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CAA issues reminder about ‘dangerous goods’
The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning to passengers about the risks of taking ‘dangerous goods’ on to flights as the peak summer season gets underway.
It said dangerous goods, including culinary blowtorches, petrol, lighter fuel and weed killer, are forbidden for transport anywhere on the aircraft.
Others, like knives or scissors, may be carried safely in checked baggage.
Geoff Leach, manager of the Dangerous Goods Office at the CAA, said: “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.
“One issue is the danger of fire from inappropriately packed batteries and battery powered devices. Passengers frequently travel with electronic gadgets 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.”
Dangerous goods that must NOT be taken on board are:
- explosives, such as fireworks, flares, toy gun caps;
- gases, as culinary blowtorches, camping or compressed gas cylinders, tear gas mace or CS gas devices.
- flammable materials such as petrol, lighter fuel, paint, thinners, non-safety matches, firelighters;
- poisons, such as weed killers, insecticides; and
- Corrosives, such as filled car batteries.
Cigarette lighters are only allowed ‘on the person’ but are not permitted in passenger baggage, as they are flammable.
Goods that may be carried by passengers include:
- powered hair curlers (one per person), provided the safety cover is fitted at all times. Separate refills are not permitted;
- Safety matches or a single lighter when carried on the person.
- Battery powered wheelchairs in the hold – passengers should contact their airline in advance to check whether special conditions apply.
Copies of Travelling Safely can be obtained from the CAA’s Corporate Communications Department on 020 7453 6030 or downloaded from the CAA’s web site at www.caa.co.uk/travellingsafely.
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