Aviation safety

On this page you will find basic information about which items are prohibited or allowed with restrictions, but some rules may vary by country. Carefully read the rules in force at the local airport, as well as on the flights of the Airline.

Warning!

  • In order to ensure the security of civil aviation security control is carried out on all flights at the airport. All passengers, their cabin baggage, hold baggage and all personal belongings are subject to security control (screening).

  • Passengers, who have not passed the security control (screening) or have not submitted for this cabin baggage, hold baggage and other personal belongings before boarding an aircraft are not allowed for transportation.

Some items and substances are allowed to be carried only in checked (hold) baggage, such items and substances are not allowed in the cabin of the aircraft.

Recommendations for passengers on the aviation security control

  • 1

    Prepare a boarding pass, passport and present it to the employees of the aviation security service.

  • 2

    Remove your outer clothing and put it in a basket, which also needs to put the contents of your pockets, trouser strap and a package of liquids (see section “Rules for transporting liquids”).

  • 3

    Place the electronic devices (computers, tablets, phones, etc.) in a separate basket.

  • 4

    Put all your belongings (bags and baskets) on the moving part of the conveyor and wait for the invitation of aviation security personnel to pass through a stationary metal detector.

If necessary, you will be subject to security control by the hand held metal detector and/or to the hand search.

Subjects and substances prohibited for carriage by passengers and crew members of civil aviation aircraft

To ensure the safety and security of our passengers and our crew, any item of which we have reason to believe it might be used or adapted for causing injury or incapacitation of a person, or endanger an aircraft are not allowed to be transported.

1. Passengers and cabin baggage

Passengers are not allowed to carry the following items in their cabin baggage or personal belongings into restricted areas and on board aircraft for security reasons.

1.1. Guns, firearms, and other devices that fire a ball charge and devices that can be used to cause serious damage and harm by firing a bullet, including:

  • All types of firearms, including guns, revolvers, rifles and shotguns;

  • Toy guns, simulants and imitations of small arms that can be mistakenly treated as real weapons;

  • Components of small arms, with exception of telescopic sights;

  • Signal flare pistols and starting pistols;

  • Bows, crossbows and arrows;

  • Harpoon guns and spearfishing guns;

  • Slingshots and slings.

1.2. Electroshock devices, namely:

  • Guns for shock destruction (guns, sticks, etc);

  • Devices for shock action on animals and devices for killing animals;

  • Chemicals, gases and sprays that disable and paralyze (Mace gas, pepper spray, acid sprays, animal repellent sprays, and tear gas, etc).

1.3. Pointed objects or objects with a sharp tip, namely:

  • Items intended for chopping (axes, cutters, cleavers, etc);

  • Ice axes and ice picks;

  • Shaving blades;

  • Knives for cutting cardboard;

  • Knives with a blade length more than 6 cm;

  • Scissors with blades longer than 6 cm (if measured from the centre of hinge);

  • Weapon for martial arts with pointed ends or pointed edges;

  • Swords and sabres.

1.4. Working tools, namely:

  • Mounting tools;

  • Drills and borers, including cordless portable electric drills;

  • Tools with blades or rods longer than 6 cm that can be used as weapons (screwdrivers, chisels, etc);

  • Saws, including cordless portable electric saws;

  • Blowtorches;

  • "Guns" for fixing and hammering nails.

1.5. Blunted tools, namely:

  • Baseball bats and softball bats;

  • Clubs and batons, namely various types of police batons (hard, flexible and sticks with a flashlight, etc);

  • Weapon for martial arts.

1.6. Explosives and ignition agents and devices, namely:

  • Ammunition;

  • Detonator capsules;

  • Detonators and fuses;

  • Copies or imitations of explosive devices;

  • Mines, grenades and other explosive devices for military purposes;

  • Pyrotechnics, including pyrotechnic devices for fireworks;

  • Smoke bombs or cartridges;

  • Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives etc.

The content of this list is not exhaustive, but only defines the basic list of items that should be withdrawn from passengers or from their cabin baggage during the flight before boarding the aircraft.

If your item is not on the list, or you have any questions, please contact your travel agency or Airline Support.

