With the summer holidays fast approaching many Brits will be planning a getaway in the coming weeks. Packing for your holiday can always be a bit stressful, it can be hard to know what to bring and tricky to stick to any weight restrictions.
If you’re planning a shorter trip usually you’ll only need hand luggage which you carry on board with you. However, if you’ve got a bigger holiday lined up then you’ll probably need to check in a suitcase.
There are strict rules on what you can carry in your hand and hold luggage. While the security process is a lot more obvious when it comes to your carry-on bags, you might not realise that there are restrictions on your hold luggage too. READ MORE: Spain weather warning as Storm Oscar hits holiday hotspot Flammable liquids and solids - including cigarette lighters 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 Instruments containing magnets Fireworks and pyrotechnics - including party poppers Non-safety matches Fire lighters, lighter fuel, paints, thinners Poisons, arsenic, cyanide, weedkiller Radioactive materials, acids, corrosives, alkalis, caustic soda Creosote, quicklime, oiled paper Vehicle fuel system components which have contained fuel Ammunition, detonators, blasting caps, mines, grenades, and related equipment and any other explosives (ammunition may only be carried if the passengers has completed the necessary paperwork with their airline and the Control Authorities are satisfied it may travel) Smoke canisters and smoke cartridges This list covers items banned in hold luggage from UK airports.
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