​​​​​​Video: PackSafe for Air Travel. Laptops, lighters, e-cigarettes, lithium batteries, paint, aerosols, fuel... these are just a few of the many common items you use every day that are considered dangerous goods and have restrictions on how or if they can be packed in your luggage for air travel.

At the Ticket Counter:

At the TSA Check Point:

At the Gate:

All Locations: You checked what?! Passengers learn what is forbidden to pack in checked bags and should be removed at the ticket counter/checkpoint/gate check in this PackSafe video: 

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• Your drone might be a dangerous good! Lithium batteries, fuel cells, and components of certain parachute systems can all be classified as dangerous goods: 

Traveling with Lithium Batteries (30-second version). Lithium-ion batteries are allowed based on watt hours (Wh). Batteries 0-100 Wh are allowed on passenger aircraft, 101-160 Wh require an air carrier’s approval, and batteries exceeding 160 Wh are forbidden.

Water on Lithium Batteries Explained. If your lithium battery-powered device overheats, smokes or catches fire on your flight, alert the crew immediately. They are trained to properly respond and extinguish the fire.

• Watts the Risk?! Lithium Battery Incident Chart: Running list of aviation cargo and passenger baggage events involving lithium batteries or unknown battery types dating back to 2006. Note: These are events that the FAA is aware of and should not be considered a complete listing of all such incidents.

• Will your Team or Group be sent home packing? Teams and Groups Checklist: This checklist answers frequently asked questions for sports teams and groups traveling by air. 

• Spare lithium-ion batteries and power banks must be carried on. A poster to help educate passengers on the rules when traveling with spare lithium-ion batteries and power banks.

Spare Lithium-ion Batteries Poster Landscape

• When in doubt, leave it out! PackSafe When In Doubt Leave it Out Poster:  Most dangerous goods are forbidden in carry-on and checked baggage. There are a few exceptions for some personal items such as toiletries, medicines, battery powered electronics and assistive devices. 

When In Doubt, Leave It Out Poster Portrait

When In Doubt, Leave It Out Poster Landscape

 

• Got a Light? PackSafe Don't Pack Light for Your Next Flight Poster: A simple and easy to understand poster to help passengers understand the safety rules of traveling with a lighter.

• Fireworks don’t fly!  A poster set highlighting that fireworks are forbidden on passenger aircrafts available in both “portrait” and “landscape” formats.

•  Vapes on a Plane! Vapes On A Plane Marketing Kit: Download posters, social media images, and flyers to help spread the safety message about flying with electronic smoking devices.

 

• Camping Fuels stay grounded! Prohibited Camping Fuels Landscape. Going on a camping trip and need to take a flight to get to your destination, know that camping fuels are banned in all passenger baggage. 

• Do not pack lithium battery power stations! Lithium battery-powered devices with more than 160Wh are not allowed on passenger aircraft.

Power Stations Portrait Poster

Power Stations Landscape Poster

TSA Security Screening Questions?

For questions on the rules for liquids in carry-on, sharp objects, weapons, tools, medicines and medical devices, food, "prohibited items," and general security screening questions, see the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)'s security rules and guidance. You may also contact the TSA via phone, e-mail or Tweet.

The TSA also has rules on "prohibited items" that pose a security threat. Though they sometimes overlap, the TSA security rules are separate from the FAA dangerous goods safety rules discussed here. For the TSA rules on weapons, sharp objects, the "3-1-1" rule on liquids, gels, and aerosols, etc.; go to the TSA Prohibited Items web page.

• TSA: What can I bring?
  Know what you can pack in your carry-on and checked baggage before arriving at the airport.
• TSA Blog
  The purpose of this blog is to communicate with the public about all things TSA related. It is a good source to find out information about prohibited items and Dangerous Goods that's frequently found in passenger checked luggage.