Can I Bring This in My Hand Carry?
Not sure whether to bring a power bank or certain food purchased from your travels? Check out this quick reference for items you can bring in your hand carry baggage.
Overview
Description
This guide provides a list of frequently asked items that are permitted and prohibited in your hand carry baggage.
View our categories below:
- Appliances, Electronics, and Gadgets
- Food, Health, and Personal Care
- Mobility and Household Items
- Sports and Hobby Equipment
- Miscellaneous
Travel Tip: We recommend keeping your valuables such as travel documents, wallets, gadgets, and other personal belongings with you at all times. Ensure they are packed securely before your trip and remain within sight and easy reach throughout your journey.
🧳 For items allowed in your checked baggage, please visit this article.
For more information, you may refer to the Office for Transportation Security.
Quick Reference
Appliances, Electronics, and Gadgets
| Item | Hand Carry |
| Adapter | ✅ |
| Baggage tracker (e.g., AirTag) | ✅ |
| Charging cables |
✅
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| Extension cords |
✅
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| LAN cable |
✅
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Power banks and battery packs; Portable Wi-Fi kit |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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Selfie stick / tripod / monopod
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❌
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| Item | Hand Carry |
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Battery-powered film camera; Bluetooth-enabled devices (i.e., speaker); Digital or battery-powered camera; Headphones and audio interface; LED lights / flashlights; LED projector; PlayStation; Portable radio |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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Mini karaoke
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❌
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| Item | Hand Carry |
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Monitor and television
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❌
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Computer keyboard
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✅
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Desktop PC; Laptop; Tablet; Printer |
✅ Must be within the size/weight limits, and are in the original packaging or with cushioning material. We suggest securing internal components to avoid damage. Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft.
For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Air fryer | ✅ |
| Air conditioner | ❌ Items with refrigerants are not accepted. Explosive, flammable, compressed, corrosive, and radioactive items are considered Dangerous Goods. |
| CCTV camera | ✅ |
| Electric bug zapper | ❌ |
| Electric burner |
✅
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| Electric coffee machine |
✅
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| Electric fan |
❌
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| Electric stove |
✅
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| Induction cooker |
✅
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| Kettle or air pot |
✅
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| Magnetic toys (e.g., souvenir or fridge magnets) |
✅
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| Microwave |
❌
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| Milk warmer |
✅
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| Mini camping stove (without butane) |
❌
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| Portable air cooler |
❌
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Portable water pressure; Rechargeable fan; Rechargeable lamp |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here
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| Rice cooker |
✅
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| Smart lock for doors |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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| Solar lights |
✅
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| Solar panel |
❌
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| Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) |
❌
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| Washing machine |
❌
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| Water compressor |
❌
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| Wi-Fi modem |
✅
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Food, Health, and Personal Care
| Item | Hand Carry |
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Atchara / pickles
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❌
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Baby formula (if a bottle-fed child is travelling)
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✅ While there is no limit to the amount of baby formula (liquid/powder) you can bring, this is still subject to further inspection.
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Bagoong (shrimp paste)
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❌
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Breast milk
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✅ While there is no limit to the amount of breast milk you can bring, this is still subject to further inspection.
You don't need to be travelling with a child to bring breast milk.
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Canned products
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Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vape
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⚠️ Up to 2 reams of cigarettes or e-cigarettes/vapes with lithium-ion batteries not exceeding 100Wh are generally allowed. E-cigarettes and vapes are prohibited in Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. Please check your destination's local regulations before travel.
Learn more here.
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Cooking / vegetable oil
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Dried seafood
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❌
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Durian
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❌
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Energy drinks
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Frozen food
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❌
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Frozen milk
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✅
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Honey
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Kimchi
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❌
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Liquor and alcoholic drinks
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✅ if ≤ 100ml and ≤ 70% alcohol level
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Powdered drink mix (i.e., milk, coffee)
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✅
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Sauces, syrups, condiments
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Soups and stews
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Vinegar
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❌
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Water
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Chicharon; Chilled food (i.e., cold cuts, salad); Cooked food / seafood (i.e., crabs); Desserts (i.e., cake, chocolates); Fresh eggs; Fruits; Jam, spread (e.g., strawberry jam); Kakanin (sticky rice cakes); Lechon; Uncooked rice; Vegetables |
Domestic flights:
International flights:
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| Item | Hand Carry |
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All prescription and over-the-counter medications (liquids, aerosols, gels including medical lubricant, eye drops, saline solutions for medical purposes)
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✅ If over 100 ml, passengers must show proof of prescription or a doctor's statement.
