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Dangerous & Prohibited Items

Hand Luggage Restrictions

N.BThe below list is not definitive. Any other article which in the reasonable contemplation ofthe Aerodrome Manager or Aircraft Operator might be used or adapted for causing injury orincapacitation of a person will be confiscated.

Dangerous Items

The following items are deemed dangerous and are not permitted in either hand luggage orhold luggage

Explosivese.g. Fireworks, Flares, Ammunition, Party Poppers

Gases

e.g. Propane Camping Gas, Compressed Gas CylindersFlammable Liquidse.g. Lighter Fluid, Thinners, Petrol

Flammable Solidse.g. Fire Lighter, MagnesiumOxidiserse.g. Bleaches, Car Body Repair Kits

Toxic/Infectious Substancese.g. Weed Killer, Infected Blood Samples, Insecticides

Radioactive Materialse.g. Medical or Industrial Sources

Corrosives

e.g. Dry Ice, Magnetised Material, Magnesium


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Prohibited ItemsThe following items are not permitted in hand luggage, but may be permitted in hold luggage

Personal Items

Items Allowed in hand baggage? Allowed in hold baggage?Corkscrew

Spoon

Knife (with a sharp or pointedblade and/or a blade longer that

6cm)

Small scissors (with blades nolonger than 6cm)

Round-ended/blunt scissors (ofany length)

Large scissors (with bladeslonger than 6cm)

Disposable razors & razorblades

Nail clippers/nail file

Tweezers

Knitting needles

Sewing needle

Umbrella

Walking stick/cane, walking aid

Pushchair

Wheelchair

Safety Matches Non Safety Matches Fireworks, flares and otherpyrotchnics, including partypoppers and toy caps.

Cigarette lighter (but you may carry a single

lighter on your person)

Contact lens solution

(but no more than 100ml)


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Work Tools

Item Allowed in hand luggage? Allowed in hold luggage?

Tool with a blade or shaft longerthan 6cm (screwdriver, chiseletc)

Drill and drills bits

Stanley knife

Saw (inc portable power saw)

Scewdriver

Hammer

Pliers

Wrench or spanner

Bolt gun or nail gun

Crowbar

Blowtorch

Medication and Medical Equipment

Item Allowed in hand luggage? Allowed in hold luggage?Cooling gel packs

(but you need approval fromairline/airport)

Medical Equipment (TENS etc)

Tablet and Capsules

(there is no restriction on thenumber of tablets or capsules

you can carry)

Essential Liquid Medicines

(prescribed medicine only, andthere must be proof of

prescription)Hypodermis Syringes

Inhalers

Oxygen cylinder

(confirmation required fromairline)


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Baby Food & Baby Milk


Breast milk, formula milk orcows milk(but only if the baby is travelling

with the parent)

Powdered milk

(with no restriction on theamount that can be carried)

Sterilised water

(but must be in a babys bottle)

Soya milk for babies

Baby food of various

consistencies

50% of baby food will be chosen at random to be tasted/tested

Chemicals Toxic Substances

Item Allowed in hand luggage? Allowed in hold luggage?Oxidisers & organic peroxides

Acids and alkalis Corrosives or bleaching agents Vehicle batteries & vehicle fuelsystems

Defensive disabling sprays(mace, pepper, tear etc)

Radioactive materials Poisons and toxic substances(inc rat poison)

Infectious substances orbiological hazards (infectedblood etc)

Material that could

spontaneously ignite

Fire extinguishers


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Ammunition


Guns or firearms of any kind Check with airlineBlasting caps Detonators & fuses Replica or imitation explosivedevices (inc replica & modelguns)

Mines, grenades and otherexplosive military stores

Fireworks and otherpyrotechnics

Smoke canisters Smoke cartridges

Dynamite Gunpowder Plastic explosive (inc blackpowder & percussion caps)

Flares (in any form) Hand grenades Gun cigarette lighters

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