Packing

The following items must not be packed in your hand luggage. They must be placed in your check-in/hold baggage. If these items are discovered by security officials in your hand luggage you will be requested to surrender the items for disposal:

• Scissors
• Razor blades (razors that have the blade set into a plastic moulding are allowed, but razors that can be opened and the razor blade removed are prohibited).
• Knives with blades of any length.
• Household cutlery (spoons are permitted).
• Hypodermic needles (unless required for medical reasons, for which proof will be required).
• Tools (including multi-tools and penknives).
• Catapults.
• Corkscrews.
• Walking/hiking poles.
• Toy/replica guns (metal or plastic).
• Sporting bats, tennis rackets.
• Darts.
• Billiard, snooker or pool cues.

Hand Luggage Packing Tips

• We strongly urge all passengers to familiarise themselves with new EU Aviation Security Regulations on liquids and gels.
• Check the weight/size allowance for hand luggage given by your airline - do not exceed this.
• Do not wrap gifts - it is possible that security officials may wish to view them properly.
• Keep electronic items to a minimum and please bear with us as we may need to take a little longer to screen these items.

Hold Luggage
For safety reasons, there are a number of items that cannot be taken onto any aircraft, so please do not pack them in any luggage (hand or hold):

• 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.
• Instruments containing magnets.
• Fireworks.
• Non-safety matches.
• Fire lighters, lighter fuel, paints, thinners.
• Poisons, arsenic, cyanide, weedkiller.
• Radioactive materials, acids, corrosives, alkalis, caustic soda.
• Creosote, quicklime, oiled paper.
• Vehicle fuel system components which have contained fuel.