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Breast pump
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✅
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Breast bras, mastectomy products, prosthetics,
shells containing gels, saline solutions
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✅ Must show proof of necessity with a notification card or medical documentation describing passenger's condition
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CPAP machine
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✅ Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft.
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Gels or frozen liquids or other medical-related items necessary to be carried or used by persons with medical condition (i.e., insulin, injection vials)
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✅ Must show proof of necessity with a notification card or medical documentation describing passenger's condition
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Inhaler
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✅
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Life-supporting liquids (bone marrow, blood products or samples, transplant organs)
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✅ Must be declared at the screening checkpoint for further inspection. Prepare a certificate stating that the item is not infectious; otherwise, this shall be accepted as Cargo.
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Blood pressure monitor; Optune; Portable nebulizer |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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Portable oxygen concentrator
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✅ Only FAA-approved POCs that will fit the overhead bin or under the seat are accepted as hand carry. If you require assistance when boarding, make sure you request through Manage Booking.
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Bar soap |
✅
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| Cosmetic oils |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Deodorant |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Electric shaver, electric toothbrush |
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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| Gels (e.g., hair gel, shower gel) |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Insulated tumbler |
✅
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| Liquid bath soap |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Liquid hand sanitizer / alcohol |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Liquid vitamins |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Lotion |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Shampoo and conditioner sachets |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Toothpaste |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Aerosols, hair sprays, perfumes, deodorant, sunblock |
✅ if ≤ 100ml
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| Clothes iron / portable steaming iron |
✅
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| Hair iron, hair dryer/blower |
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| Jewelry and watches |
✅ Lithium metal limit: max of 2g metal content
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Nail kit (e.g., nipper, pusher, nail cutter); Razor, scissors |
❌ Bladed or sharp items are considered security items. They are only allowed in your checked baggage.
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Mobility and Household Items
| Item | Hand Carry |
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Bicycle
|
❌
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Crutches
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✅ You may ask our cabin crew for assistance in placing crutches in the overhead bin.
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Electric scooter or bicycle
|
❌
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Electric or motorized luggage
|
✅ For a safe flight, please follow these guidelines on batteries and battery-powered devices:
Learn more here.
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Stroller / trolley for kids
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❌
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Walking cane
|
✅
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Wheelchair
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✅ Foldable wheelchairs are permitted inside the aircraft, provided they can fit in the overhead bin. Non-foldable wheelchairs will be picked up by our ground staff at the boarding gate and can be collected at the baggage carousel area. Learn more here.
For battery-powered and electric wheelchairs:
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Brooms |
❌
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| Corrosive household cleaner (e.g., toilet cleaner, drain cleaner, liquid bleach, rat poison) |
❌
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| Fire extinguisher |
❌
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| Vacuum |
✅
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Blender |
❌
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| Ceramic cup and saucer |
✅
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| Coffee press |
✅
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Glass inside a Styrofoam box
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❌
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| Glass jar |
❌
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| Knife (metal and/or plastic) |
❌
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| Mug |
✅
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| Mortar and pestle |
❌
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| Plates |
✅
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| Pot |
✅
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| Utensils |
❌
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Blow torches (empty) |
❌
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| Bolt and cork screw |
❌
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Car parts (car alternator)
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❌ Must be shipped via CEB Cargo.
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| Crowbars |
❌
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| Drill bit |
❌
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| Hand tools (i.e., hammers, pliers, saws, screwdrivers, wrenches) |
❌
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| Industrial chains |
❌
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| Letter / bottle opener |
❌
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| Measuring wheel tool |
❌
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| Metal tape measure |
❌
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| Motorcycle chassis |
❌
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| Muffler |
❌
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| Nails and nail gun |
❌
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| Item | Hand Carry |
| Axes or sword |
❌
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| Christmas tree |
✅ Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft.
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| Holiday lantern |
✅ if battery-operated
Wired / electrical lanterns are for checked baggage only
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| Incense sticks |
✅
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| Laundry pole |
❌
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| Picture frame |
✅
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| Religious figurines |
✅ Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft.
