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Understanding Prohibited Items and Hazardous Materials
If you have flights to Thailand, you should think about what you bring with you because there are some prohibited items airport for safety and security reasons that some passengers may not know before. It not only shows that you follow the airline’s guidelines, but it also saves you time when traveling. For this reason, we would like to guide you through the eleven items that you must not bring on the plane.
Prohibited Items in Carry-On Luggage
There are specific items that are normally not permitted in carry-on baggage on Thailand Airlines. If you’re planning a trip by plane but aren’t sure what you should and shouldn’t bring, we’ve put up a list to help below.
1. Sharp Objects
Sharp objects, such as knives, cutters, scissors, nail clippers, sewing needles, knives, folding knives, pocket knives, steel rulers, and all kinds of sharp objects (brass knuckles, swords, lances, batons, and imitation weapons like children’s guns), must not be brought with you and will be removed at the security check for carry-on luggage because it can be harmful for other passengers if any unexpected circumstance occurs.
2. Firearms and Ammunition
Firearms and ammunition are definitely considered weapons, as well as the mentioned sharp objects. However, passengers need to notify their purpose to bring on the firearms and ammunition together with their firearms license (both original and copy documents) by law, and they must fill out the document to carry firearms with the airline and remove ammo at the point. You can check for more information with the airline you are flying with.
3. Explosives and Flammable Materials
Explosives and flammable objects such as gases, matches, fireworks, and bombs are prohibited as it can cause a problem affecting to other passengers and damages to the airplane, and at the worst case, it will lead to delay flight, injury, or death.
4. Self-defense Items
Self-defense items like batons, knives, and pepper spray, are regarded weapons that you must not carry in order to avoid an unexpected discharge. Because self-defense sprays contain more than 2% by mass of tear gas (CS or CN), they can be dangerous to yourself and other passengers as well.
5. Liquids in containers over 100 ml
All liquids in containers larger than 100 ml are prohibited; nonetheless, liquids such as gel, spray, lotion, perfume, form are allowable liquid items airplane as mentioned capacity. In any case, any liquid larger than 100 ml can be used as an element in the creation of an explosive, and you can carry on not over 10 containers.
6. Power Bank
Power banks can be carried on the plane, but they need to come with the capacities identified by each airline; for example, power banks ranging from 20,000 to 32,000 mAh (100 to 160 Wh) are allowed but not over, and any power banks that are not identified by their capacities will be removed from your luggage by airport staff.
Hazardous Materials in Checked Luggage
Passengers who need to load their checked luggage under the plane can read more about dangerous materials that must be packed in checked luggage or declared to airline officials here.
1. Batteries (e.g., lithium batteries)
As it is very heat under the compartment, any batteries like lithium batteries in a kind of powerband are prohibited to be loaded because they can generate the heat extremely easy and can be exploded or cause spark at any time, so it is difficult to extinguish a fire.
2. Aerosols
Aerosols, as well as the suspension of minute solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas, are not permitted. They are minuscule particles found in spray paint, culinary spray, bug spray, and other products that use extremely flammable and combustible propellants.
3. Chemicals and Hazardous Substances
Some chemicals and hazardous are corrosives and oxidizers include drain cleaners, paint strippers, pool chemicals, strong bleaches, non-infectious specimens in preservative solutions, and toxic or contagious compounds (rat poison, infected blood, bacteria, viruses).
4. Radioactive Materials
Radioactive materials, such as uranium, thorium, diagnostic radiology, radiation medicine, radiopharmaceuticals, or anything else radioactive, are discarded.
5. Perishable Items
Perishable items like dry ice or gel food items are not allowed below the plane, but meat, seafood and other non-liquid food items are permitted in both carry-on but not in checked bags. It is just for carry-on baggage.
Security Screening and Inspection
After you know what you must not take for both carry-on and checked bags, here is the security screening process at Thai airports and how prohibited items are detected and handled, as a guide for you that you should know before flying in Thailand for smooth trip.
That is not complicated to pass the security screening and inspection if you follow our mentioned instructions for your carry-on baggage.
After you got boarding pass from check-in, you need to go for passport control, and after you walking to the gate, you need to pass a security point to let them check your belongings through the X-Ray. At first, you need to separate your stuff as follows:
- If you have any phone, laptop, or power bank, you need to put it on a tart first.
- Remove your accessories like watch, jacket, belt, shoes and more.
- Put your luggage in a tart if it is small or put the large one through the X-Ray.
If you have any forbidden items in your luggage, liquid containers and sharp objects must be removed immediately in the box they provided like liquid containers over 100 ml, or they will be inspected that is harmful or not.
Another one is depended on each airline’s policies and conditions for carry-on items airplane. It will make your trip safe and run smoothly.
Conclusion
It is very important for security check because something that you carry may affect other passengers and also safety in the airplane. Not only in Thailand but also on international airlines, there are similar rules. Either Suvarnabhumi Airport or Don Meaung Airport, you need to learn the prohibited items airplane to make your travel run smoothly. We are welcoming you to Thailand Airport!
