Reminder: what not to pack this summer

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is reminding all passengers about rules and regulations for hand and checked luggage this summer. Particularly, as the airports become more and more crowded with summer vacation seekers, the CAA is reminding flyers not to bring dangerous items on board with them.

Although it is summer time, you will have to leave lighter fuel, weed killer and petrol behind. As well you shouldn’t pack fireworks, explosives and culinary blowtorches.

While some items are safe in checked baggage but cannot be taken on board the items mentioned above are not allowed on any part of the plane.

Manager of the CAA’s Dangerous Goods Office, Geoff Leach, said: “The majority of passengers are very careful when packing their luggage and know which items can and cannot be taken on board. Whilst we are all made aware of the security restrictions imposed, passengers still need to be reminded that some items, which are relatively innocuous in everyday use, are capable of posing a serious risk to the occupants of an aircraft, no matter where they are carried on the aircraft.”

Leach also wanted to remind passengers about the fire hazards posed by improperly packed electronic goods. “Passengers frequently travel with electronic gadgets,” he said.  “And, although the batteries in these rarely pose a safety problem, if they are loose or the equipment is inadvertently activated there is a danger of fire.”

Passengers are reminded to check with their carrier, the airline’s website or the CAA if they are in doubt about any of the items they will be packing.

www.caa.co.uk