AS you pack your bags to jet off on a holiday, you need to be aware of what items you’re allowed to bring on the plane.
With many restrictions around what you could pack in your hand-luggage, passengers need to be reminded of what official rules say.
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Travellers are advised to include essentials in their hand-luggage when travelling.
This way they know they can survive a few days if the worst happens and their suitcases go missing during the flight.
But some people might misinterpret what essential actually means – and try to bring extra items onboard.
Some passengers try to fit it all in a carry-on suitcase to avoid paying for checked-in luggage.
After all, opting out of paying can save up some money, and minimise the risk of a missing suitcase.
Most passengers also prefer the convenience of having their bags with them, meaning they avoid queues at bag drop off, and can head straight to boarding.
Yet travelling with only hand luggage has its problems – especially with airlines becoming more diligent with their size checking.
And passengers could delay the queues if they have prohibited items in their bags which they would be forced to dispose of.
If you’re an avid traveller, you’re familiar with the rules – no sharp objects and no liquids.
But some banned items are so bizarre, even the most frequent flyer might be unaware of them.
One unexpected item is viking helmets which not many probably have thought of bringing with them anyway.
But if you are one of the creative travellers who wants to show up in a costume, then make sure that your spikes are less than 6cm.
Anything longer than that has to go in the hold as the rule for blades and pointed objects still applies even to mighty Vikings.
Another item that you should avoid bringing is soup and not because its hot contents could spill on someone.
Even though food is allowed onboard, the airlines are strict with their liquid rule and soup counts as such.
If changing your hair colour was at the top of your holiday list, think again as the chemical Peroxide found within the dye is also banned from flights.
Bleaching your hair would have to wait until after the holidays, or perhaps you could get yourself a new style on vacation.
Sad news for gym rats who plan to fly in or out of the USA, as powdered substances need to be kept away or in a container no bigger than 350 grams.
Foodies who want to take brie cheese as a souvenir from their travels around France would also be cheesed off to learn that it’s banned from flights.
And it’s not because of the smell as hard cheese is fine in your hand luggage.
Soft cheese like brie counts as a liquid, which means it has to go in the hold or abide by 100ml rule.
All work tools, including hammers, drills, saws, pliers, screwdrivers, spanners, nailguns and blowtorches must be stored in the hold too.
You can take a lighter onboard but only one and it has to be in a plastic liquids bag and kept on you the whole time.
Leaving it in your carry-on is also against the rules.
Drones are a tricky matter and depend on a country you’re flying from as they are completely banned in some.
But in the UK, drones operating on lithium batteries are actually allowed to be carried in hang-baggage only.
It is also worth checking the length of the blades as to not break the rules regarding the sharp objects.
Lastly, if you wanted to bring 22 samples of perfume from duty free to flight, then you might also be disappointed.
Maybe you thought you could get around the liquids regulation by just breaking up large bottles into numerous smaller ones, but they all have to fit in one transparent, re-sealable plastic bag which holds no more than a litre.
Luckily for travellers, this rule could soon be ditched as new airport scanners could make the 100ml liquid rule a thing of the past.
The new scanners produce more detailed images, meaning passengers can be allowed to pass through airport security with containers holding up to two litres of liquid in their hand luggage.
The new scanners also end the need for laptops and tablets to be removed from hand luggage.
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