DANGEROUS GOODS
Restricted Items (in Checked Baggage, Carry-on, and on Your Person)
For your safety and to comply with international regulations, there are restrictions on the items you can bring in your baggage. Dangerous goods are items that could be harmful to health, safety, property, or the environment. Please check the information below to see what dangerous goods are allowed, what’s prohibited, and where they can be carried—on your person, in your hand baggage, or in your checked baggage. If you need approval to carry certain dangerous goods, please contact us at least three working days before your flight date.
Note: You must declare your hazardous materials to the airline. Failure to comply with all aspects of the dangerous goods regulations may result in legal penalties.
1. Not Allowed
| Category | Example Items |
|---|---|
| Guns, Firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles devices designed to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, or that could be mistaken for such device, including toys, antiques and replicas. | * Firearms of all types, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns. * Toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons. * Component parts of firearms, (excluding telescopic sights). * Compressed air and CO2 guns, including pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns. * Signal flare pistols and starter pistols. * Bows, cross bows and arrows. * Harpoon guns and spear guns- Slingshots and catapults. |
| Stunning devices: devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize. | * Devices for shocking, such as stun guns (e.g. teasers) and stun batons. * Animal stunners and animal killers. * Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper or capsicum spray, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays. |
| Objects with sharp points or edges that could be used to cause serious injury. | * Items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets, and cleavers. * Ice axes and ice picks. * Razor blades, box cutters. * Knives with blades of more than 6 cm. * Scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum. * Martial art equipment with sharp points or edges- Swords and sabers. |
| Workers tools that could be used to cause serious injury. | * Crowbars. * Drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills. * Tools with blades or shafts more than 6 cm that could be used as weapons, such as screwdrivers, chisels. * Saws, including cordless portable power saws. * Blowtorches- Bolt guns and nail guns. |
| Blunt Instruments objects that could be used to cause serious injury when used to hit. | * Baseball and softball bats. * Clubs and batons – such as billy clubs, blackjacks, and night sticks. * Martial arts equipment. |
| Corrosives | * Mercury, acids, alkalis and wet cell batteries. * Infectious substances such as bacteria, viruses. * Poisons such as insecticides, weed killers, arsenic and cyanides. * Radioactive Material. |
| Toxic and infection substances | * Infectious substances such as bacteria, viruses. * Poisons such as insecticides, weed killers, arsenic and cyanides. |
| Oxidizing Materials & Organic Peroxides. | Bleaches, Peroxides. |
| Compressed Gases* (deeply refrigerated, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous). | Butane, propane and aqualung cylinders and liquified gases. all type of toxic gases. |
| Flammable Liquids and Solids. | Lighters or heavier fuels, paint and Strike anywhere matches. copra (dried coconut meat) |
| Radioactive Material. | Even Radioactive Material in equipment. Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine. |
| Magnetized materials | Speakers containing strong Magnetized materials. |
| Pagers and Walkie-Talkies | All types. |
| Vehicles powered by lithium batteries | Solowheels, Hover-boards, Mini-Segways, E-scooters, Balance-wheels. |
2. Acceptable as checked baggage or carry-on
| Item (Type) | Checked Bag | Carry-0n |
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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. Note: Alcoholic beverages containing 24% or less alcohol by volume are not subject to any restrictions. |
Allowed | Allowed |
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Ammunition Only ammunition classified as UN0012 and UN0014 are allowed in passenger baggage, in quantities not exceeding a gross weight of 5 kg per person. Note: What is a UN number? It is a four-digit number assigned by the United Nations Committee of Experts (UNCOE) on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, identifying a substance or a particular group of substances or articles. The “Safety data sheet” (SDS) of the ammunition will provide this information, generally under the Section 14 of the SDS. Ammunition shall be packed separately from the baggage containing the firearm, inside a robust, secure container (i.e., a strong wooden, metal or fiberboard box or other packaging) specially designed to carry small amounts of ammunition and capable of being locked. Ammunition may only be carried for individual use. Ammunition for use by more than one passenger may not be combined into one or more packages and carried by one passenger in the booking. |
NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
| Battery powered non-mobility devices Such as hover boards, unicycle, e-bike, electric scooter, solo wheel, mini-segway, balance wheel or similar vehicles with battery. |
Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
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Camping stoves and fuel containers that have contained a flammable liquid fuel. with empty fuel tank and/or fuel container. To ensure safety, the empty fuel tank and/or container must be allowed to drain for at least 1 hour, the fuel tank and/or container must then be left uncapped for a minimum of 6 hours to allow any residual fuel to evaporate. Note: Gas cylinders for camping stoves are not permitted on Salam Air flights |
NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
| Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice) In quantities not exceeding 2.5 kg net weight per person when used to pack as perishables provided the baggage (package) permits the release of CO2 gas. Note: Must be marked "DRY ICE” or “Carbon Dioxide solid” and indicate net weight. |
NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
| E-cigarettes (including e-cigars, e-pipes, other personal vaporizers) containing batteries must be individually protected to prevent accidental activation | Not Allowed | Allowed |