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| Sako or woven bag |
✅
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| Scent diffuser |
✅
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| Scented candles |
✅
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| Umbrella |
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Sports and Hobby Equipment
| Item | Hand Carry |
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Air tank as diving equipment (empty cylinders)
|
❌
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Arrows, bows, crossbows, darts
|
❌
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Bat, club, paddles, stick
|
❌
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Billiard balls
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❌
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Billiards/pool cue stick
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❌
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Bowling balls
|
❌
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Diving fins
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✅
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Fishing rod
|
❌
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Golf clubs
|
❌
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Gym equipment (e.g., dumbbells)
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❌
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Harpoon guns and spear guns
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❌
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Helmet
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✅
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Ice skates
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❌
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Martial arts equipment with sharp points or edges (e.g., throwing/ninja stars, karambit)
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❌
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Paintball gun
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❌
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Pellet gun / airsoft gun
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❌
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Rackets (tennis, badminton, squash, paddle, pickleball)
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❌
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Roller skates
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✅
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Scuba / diving equipment
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✅ Buoyancy control devices and regulators may be hand-carried provided they pass the prescribed dimensions for overhead bins. No scuba tanks.
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Skateboards / longboards
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❌
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Ski poles / hiking poles
|
❌
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Skipping rope
|
✅
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Snorkel
|
✅
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Surfboards
|
❌
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Tent
|
❌
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Yoga mat
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✅ Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft.
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| Item | Hand Carry |
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Aerosol paints
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❌
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Alcohol-based markers
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❌
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Artist paint (e.g., acrylic, oil)
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❌
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Crochet hook
|
❌
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Flammable house paint
|
❌
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Glue
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✅ if ≤ 100ml
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Musical instruments (guitar, piano, etc.)
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✅ Please note the hand carry limit (22 x 14 x 9in). If it exceeds the max size or weight, guests must purchase an extra seat to carry the item inside the aircraft or check-in their musical items through CEB Special Baggage.
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| Paint thinners |
❌
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Printer ink (e.g., non-flammable / water-based ink, powder toner)
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✅ if ≤ 100ml and must be in a clear or transparent container
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Spray paint
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❌
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Water-based house paint / watercolor paint
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✅ if ≤ 100ml and if they do NOT contain any explosive, flammable, or corrosive materials
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Miscellaneous
| Item | Hand Carry |
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Bouquet of flowers
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✅ Kindly pack flowers in a box so it's secure in the overhead bin. As consideration for other guests who may be sensitive to smell or who are allergic, we suggest checking it in instead.
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Household pets
|
❌
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Human ashes inside an urn
|
✅
Must be placed in a hermetically sealed urn or similar container. Prepare:
Please make sure to check for any additional requirements that may be imposed by both your departure and arrival destinations. Learn more here. |
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Human remains
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❌ Must be shipped via CEB Cargo. Learn more here.
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Live crabs
|
❌
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Live fish
|
❌
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Pet ashes inside an urn
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✅
Requirements:
Please make sure to check for any additional requirements that may be imposed by both your departure and arrival destinations. |
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Pet remains
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❌ Must be shipped via CEB Cargo.
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Pet carrier
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Pet food
|
✅
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Plants and seedlings
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Domestic flights: You'll need to secure a permit from the Bureau of Plant Industry. International flights: You're not allowed to bring this item unless you secure the necessary government permits. |
| Item | Hand Carry |
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Ammunition and its components (bullets, gunpowder, cartridge case and primer or loaded shell)
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❌
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Baton sticks
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❌
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Blasting cap
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❌
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Car's plate number
|
❌
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Cock fighting blade (tare / gaff)
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❌
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Disguised firearms
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❌
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Fireworks
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❌
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Flammable materials in the form of solid, liquid, and gases (e.g., magnesium powder, fuel, kerosene, butane)
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❌
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Flares or flare gun
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❌
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Guns / firearms
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❌
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Handcuffs / thumb cuffs
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❌
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Lighters
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❌
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Improvised firearms
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❌
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M7 grenade launcher
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❌
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Mines and other military stores (TNT, PETN)
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❌
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Mortars
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❌
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Party poppers
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❌
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Radioactive materials (uranium)
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❌
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Replicas or imitation firearms/toy gun
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❌
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Replicas of explosives and incendiaries
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❌
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Rocket launcher
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❌
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Self-defense spray (e.g., pepper or capsicum spray)
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❌
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Slingshot / catapults
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❌
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Shoulder launched missile
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❌
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Stun gun
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❌
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Tires
|
❌
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Vehicle air bags
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❌
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