The summer holidays are upon us and many will be getting ready to jet off on a break as soon as possible.
While for the big family break only a big suitcase will do, for a shorter break hand luggage will do just fine. However, there a many rules to be aware of for what can and cannot go into your hand luggage.
The likes of TUI, Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and more have their own rules for what can be brought on board. While some of these are obvious, some items may catch people out, The Mirror reports.
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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
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