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Hair styling equipment containing a hydrocarbon gas cartridge, up to one ( 1 ) per passenger or crew member, provided that the safety cover is securely fitted over the heating element. This hair styling equipment must not be used on board the aircraft. Note: Spare gas cartridges for such hair styling equipment are not permitted in checked or carry-on baggage |
Allowed | Allowed |
| Insulated packaging containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen (dry shipper), fully absorbed in a porous material containing only non-dangerous goods | Allowed | Allowed |
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MAGNETIZED MATERIALS. Cover materials with relatively high magnetic field strength such as magnetrons and non-shielded permanent magnets without keeper bars installed. Masses of ferro-magnetic metals such as automobiles, automobile parts, metal fencing, piping and metal construction material, even if not meeting the definition of magnetized materials, may be subject to operator's special stowage regulations since they may affect aircraft instruments, particularly the compasses. |
Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
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Non-radioactive medicinal or toilet 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 these articles must not exceed 2L or 2kg and the net quantity of each single article must not exceed 0.5kg or 0.5 L |
Allowed | Allowed |
| Oxygen or air, gaseous cylinders required for medical use. The cylinder must not exceed 5kg gross weight. Liquid oxygen systems are forbidden for air transport. | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
| Radioisotopic cardiac pacemakers or other devices, including those powered by lithium batteries, implanted into a person or fitted externally. |
ON ONE'S PERSON |
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 when authorized by the airline, are totally forbidden. | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
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Small non-flammable gas cartridges |
NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
| Thermometer, medical or clinical, which contains mercury, one (1) per person for personal use, when in its protective case. | Allowed | Not Allowed |
| Thermometer or barometer, mercury filled carried by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency must be packed in a strong outer packaging, having a sealed inner liner or a bag of strong leak-proof and puncture-resistant material impervious to mercury, which will prevent the escape of mercury from the package irrespective of its position. | NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
NEED SALAMAIR APPROVAL * |
You can obtain approval by sending your request to dg.approvals@salamair.com. Required documents vary depending on the case, so once we receive your request, our DG team will guide you on the specific documents needed. To avoid inconvenience, please submit your request at least three working days before your flight date.
3. Batteries and Electronic devices ( Portable Electronic Device (PED) / Portable Medical Electronic Device(PMED))
Portable electronic devices (PED) containing batteries
PEDs, which may include electronics such as cameras, mobile phones, laptops, and tablets containing batteries, when carried by passengers/crew for personal use, should be carried in carry-on baggage.
Portable medical electronic devices (PMED) containing batteries
PMEDs, which may include electronics such as bone-growth stimulators, glucose monitoring systems, and portable automated external defibrillators, Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POC).
Spare lithium batteries
Spare (uninstalled) lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, including power banks and cell phone battery charging cases. Spare batteries must be individually protected to prevent short circuits by placement in the original retail packaging or by otherwise insulating terminals, e.g., by taping over exposed terminals or placing each battery in a separate plastic bag or protective pouch and carried in carry-on baggage only.
Articles containing lithium cells or batteries, the primary purpose of which is to provide power to another device, e.g., power banks, are considered as spare batteries and are restricted to carry-on baggage only.
Batteries must be of a type that meets the requirements of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.3.
Note:
- The watt-hour (Wh) rating is a measure by which lithium-ion batteries are regulated. Lithium-ion batteries are required to be marked with the Watt-hour (Wh) rating.
- The Watt-hour rating of a lithium-ion battery can also be calculated from the battery’s nominal voltage (V) and capacity in ampere-hours (Ah): Ah x V = Wh
- If only the milliampere-hours (mAh) are marked on the battery, then divide that number by 1000 to get ampere hours (Ah) (e.g., 4400 mAh / 1000 = 4.4. Ah).
- If the user is unsure of the Watt-hour rating of your lithium-ion battery, he/she should refer to the device User Manual or contact the manufacturer.
Carriage of Portable Electronic Devices (PED), Portable Medical Electronic Devices (PMED) and spare batteries by passengers/crew is dependent on the Watt-hour (Wh) rating for lithium ion (rechargeable) batteries or the lithium metal content in grams (g) for lithium metal (non-rechargeable) batteries.
| Wh rating or lithium metal content | Configuration | Carry-on baggage | Checked baggage | SalamAir approval required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 100 Wh (2g) | In equipment (PED or PMED) | Yes (max 15 PED/PMED) * | Yes (one) | No * |
| ≤ 100 Wh (2g) | Spare battery(ies) | Yes (max 20 spare batteries) ** | No | No ** |
| > 100 to ≤ 160 Wh | In equipment (PED or PMED) | Yes (one) | Yes (one) | Yes (one) |
| > 100 to ≤ 160 Wh | Spare battery(ies) | Yes (max 2 spare batteries) | No | Yes (one) |
| > 160 Wh | Not allowed in SalamAir passenger aircrafts | Not allowed in SalamAir passenger aircrafts | Not allowed in SalamAir passenger aircrafts | Not allowed in SalamAir passenger aircrafts |
| > 2 g ≤ 8 g | In equipment (PMED only) | Yes (one) | Yes (one) | Yes (one) |
| > 2 g ≤ 8 g | Spare batteries for PMED | Yes (max 2 spare batteries) | No | Yes (one) |
*Each person is limited to a maximum of 15 PED. SalamAir may approve the carriage of more than 15 PED.
