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