Hand Baggage

If your airline allows it, you may take more than one item of hand baggage through security control at Aberdeen. However, please check with your airline, as some operate additional limits.

Your airline may enforce restrictions on the size and number of cabin bags. Please contact your airline for further information.

Passengers can travel with containers with up to two litres of liquid inside.

Explosive or flammable liquids, and those that are considered toxic, are not permitted in either hand or hold luggage.

You can only carry 1 lighter on board. You should put it inside a resealable plastic bag (same as liquids under 100ml) which you must keep on you throughout the flight. You cannot;

• put it in your hold luggage
• put it in your hand luggage screening

Food items and powders in your hand luggage can obstruct images on x-ray machines.  Your bags may need to be checked again manually by security.  You can put these items in your hold luggage to minimise delays.

All cabin baggage will be X-ray screened.

• Put coins, keys, mobile phones and other small items in your coat or hand baggage.
• Place your hand baggage and coat into a tray.
• Pushchairs and walking aids will be X-ray screened.
• Wheelchairs will be thoroughly searched.

To save time, we advise you to place only valuables and items required for the flight in your hand baggage.

The following may not be carried in hand baggage.

Sharp items

This includes knives (with blades over 6cm), razor blades, box cutters, scissors (with blades over 6cm from fulcrim), axes, hatchets, cleavers, ice axes, ice picks, swords, sabres and sharp or pointed martial arts equipment.

Projectile-firing weapons

These include firearms, toy guns, replica/imitation guns, firearm parts (except telescopic sights), airguns, pellet guns, BB guns, flare guns, starting pistols, bows or crossbows, arrows, harpoon guns, spear guns, slingshots and catapults.

Stunning devices and incapacitating devices

Including stun guns, Tasers, animal killers, incapacitating chemicals, gases or sprays (eg Mace), pepper sprays, tear gas and animal repellent sprays.

Tools

This includes crowbars, drills and drill bits, saws, blowtorches, bolt guns, nail guns, or any tool with a blade or shaft over 6cm (eg screwdrivers or chisels).

Blunt instruments

This includes baseball/softball bats, clubs, batons, night sticks and martial arts equipment.

Explosive or incendiary substances

This includes ammunition, blasting caps, detonators and fuses, replica/imitation explosive devices, mines, grenades, pyrotechnics, smoke canisters, smoke cartridges, dynamite, gunpowder or plastic explosives.

Dangerous goods

These include flammable or harmful substances such as gases, oxidisers, poisons, corrosives and hazardous biological or chemical material. Non-safety matches, lighter fluid and firelighters are also included. The Civil Aviation Authority guide What Can I Carry?* contains full details.

Please note that this list only refers to the carriage of items on board the aircraft. With regards to liquids, you will still be restricted to 100ml when passing through security.

A single cigarette lighter may be carried on your person.

We may additionally prevent any item considered to pose a security or safety risk from passing through to the departure lounge.

If you are in any doubt about a particular item of hand baggage, we recommend you to pack it in your hold baggage instead. Please see our checked baggage page for what can and can't be carried.

For most destinations, anything you buy after security control can be taken on board the aircraft.

This includes bottled drinks, fragrances and cosmetics in sizes over 100ml.

Please note the following exceptions:

Australia

Liquids in containers over 100ml may not be taken on these flights.

Connecting flights after Aberdeen

For some destinations, restrictions apply on the sale of liquids if you're stopping en route after Aberdeen.

This is because you'll have to pass through security at the connecting airport.

Please ask shop staff if you're unsure. Our Aberdeen Airport shopping page lists stores' phone numbers.

Returning the same day

For some destinations, if you're returning on the same day there are restrictions on the sale of liquids at Aberdeen.

This is because you'll have to pass through security at your destination airport when you catch the return flight.

Please ask shop staff if you're unsure. Our Aberdeen Airport shopping page lists stores' phone numbers.

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• Hold baggage restrictions
• Security FAQs
• Customs allowances