Please note that the Airline, for reasons of passengers and crew members safety and security on board the aircraft, reserves the right to temporarily withdraw some items, in particular, which are allowed for carriage in cabin baggage, taking into account the list above, or which are not indicated in it, but which can pose a potential threat to others and are detected by the crew members in passengers during the flight (for example: knitting needle, needles, objects with a blade or rods less than 6 cm., etc.).

2. Passengers and hold (checked) baggage

Passengers are not allowed to carry the following items in the hold baggage.

Explosives and ignition agents and devices, namely:

  • Ammunition;

  • Detonator capsules;

  • Detonators and fuses;

  • Mines, grenades and other explosive devices for military purposes;

  • Pyrotechnics, including pyrotechnic devices for fireworks;

  • Smoke bombs or cartridges;

  • Dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives etc.

3. Liquids and powders

Liquids include:

  • Water and other drinks, soups, syrups;

  • Creams, lotions and oils;

  • Perfumes;

  • Sprays;

  • Gels, including shampoos and shower gels;

  • Pressurised containers, including shaving foam, styling mousse and other foam-based agents and deodorants;

  • Pastes, including toothpaste;

  • Liquid-solid mixtures;

  • All other items of similar consistency.

Liquids may be carried in your cabin baggage, but only in small containers not exceeding 100 ml (3.4 oz) per item. It is forbidden to take liquid in packages with a capacity of more than 100 ml into the cabin of the aircraft, even if the container is partially filled, it will not be allowed to be transported in the cabin. It is also prohibited to put any liquids, suspensions, creams, pastes with a capacity of more than 100 ml (grams) in one bottle (tube) into the aircraft in cabin baggage. The total amount of these substances in cabin baggage packed in containers with a capacity of up to 100 ml (grams) should not exceed 1 liter (kg) per passenger. Larger amounts must be carried in your hold baggage.

You may always bring the following liquids and powders in your cabin baggage:

  • Baby food to be consumed during the flight;

  • Medicines to be taken during the flight, provided you have a prescription or attending physician's statement;

  • Special diet foods to be consumed during the flight;

  • An urn containing ashes of a deceased person, provided it meets the requirements;

  • Sealed tax-free items.

On flights to and from the United States, powders and powder like substances may be carried in your cabin baggage, but only in small amounts not exceeding 350 ml (12 oz) per item. Larger amounts must be carried in your hold baggage. If there are any signs of tampering, the item is not allowed in either your cabin baggage or hold baggage.

4. Carriage of medicine and dietary products in the cabin baggage

Carriage of medicine and dietary products in the cabin baggage should be approved by the airline representative beforehand.

The passenger who needs to have some medicine (or injection) during the flight should provide the information to the airline representative and also obtain the information as to the necessary medical references to be provided before the flight.

The medicine (including those in the syringes or in other injection means) is allowed in the cabin baggage in case it is essential for the passenger, e.g., insulin, antihistamines, painkillers, etc. The necessity and the amount of the medicine should be pointed out in the doctor’s reference and confirmed by the doctor’s stamp.

During the security screening the passenger possessing the medicine in the cabin baggage (including those in the syringes or other injection means) should inform the aviation security personnel about it and submit the corresponding medical reference. The airline representative approves the carriage of such items in the cabin baggage. After the approval of the airline representative and successful aviation security control the passenger is allowed to board an aircraft.

Depending on the health ability of the passenger (availability of the medical references) the airline representative has the right to deny or to allow the carriage.

Depending on the health ability of the passenger (availability of the medical references) the airline representative has the right to deny or to allow the carriage.

Passengers with babies may carry the baby food in the cabin baggage in quantity enough for the whole journey.

5. Dangerous goods

When determining the limit for cabin baggage and hold baggage carriage by passengers, as well as cargo and mail items, adhere to the standards and recommended practices set forth in Annex 18 of ICAO to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and ICAO Doc. 9284 "Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air".

