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Packing for a trip can often feel like trying to crack a secret code. There’s always the uncertainty of what to toss into your bag and what to leave behind, what items are allowed and what are not. No one ever wants to be that one traveler holding up the security line just because they accidentally bought an item that shouldn’t be in an aircraft.
To ensure you soar through the skies without a hitch, here’s a list of things that shouldn’t be in your carry-on bag, according to the Department of Transportation and Office of Transportation Security (DOTC-OTS).
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Bottles of LAGs exceeding 3.4oz or 100ml in size including:
Shampoo
Conditioner
Hair gel
Toothpaste
Deodorant
Shaving Cream
Lotion
Perfume
Other toiletries
Filled up water bottles
You may still bring the above mentioned items inside the cabin provided that they are in correct travel size containers.
These items must be carefully stored inside a transparent plastic bag, approximately 20cm x 20cm with a maximum capacity not exceeding 1 liter. The bag should be independently sealed and must not be sealed with sticky tape, rubber bands, or ribbons.
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Alcoholic beverages
Canned fruits
Hot drinks bought from outside the plane
Icing
Jars of mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup
Jars of peanut butter
Large quantities of sauces and gravies
Liquid soups exceeding 100ml
Soft cheeses like brie
Any strong-smelling food
Cooked meals and frozen goods are typically allowed inside the plane as long as they are in a secure packaging. Fruits and vegetables within the permissible size limit can also be brought inside the plane. However, strong-smelling foods like durian are usually not allowed on board. When in doubt, always check with your airline or destination country.
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Axes
Bayonets
Bolos
Box cutters
Butterfly knives (Balisong)
Canned products with easy-open lids
Cleavers
Cock fighting knives and blades
Corkscrews
Diving knives
Hatchets
Ice axes
Ice picks
Knives
Letter openers
Medical scalpels
Musical instruments with sharp edges or protruding parts
Nippers / pushers /nail files
Nail cutters with knife
Open razors / razor blades
Pocket folded knives
Sabers
Scissors
Swords
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Acid sprays
Air guns
Bolt guns
Bow and arrows
Chlorine
Crossbows
Gun and firearm components
Flare guns
Insect and animal repellent sprays
Martial arts equipment
Nail guns
Pellet guns
Pepper sprays
Pistols
Revolvers
Rifles
Shotguns
Slingshots
Spear guns
Stun guns
Tear gas
Any sport-related firearms
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Chainsaw
Drills
Extension cords
GI wires (Alambre)
Hammers
Nails
Pliers
Portable power grills
Portable generators
Retractable metal tape measures
Saws and cordless portable power saws
Screwdrivers
Small-gas powered engine
Tapes (Duct tape, packaging tape, masking tape, etc.)
Wrenches
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Baton sticks
Battery-powered non-mobility devices (Hoverboards, solo wheel, e-bikes, etc)
Battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices
Billiard sticks
Boat paddles
Bowling/billiard balls
Cane umbrella
Clubs / sticks / bats / rods
Cricket paddle
Dumbbells
Hand weight
Fishing hooks
Fishing rods
Grindstone knives
Ice skates and skateboard
Kayak / Canoe paddles
Knuckles
Lacrosse sticks
Large tripods
Magnetized materials
Metal chains
Paintball equipment
Scuba diving equipment
Surfboards
Ski poles / Hiking poles
Tennis / badminton / squash rackets
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Aerosol spray paint
Ammunition
Blasting caps
Detonators and fuses
Grenades
Dynamites
Disguised lighters
Flares
Flammable paints and thinners
Fireworks
Fuels (including cooking fuel and any flammable liquid fuel)
Gasoline
Imitation explosive devices
Kerosene / petrol
Lighters
Lighter fluids / refills
Matches
Mines
Military stores / replicas
Oxidizing materials
Plastic explosives
Smoke-generating canisters or cartridges
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