Questions tagged [prohibited-items]
For questions about whether or not goods may be transported in an aircraft cabin or hold, items that may or may not be imported at all or without a special permit, that may or may not be inserted into a postal system, and similar.
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Are there any flights which permits a Sikh to carry a kirpan?
I am a religious Sikh from Jalandhar, India. I have not travelled outside of the country for a single time so far. However, my family is pestering me to take them for a jolly holiday trip to a ...
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Can you carry drones (eg. DJI Phantom or Inspire) on a plane as a carry on?
I live in the US and contemplating travel to Europe next Spring and taking a drone with a couple of extra batteries as carry-on, to get some aerial shots. The batteries are 5200mAh (57.72Wh) each on ...
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Can I carry spare Lithium-Ion batteries with me on Lufthansa?
I am travelling from the US to India on Lufthansa. I have five spare Lithium-ion batteries, each 850mAh.
Can I bring them back safely?
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Can I carry a ceramic knife in the cabin baggage?
On the airlines website, knives are listed as restricted items (but are not prohibited).
I do not have any checked in luggage and am travelling from Darwin (Australia) to Singapore in Singapore ...
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Can you take large umbrellas on a plane?
By large umbrellas, I mean the non-collapsible ones that look like these :
Will there be any issue with bringing around a long, pointy object on aircraft?
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Air travel with lighters
In Southeast Asia I anticipate purchasing multiple, old Zippo lighters to bring to the United States. I've attempted this previously but the lighters disappeared from my checked luggage in either ...
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Can you take the "other" type of nail clipper in hand baggage?
Here are "normal" nail clippers -
Here's the "other" type of nail clipper
{These seem to be called "German" nail clippers, "European" nail clippers, "medical" nail clippers, "professional" nail ...
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Will a wire frame trekking backpack get past security in the US and EU?
My Gregory backpack contains a 55 cm wire frame, which can be removed (see photo). I would like to take it as carry-on.
Could getting past security be a problem in the US or Europe?
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