*Each person is limited to a maximum of 20 spare batteries of any type. SalamAir may approve the carriage of more than 20 batteries.
WARNING!
RECALLED OR DAMAGED BATTERIES ARE NOT ALLOWED EITHER AS CARRY-ON, CHECKED BAGGAGE OR CARGO.
SalamAir recommends carrying PEDs /PMEDs containing batteries as carry-on baggage.
However, if carried as checked baggage:
i. (Measures must be taken to prevent unintentional activation and to protect the devices from damage; and
ii. The devices must be completely switched off (not in sleep or hibernation mode) if the batteries exceed: for lithium metal batteries, a lithium content of 0.3 grams; or for lithium-ion batteries, a Watt-hour rating of 2.7 Wh.
4. Battery-powered mobility aids (wheelchairs working with battery)
| Battey type | SalamAir policy | Information and Documents required for SalamAir approval |
| Battery-powered mobility aids with non-spillable batteries |
You may carry battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices, with wet, non-spillable, nickel metal hydride or dry batteries. Please ensure that you take measures to prevent the unintentional activation of your mobility aid(s). Non-spillable batteries may not contain any free or unabsorbed liquid. In addition, if you remove the batteries from your mobility aid(s), the removed batteries, along with any spare batteries, must be carried in strong, rigid packaging to be stored in the cargo compartment. You may carry a maximum of one spare wet, non-spillable battery, or two spare nickel metal hydride or dry batteries. Please note that prior approval is required. To obtain approval, please send an email to dg.approvals@salamair.com To avoid inconvenience, please submit your request at least three working days before your flight date. |
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| Battery-powered mobility aids with spillable batteries |
You may carry battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices with spillable batteries. Please ensure that the battery of your mobility aid(s) is fitted, where feasible, with spill-resistant vent caps. If your mobility aid cannot always be loaded, stowed, secured and unloaded in an upright position, or if your mobility aid does not adequately protect its battery, the battery must be removed. The removed battery must be carried in strong, rigid packaging, which is leak-tight and impervious to battery fluid. The removed battery must also be protected from short circuits, be secured upright in its packaging, and be surrounded by compatible absorbent material that can sufficiently absorb its total liquid contents. The packaging must be marked “BATTERY, WET, WITH WHEELCHAIR” or “BATTERY, WET, WITH MOBILITY AID”, and the “Corrosive” and “Package Orientation” labels must be attached. This completed package will be loaded in the cargo compartment. Please note that prior approval is required. To obtain approval, please send an email to dg.approvals@salamair.com To avoid inconvenience, please submit your request at least three working days before your flight date. |
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| Battery-powered mobility aids with lithium-ion batteries |
You may carry battery-powered wheelchairs or other similar mobility devices, with lithium-ion batteries. If the battery is attached to your mobility aid, there is no limit on its watt-hour (Wh) rating. If you however remove the battery from your mobility aid, the battery must not exceed the watt hour rating of 300Wh. If your mobility aid is fitted with two batteries that you remove, each battery must not exceed the watt hour rating of 160Wh. The removed batteries must be placed in a protective pouch and be carried in the passenger cabin. About spare batteries - you may carry a maximum of one spare lithium-ion battery with a Wh rating not exceeding 300 Wh, or a maximum of two spare lithium-ion batteries, each with Wh rating not exceeding 160 Wh. Please make sure that the removed batteries are properly packed in order to prevent short-circuiting or damage. Please note that prior approval is required. To obtain approval, please send an email to dg.approvals@salamair.com . To avoid inconvenience, please submit your request at least three working days before your flight date. |
5. Baggage with integrated lithium batteries – “smart luggage”
These devices could include integrated lithium batteries, motors, power banks, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID (radio frequency identification) or Wi-Fi technology. The presence of lithium batteries can contravene various regulatory requirements. Examples of “smart” luggage include features such as:
- Lithium-ion battery and motor allowing it to be used as a personal transportation device.
- GPS tracking devices with or without GSM capability.
- Lithium-ion battery power bank that allows charging of other electronic devices.
- Bluetooth, RFID (radio frequency identification) and Wi-Fi capability.
Smart baggage equipped with a permanently fixed (non-removable) lithium battery is not allowed as ‘carry-on’ nor as ‘checked baggage’ on SalamAir flights.
SalamAir accepts smart baggage with removable single lithium battery; the *removed battery (see note below) must be carried on in the cabin.
*Note:
- Single removable lithium battery with a watt/hour rating lower than 100 Wh only will be accepted as ‘carry on’ in the cabin without prior approval from Salam Air.
- Single lithium battery with a watt/hour rating between 100 Wh-160 Wh will require prior approval from Salam Air.
- Lithium batteries with a watt-hour rating of more than 160 Wh are not allowed on SalamAir flights.
