Prohibited items - Etihad Airways

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What not to carry as cabin baggage on an Etihad flight

Some items may not necessarily be treated in the same manner by other airlines or at certain airports. We accept no responsibility if certain airports/airlines do not allow carriage of one or more of these items.

The following items cannot be carried into the aircraft cabin but may be allowed as checked baggage:

Pointed weapons and sharp objects

Axes and hatchets
Arrows and darts
Harpoons and spears
Ice axes and ice picks
Ice skates
Lockable or flick knives with blades of any length
Knives
Meat cleavers
Machetes
Open razors and blades (excluding safety or disposable razors with blades enclosed in cartridge)
Sabres, swords and swordsticks
Scalpels
Scissors with blades more than 6cm in length
Ski and walking / hiking poles
Throwing stars
Tools that have the potential to be used as a pointed or edged weapon such as drills, drill bits, box cutters, utility knives, saws, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, wrenches, spanners, blow torches.

Blunt instruments

Baseball and softball bats
Clubs or batons
Cricket bats
Golf clubs
Hockey sticks
Lacrosse sticks
Kayak and canoe paddles
Skateboards
Billiards, snooker and pool cues
Fishing rods
Martial arts equipment such as knuckle dusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails, nun chucks, kabatons, kubasaunts

Others

Inflated articles (inflated balls, balloons, etc. should be deflated)

Applicable to US flights only

Your electronic devices and their accessories must be charged and you may be asked to switch the device on.

Loose or spare batteries, power banks, e-cigarettes, e-pipes or other personal vaporizers must be placed into your cabin-baggage or kept in your pocket or purse - these items are not allowed in your checked baggage.

Powder substances or granular material of 350ml/350g/12oz or greater are not allowed in cabin baggage unless listed as an exempted item. Any item exceeding the limit may be placed in checked baggage.

Exempted Items:

Medically prescribed powder substances including baby formula and cremated human remains provided they are sealed, not tampered and have supporting evidence
Duty free items in Security Tamper Evident Bags purchased at Duty Free after clearing US Customs and Border Protection in Abu Dhabi International Airport

Flying from Australia? Please read important new restrictions on powder substances

Guests travelling from Australia will be subject to restrictions on the carriage of inorganic powder substances in the aircraft cabin.

Inorganic powder substances of 350ml/350g/12oz must be placed in your checked baggage.

Examples include salt, sand, talcum powders, powdered deodorants, foot powders, detergent powders and cleaning products.

Exempted items

All organic powders e.g. powdered baby formula, powdered food, coffee, protein powder, flour, spices, sugar, most cosmetics, Epsom salts
Powdered baby formula
Prescription and non-prescription medicines (including special dietary products)
Medical items required during the flight, accompanied by supporting evidence (e.g. valid doctor’s letter)
Cremated human remains
Duty free items in security tamper evident bags

Dangerous goods & restricted articles

Guests are not permitted to carry these items through the screening point and in sterile/secured areas of an airport and in the aircraft cabin.

Note: Some of the prohibited items may be allowed in checked baggage under certain conditions/regulations.

Dangerous goods & chemicals

Acids and alkalis such as wet batteries that may spill
Corrosive or bleaching substances such as mercury, chlorine, etc.
Disabling or incapacitating sprays such as mace, pepper, tear gas
Radioactive material such as medicinal or commercial isotopes
Poisons
Infectious or hazardous biological material such as infected blood, bacteria and viruses
Material capable of spontaneous ignition or combustion
Fire extinguishers
Lithium batteries above 160Wh
Gas and gas containers (such as butane, propane, acetylene, oxygen).
Fireworks, flares and other pyrotechnics (including party poppers and toy caps).
Non-safety matches
Smoke generating canisters or cartridges
Flammable liquid fuel such as petrol / gasoline, diesel, lighter fluid, alcohol, ethanol
Aerosol spray paint
Turpentine and paint thinner
Alcoholic beverages exceeding 70% by volume

Weapons

Pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, pellet guns, etc.
Replica and imitation firearms
Components of firearms (excluding telescopic sighting devices & sights)
Toy guns of all types
Crossbows
Catapults
Harpoon and spear guns
Stun or shocking devices such as cattle prods, ballistic conducted energy weapons, etc.
Lighters shaped like firearms

Explosives

Ammunition
Blasting caps
Detonators and fuses
Explosives and explosive devices
Replica or imitation explosive material or devices
Grenades

Small vehicles and bags powered by lithium batteries

Small vehicles powered by lithium batteries

All vehicles powered by lithium batteries are restricted for safety and security reasons. This includes all toys, semi-professional or professional items commonly referred to as Airwheels, Mini Segways, Hoverboards or Solowheels. We will not be able to accept any of these items as checked or cabin baggage at any time.

Smart bags are both check-in and carry-on bags with integrated lithium batteries, motors, power banks, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID or Wi-Fi technology.

When travelling with your smart bag, always declare this to our check-in staff.

You can travel with your single lithium battery powered smart bag, provided that:

Your bag is powered only by one single lithium battery, which has a watt/hour rating lower than 100Wh.
Smart bags powered by a single lithium battery with a watt hour rating between 100Wh-160Wh will require prior approval from our Etihad Dangerous Goods team.
The installed lithium battery and power bank can and will be removed by you and packed individually ensuring it is protected from possible short-circuit. You must carry this battery and power bank in your carry-on baggage or as a personal item on board. It cannot be packed in your checked baggage.
When you wish to use your smart bag as carry-on cabin baggage, it must fit within the allowed cabin baggage limit - both by weight and by dimensions.
You will not be allowed to use your smart bag as a charging device or charge your bag during the flight.

Please note that you will not be able to travel if your smart bag is powered by a lithium battery with a watt hour rating of more than 160Wh.

For your security, we cannot accept any bag, where the battery, power bank or both are an integral part of the bag and cannot be removed. We will be unable to accept your smart bag as checked-in nor as carry-on bag with the lithium battery and the power bank installed or contained within it.