Many of us may be planning a summer holiday - so it's important to make a note of hand luggage rules before setting off.
UK holidaymakers jetting off with the likes of TUI, Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and more this summer need to be aware of what they can and cannot bring into the cabin with them.
We're not just talking airline's cabin bag allowances - we're talking about the items you won't be allowed to take onboard at all in hand luggage, reports Mirror Online.
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While some of the banned items are fairly obvious and include, generally speaking, things that explode or are sharp, there are some red-listed things that you would be forgiven for thinking twice about packing, the site adds.
Non-foldable umbrellas, scissors, lighter fuel and toy guns are just some of the examples.
Mirror Online have put a full list together which you can see below.
The main items banned from hand luggage include:
- Acid
- Billiard, snooker or pool cues
- Builder's tools
- Catapults and sling-shots
- Darts
- Explosives
- Gas cartridges, or gas cartridge re-fills
- Hammers, nails or screw-drivers
- Hypodermic syringes (unless supported by medical evidence)
- Knives with blades more than 6cm
- Lighter fuel
- Lighter top-up fuel (passengers are allowed to carry one disposable lighter in a clear re-sealable plastic bag)
- Mercury
- Paint
- Razor blades
- Scissors - specifically, blades measuring greater than 6cm in length
- Sporting bats
- Toy or replica guns (plastic or metal)
- Umbrellas - unless foldable
The list above includes the main items which are banned on all UK airlines in the cabin, but it is important to note that different aviation firms have different rules, as do different countries.
Some countries ban certain food items from being placed in hand luggage, so check with your airline or tour operator directly if you're unsure and you have something a little unusual in your bag, reports Mirror Online.
You can specific information for TUI, Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and Aer Lingus via the links below.
There are also items that are banned from both hand luggage and hold luggage, so make sure you have rid your bags of any of the below, reports Mirror Online.
- 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 - however, thermometers with mercury are permitted in hold luggage (but not hand luggage) only, if they are carried in a protective case
- Instruments containing magnets
- Fireworks
- Toy/replica guns (metal or plastic)
- Non-safety matches
- Firelighters, lighter fuel, paints or thinners
- Poisons, arsenic, cyanide or weedkiller
- Radioactive materials, acids, corrosives, alkalis or caustic soda
- Creosote, quicklime or oiled paper
- Vehicle fuel system parts which have contained fuel
- Party poppers
If you're unsure about a specific item, get in touch with your airline or tour operator direct who can advise as to whether you'll be allowed to bring it with you in your luggage.
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