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Liquid rules -

you can now take liquids of up to 2 litres through security.
Edinburgh Airport

Prohibited items

The safety of passengers is our priority, we have to make sure everything you are carrying in your luggage is safe.

To ensure it is, your luggage - cabin and hold - will be screened as part of our security process.

Cabin baggage

This is baggage you take on to the flight, also known as hand luggage.

Passengers are not allowed to carry the following into security-restricted areas or on board:

  • Firearms & Projectile Devices

    • Includes real, replica, and toy guns, rifles, pistols, etc.

  • Stunning Devices

    • Stun guns, tasers, and similar immobilizing tools.

  • Sharp Objects (over 6 cm)

    • Axes, cigar cutters, corkscrews, darts, ice picks, razor blades, Swiss army knives, syringes (unless medically justified), etc.

  • Workmen’s Tools

    • Tools that can cause injury or threaten aircraft safety (e.g., crowbars, drills, screwdrivers over 6 cm).

  • Blunt Instruments

    • Items like cricket bats, golf clubs, martial arts gear, bowling balls.

  • Explosives & Incendiaries

    • Ammunition, fireworks, smoke cartridges, dynamite, etc.

Hold baggage

Passengers and crew must not pack:

  • Explosives & Incendiaries

    • Ammunition, fireworks, smoke cartridges, dynamite, etc.

Other Dangerous Goods (Cabin and Hold)

Includes:

  • Acids

  • Gas cartridges/cylinders

  • Lighter fuel (only one disposable lighter allowed)

  • Matches

  • Mercury

  • Paint, thinners, turpentine

  • Poisons

  • Cleaning products

  • Radioactive materials

For a full list, please check with your airline or check the following websites:

UK Government: Luggage restrictions at UK Airports

UK CAA: What items can I travel with and which are restricted