Prohibited Articles

Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into the security restricted area and the cabin of an aircraft

Without prejudice to applicable safety rules, passengers are are in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 not permitted to carry the following articles into security restricted areas and on board an aircraft:

(a) guns, firearms and other devices that discharge proectiles

– 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
  • bows, cross bows and arrows
  • harpoon guns and spear guns
  • slingshots and catapults

(b) stunning devices

– devices designed specifically to stun or immobilise, 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 sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays

(c) 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 6 cm
  • scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum
  • martial arts equipment with a sharp point or sharp edge
  • swords and sabres

(d) workmen's tools

– tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of 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

(e) 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

(f) explosives 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

In addition liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) are prohibited on board with the following exemptions:

  • 'liquids, aerosols and gels' (LAGs) shall include pastes, lotions, liquid/solid mixtures and the contents of pressurised containers, such as toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume, shaving foam and other items with similar consistencies;
  • 'security tamper-evident bag' (STEB) is a bag that conforms to the recommended security control guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.'

LAGs may be carried by passengers if the LAG is:

  • in individual containers with a capacity not greater than 100 millilitres or equivalent in one transparent re-sealable plastic bag of a capacity not exceeding 1 litre, whereby the contents of the plastic bag fit comfortably and the bag is completely closed; or
  • to be used during the trip and is either required for medical purposes or a special dietary requirement, including baby food. When requested to do so the passenger shall provide proof of authenticity of the exempted LAG; or
  • obtained airside beyond the point where boarding passes are controlled from outlets that are subject to approved security procedures as part of the airport security programme, on condition that the LAG is packed in a STEB inside which satisfactory proof of purchase at airside at that airport on that day is displayed; or 
  • obtained in the security restricted area from outlets that are subject to approved security procedures as part of the airport security programme; or
  • obtained at another Union airport, on condition that the LAG is packed in a STEB inside which satisfactory proof of purchase at airside at that airport on that day is displayed; or
  • obtained on board an aircraft of a Community air carrier, on condition that the LAG is packed in a STEB inside which satisfactory proof of purchase on board that aircraft on that day is displayed; or
  • obtained at an airport situated in a third country listed in Attachment 4-D, on condition that the LAG is packed in a STEB inside which satisfactory proof of purchase at airside at that airport within the preceding 36 hours is displayed. The exemptions provided for in this point shall expire on 29 April 2011.

LAGs bought at the following airports are also exempted when transferring at airport within the EU provided that they are packed in a security tamper evident bag (STEB) with satisfactory proof of purchase at the airport displayed inside and that the purchase was made the last 36 hours:

  • All international airports in the US
  • All international airports in Canada
  • Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

    and the following airports in Croatia:
  • Dubrovnik (DBV)
  • Rijeka (RJK)
  • Pula (PUY)
  • Split (SPU)
  • Zadar (ZAD)
  • Zagreb (ZAG) 

Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles in the hold baggage

Passengers are in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 not permitted to carry the following articles in their hold baggage:

explosives and incendiary substances and devices

– explosives and incendiary substances and devices 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
  • mines, grenades and other explosive military stores
  • fireworks and other pyrotechnics
  • smoke-generating canisters and smoke-generating cartridges
  • dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives

Transport of weapons and ammunition

Transport is permitted in the hold baggage provided that Dangerous Goods Regulations are followed and that the air carrier accepts the transport.

According to the Dangerous Goods Regulations ammunition (cartridges for weapons), securely packed, in quantities not exceeding 5 kg (11 lb) gross weight per person for that person’s own use is allowed. However, always check with the air carrier if transport is accepted and if any additional rules apply.

In addition to the above The Swedish Transport Agency requires the air carrier to transport weapon and ammunition in the hold and to check that the weapon is unloaded.

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