List of dangerous goods and items, as well as the conditions under which they can be carried by passengers or crew members:

  • Alcoholic beverages, when in retail packagings, containing more than 24% but not more than 70% alcohol by volume, in receptacles not exceeding 5 L, with a total net quantity per person of 5 L.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Ammunition, securely packaged (in Div. 1.4S, UN 0012 or UN 0014 only), in quantities not exceeding 5 kg gross weight per person for that person's own use. Allowances for more than one person must not be combined into one or more packages.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Avalanche rescue backpack, one (1) per person, containing cartridges of compressed gas in Div. 2.2. May also be equipped with a pyrotechnic trigger mechanism containing no more than 200 mg net of Div. 1.4S. The backpack must be packed in such a manner that it cannot be accidentally activated. The airbags within the backpacks must be fitted with pressure relief valves.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Baggage with installed lithium batteries non-removable batteries exceeding–0.3 g lithium metal or 2.7 Wh.

    • Forbidden

  • Baggage with installed lithium batteries:

    a) non-removable batteries. Batteries must contain no more than 0.3 g lithium metal or for lithium ion must not exceed 2.7 Wh;

    b) removable batteries. Batteries must be removed if baggage is to be checked in. Removed batteries must be carried in the cabin.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Batteries, spare/loose, including lithium batteries, non-spillable batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries and dry batteries (see 2.3.5.8) for portable electronic devices must be carried in carry-on baggage only. Articles which have the primary purpose as a power source, e.g., power banks are considered as spare batteries. These batteries must be individually protected to prevent short circuits.

    Lithium metal batteries: the lithium metal content must not exceed 2 g.

    Lithium-ion batteries: the Watt-hour rating must not exceed 100 Wh. Each person is limited to a maximum of 20 spare batteries.

    Non-spillable batteries: must be 12 V or less and 100 Wh or less. Each person is limited to a maximum of 2 spare batteries.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Camping stoves and fuel containers that have contained a flammable liquid fuel, with empty fuel tank and/or fuel container.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Chemical Agent Monitoring Equipment, when carried by staff members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on official travel.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Disabling devices such as mace, pepper spray, etc. containing an irritant or incapacitating substance are forbidden on the person, in checked and carry-on baggage.

    • Forbidden

  • Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid), in quantities not exceeding 2.5 kg per person when used to pack perishables not subject to Dangerous Goods Regulations in checked or carry-on baggage, provided the baggage (package) permits the release of carbon dioxide gas. Checked baggage must be marked “dry ice” or “carbon dioxide, solid” and with the net weight of dry ice or an indication that there is 2.5 kg or less dry ice.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • E-cigarettes (including e-cigars, e-pipes, other personal vaporizers) containing batteries must be individually protected to prevent accidental activation.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Electro shock weapons (e.g., Tasers) containing dangerous goods such as explosives, compressed gases, lithium batteries, etc. are forbidden in carry-on baggage or checked baggage or on the person.

    • Forbidden

  • Fuel cells containing fuel, powering portable electronic devices (e.g., cameras, cellular phones, laptop computers and camcorders).

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Fuel cell cartridges, spare for portable electronic devices.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Gas cartridges, small, non-flammable containing carbon dioxide or other suitable gas in Division 2.2. Up to two (2) small cartridges fitted into a self-inflating personal safety device, intended to be worn by a person, such as a life jacket or vest. Not more than two (2) devices per passenger and up to two (2) spare small cartridges per device, not more than four (4) cartridges up to 50 mL water capacity for other devices.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Gas cylinders, non-flammable, non-toxic worn for the operation of mechanical limbs. Also, spare cylinders of a similar size if required to ensure an adequate supply for the duration of the journey.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Hair curlers containing hydrocarbon gas, up to one (1) per passenger or crew-member, provided that the safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element. These hair curlers must not be used on board the aircraft at any time. Gas refills for such curlers are not permitted in checked or carry-on baggage.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Heat producing articles such as underwater torches (diving lamps) and soldering irons.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Insulated packagings containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen (dry shipper), fully absorbed in a porous material containing only non-dangerous goods.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Internal combustion or fuel cell engines, must meet A70 as described in current edition of IATA DGR.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Lithium Batteries:

    Security-type equipment containing lithium batteries.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Lithium Batteries:

    Portable electronic devices (PED) containing lithium metal or lithium-ion cells or batteries, including medical devices such as portable oxygen concentrators (POC) and consumer electronics such as cameras, mobile phones, laptops and tablets, when carried by passengers or crew for personal use. For lithium metal batteries the lithium metal content must not exceed 2 g and for lithium-ion batteries the Watt-hour rating must not exceed 100 Wh. Devices in checked baggage must be completely switched off and must be protected from damage. Each person is limited to a maximum of 15 PED. Baggage equipped with a lithium battery, other than lithium button cells, the battery must be removable. If offered as checked baggage the battery must be removed and carried in the cabin.

