Liquids in hand baggage

Restrictions may vary depending on the airport you’re flying from – please check the airport’s website for more information.

 

The following items may be allowed over these limits:

  • Baby food and milk/formula needed on the flight
  • Medication needed for your trip – label it and bring a prescription or medical certificate in your hand baggage.
  • Tax free – pay careful attention to the restrictions on tax free liquids for your destination or transit stop.

Don't pack in your carry-on

Make sure you know what's in your hand baggage, and be sure to remove any of these items:

Guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles

Devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including:

Firearms of all types, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns

Toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons

Component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights

Compressed air and CO2 guns, such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns

Signal flare pistols and starter pistols

Bow, cross bows and arrows

Harpoon guns and spear guns

Slingshots and catapults

Stunning devices

Devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize, including:

Devices for shocking, such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons

Animal stunners and animal killers

Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper spray, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays

Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge

Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:

Items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers

Ice axes and ice picks

Razor blades

Box cutters

Knives with blades of more than 6cms

Scissors with blades of more than 6cms as measured from the fulcrum

Martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge

Swords and sabres

Tools

Tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of the aircraft, including:

Crowbars

Drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills

Tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6 cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels

Saws, including cordless portable power saws

Blowtorches

Bolt guns and nail guns

Blunt instruments

Objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:

Baseball and softball bats

Clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks

Martial arts equipment

Explosive and incendiary substances and devices

Explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury or to pose a threat to the safety of aircraft, including:

Ammunition

Blasting caps

Detonators and fuses

Replica or imitation explosive devices

Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores

Fireworks and other pyrotechnics

Smoke-generating canisters and smoke generating cartridges

Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

Self-balancing vehicles or electric kick bikes

Hoverboards, balance gliders, self balancing scooters or self balancing boards of any type which use lithium or lithium ion batteries

Electric kick bike

Don't pack in your checked baggage

Items that should not be in checked baggage may be removed by airport security personnel, and in such cases the airline is not liable for any loss. So, be mindful when packing your checked bags, and make sure you don't include any of the following:

Blasting caps

Detonators and fuses

Mines, grenades and other explosive military stores

Fireworks and other pyrotechnics

Smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges

Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

Gases including propane and butane

Flammable liquids including gasoline and methanol.

Flammable solids and reactive substances including magnesium, firelighters, fireworks and flares.

Oxidizers and organic peroxides including bleach and car body repair kits.

Toxic or infectious substances including rat poison and infected blood.

Radioactive material including medical or commercial isotopes.

Corrosives including mercury and vehicle batteries.

Vehicle fuel system components that have contained fuel.

E-cigarettes

Valuable items (e.g. cash, jewellery, precious stones, electronic devices, laptops/PCs, cameras etc.)

Fragile items (e.g. breakable items, glasses etc.)

Perishable or food with an odour (e.g. meat or fish)

Keys, work documents, ID papers

Medicine and medical certificates

Hoverboards, balance gliders, self balancing scooters or self balancing boards of any type which use lithium or lithium ion batteries

Electric kick bike

Power banks