Baggage information
Guidance on prohibited items when flying
Dangerous goods and restricted articles
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Dangerous goods and restricted articles
For safety reasons the following items are strictly prohibited for carriage:
Compressed gases (deeply refrigerated, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous) including camping gas cylinders, butane, liquid nitrogen, propane gas and gas lighters;
Corrosives such as acids, alkalis, mercury and wet cell batteries;
Explosives, munitions, flares, fireworks, including percussion or toy gun caps and articles which are easily ignited;
Flammable liquids and solids such as flammable aerosols, lighting or heating fuels, matches, paint thinners, fire lighters;
Oxidising materials such as bleaching powder, peroxides;
Poisons and infectious substances such as arsenic, cyanide, insecticides, weed killer and live virus materials;
Radioactive materials;
Gas powered devices (other than hair curlers) such as culinary blow torches or soldering irons
Other restricted articles (such as magnetic material, offensive or pornographic materials).
The following items can be carried as hold baggage only:
- Toy or replica guns
- Catapults
- Razor blades
- Knives with blades of any length
- Scissors
- Cutlery
- Hypodermic syringes (except for medical use during flight – doctor’s certificate required)
- Darts
- Knitting needles
- Sporting bat, billiard, snooker or pool cues
If you have any additional questions please call us on 0844 855 0515
