tanning products
Bottles of contact lens solution
Sanitary towels and tampons
Lipstick (solid)
Make up (powder/solid form)
Combs
Cotton Wool
Toothbrushes
Disposable contact lenses in sealed packaging, sufficient for flight (eg one or two pairs)
Non disposable contact lenses in carrier with Small amount of solution (but not bottles of solution)
  Medicine not permitted
Medicine permitted
  More than 50ml 50ml only
Letter required from GP for liquid medicine
Paracetamol in tablet form
2 x epi-pens, letter required from GP (50ml restriction still applies)
  Other items not permitted
Other items permitted
  Non safety matches
Items in passengers pockets through security
searches
Sharp items such as knives, scissors,
tweezers, laser pointers etc

Safety matches
Mobile phones
Laptops, ipods, mp3 players, electrical items must be removed from the cabin bag and x-rayed
Batteries
Human remains - ashes (provided it fits into the cabin baggage dimensions)
Cigarette lighters

  Writing implements not permitted
Writing implements permitted
  Spare cartridges for fountain pens Biros, rollerball pens, gel pens
Fountain pens with single, open cartridge in use (but no refills/new cartridges)
Pencils
  Hold baggage not permitted
 
  Cigarette lighters
Matches
 

 

Duty free

Liquid items can be bought from duty free and shops airside (once passed security search area)

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