    Lithium batteries, spare/loose, including power banks, see Batteries, spare/loose

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Lithium battery-powered electronic devices. Lithium-ion batteries for portable (including medical) electronic devices, a Wh rating exceeding 100 Wh but not exceeding 160 Wh. For portable medical electronic devices only, lithium metal batteries with a lithium metal content exceeding 2 g but not exceeding 8 g. Devices in checked baggage must be completely switched off and must be protected from damage.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Lithium batteries, spare/loose with a Watt-hour rating exceeding 100 Wh but not exceeding 160 Wh for consumer electronic devices and PMED or with a lithium metal content exceeding 2 g but not exceeding 8 g for PMED only. Maximum of two spare batteries in carry-on baggage only. These batteries must be individually protected to prevent short circuits.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Matches, safety (one small packet) or a small cigarette lighter that does not contain unabsorbed liquid fuel, other than liquefied gas, intended for use by an individual when carried on the person. Lighter fuel and lighter refills are not permitted on one's person or in checked or carry-on baggage. Note: “Strike anywhere” matches, “Blue flame” or “Cigar” lighters or lighters powered by a lithium battery without a safety cap or means of protection against unintentional activation are forbidden.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      On one's person

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      On one's person

  • Mobility Aids:

    Battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices with non-spillable wet batteries or with batteries which comply with Special Provision A123 or A199 as described in current edition of IATA DGR

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Mobility Aids:

    Battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices with spillable batteries or with lithium-ion batteries.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Mobility Aids:

    Battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices with lithium-ion batteries where the battery is specifically designed to be removed, the battery must be carried in the cabin.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Non-radioactive medicinal or toiletry articles (including aerosols) such as hair sprays, perfumes, colognes and medicines containing alcohol; and Non-flammable, non-toxic (Division 2.2) aerosols, with no subsidiary hazard, for sporting or home use.

    The total net quantity of non-radioactive medicinal or toiletry articles and non-flammable, non-toxic (Division 2.2) aerosols must not exceed 2 kg or 2 L and the net quantity of each single article must not exceed 0.5 kg or 0.5 L. Release valves on aerosols must be protected by a cap or other suitable means to prevent inadvertent release of the contents.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Oxygen or air, gaseous, cylinders required for medical use. The cylinder must not exceed 5 kg gross weight.

    Note: Liquid oxygen systems are forbidden for transport.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Permeation devices, must meet A41 as described in current edition of IATA DGR.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Portable electronic devices containing non-spillable batteries, batteries must meet A67 and must be 12 V or less and 100 Wh or less. A maximum of 2 spare batteries may be carried.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Radioisotopic cardiac pacemakers or other devices, including those powered by lithium batteries implanted into a person or fitted externally.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      On one's person

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      On one's person

  • Security-type attaché cases, cash boxes, cash bags, etc. incorporating dangerous goods, such as lithium batteries and/or pyrotechnic material, except as provided in DGR 2.3.2.6 are totally forbidden.

    • Forbidden

  • Specimens, non-infectious packed with small quantities of flammable liquid, must meet A180 as described in current edition of IATA DGR.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

  • Thermometer, medical or clinical, which contains mercury, one (1) per person for personal use, when in its protective case.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      No

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      No

  • Thermometer or barometer, mercury filled carried by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency.

    • The approval of the operator is required

      Yes

    • Permitted in or as checked (hold) baggage

      No

    • Permitted in or as cabin baggage

      Yes

Warning! This list should be used only as a guide to what is permitted and prohibited in passenger or crew baggage. Dangerous goods not contained in the list are prohibited from carriage on aircraft by passengers and crew.

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