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In accordance with European Union regulations, the hand luggage of passengers wishing to board flights must be inspected before they can enter the passenger-only zone or board the flight. Personal computers and other electrical items must be inspected separately from the rest of the luggage and must be presented at the security checkpoint out of their cases.

Also, all passengers accessing the boarding area must pass through the metal-detector arches, removing their jackets and top garments, which must be inspected with their hand luggage and are also subject to ongoing random manual checks.

Passengers are forbidden from taking articles that constitute a risk to the health of other passengers, the crew and the safety of the aircraft into the passenger-only zone. These items include:

Liquids

The European Union has adopted security rules for the transport of liquids in hand luggage. These rules came into force on 6 November 2006 in all European Community airports and in Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. They shall apply to all passengers departing from these European airports, regardless of destination.

European legislation restricts the amount of liquids that may be taken through the security checkpoints. However, there is no limit to the liquids that may be bought in shops situated past said security checkpoints or on board an aircraft operated by a European Union company.

Check the European Union rules for carrying liquids in hand luggage in the Carrying Liquids section.

Firearms and weapons in general

Any object that can launch a projectile or that can wound or appears to do so, such as:

• Any type of firearm (pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, etc.).
• Replica or imitation firearms.
• Firearm parts (except sights and scopes).
• Air pistols, air rifles and pellet guns.
• Flare pistols.
• Starter's pistols.
• Toy guns of any kind.
• BB guns.
• Industrial bolt and nail guns.
• Crossbows.
• Catapults.
• Harpoons or spear guns.
• Abattoir boltguns.
• Stunning or shocking devices, such as cattle prods or laser pistols.
• Lighters shaped like firearms.

Weapons or pointed or sharp-edged objects.

Any sharp or cutting object that can cause injuries, such as:

• Axes and hatchets.
• Arrows and darts.
• Crampons.
• Harpoons and javelins.
• Pickaxes and ice axes.
• Ice skates.
• Automatic knives or switchblades of any length.
• Knives, including ceremonial knives, with blades longer than 6 cm, made of metal or any other material strong enough to be used as a weapon.
• Cleavers.
• Machetes.
• Open razors and blades (except safety or disposable razors with enclosed blades).
• Sabres, swords and sword canes.
• Scalpels.
• Scissors with blades longer than 6 cm
• Ski poles and walking sticks.
• Throwing stars.
• Tools that can be used as a stabbing or cutting weapon (drills, drill bits, box cutters, utility knives, saws, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, wrenches, spanners, blow torches, etc.).

Blunt instruments.

Any blunt object that can cause injuries, such as:

• Baseball and softball bats.
• Rigid or flexible clubs and batons (truncheons, night-sticks, canes, etc.).
• Cricket bats.
• Golf clubs.
• Hockey sticks.
• Lacrosse sticks.
• Kayak and canoe oars.
• Skateboards.
• Billiard cues.
• Fishing rods.
• Martial arts equipment (brass knuckles, clubs, truncheons, flails, nunchucks, kubatons, kubasaunts, etc.).

Explosive and inflammable substances.

Any explosive or highly flammable substance that could put the health of passengers or crew, or the safety of the aircraft or assets, at risk, such as:

• Ammunition.
• Blasting caps.
• Detonators and fuses.
• Explosives and explosive devices.
• Replica and imitations of explosives and explosive devices.
• Mines and other military-use explosive charges.
• Grenades of any kind.
• Gas and gas canisters (butane, propane, acetylene, oxygen, etc.) in large volumes.
• Fireworks, flares of any kind or pyrotechnic articles (including firecrackers and toy caps).
• Non-safety matches.
• Smoke-generating canisters.
• Flammable liquid fuel (petrol, diesel, lighter fluid, alcohol, ethanol, etc.).
• Aerosol spray paint.
• Turpentine and paint thinner.
• Alcoholic beverages exceeding 70% by volume (140 proof).

Chemical and toxic substances.

Any chemical or toxic substance that could put the health of passengers or crew at risk or the safety of the aircraft or assets, such as:

• Acids and alkalis (for example, wet batteries that could cause spills).
• Corrosive or bleaching substances (mercury, chlorine, etc.).
• Disabling or incapacitating sprays (mace, pepper spray, tear gas, etc.).
• Radioactive material (for example, medical or commercial isotopes).
• Poisons.
• Infectious or biologically hazardous material (for example, infected blood, bacteria and viruses).
• Material capable of spontaneous ignition or combustion.
• Fire extinguishers.

Complementary measures

The appropriate authority may prohibit other additional articles.

Likewise, reasonable efforts will be made to inform passengers of these articles prior to checking their hold baggage.

Security personnel may refuse access to the restricted area and the aircraft cabin to any person in possession of an article that, though not among those prohibited, causes them safety or security concerns.