Airports have different security restrictions which limit the quantity of LAGs you can carry. Please be familiar with the regulations of the airports in your itinerary.
Restrictions only apply to cabin baggage. You can still pack your liquids, aerosols and gels in your checked baggage if you wish to.
Duty Free Purchases
- Carry LAG items purchased at airport retail outlets or on board the aircraft in a Security Tamper-Evident Bag (STEB). Generally, these bags are provided by the retail outlet where the LAG is purchased.
- To avoid confiscation, the security tamper-evident bag should not be opened before going through security checkpoints.
- If transiting between airports, do not open the bag until you pass through the final security checkpoint at your last airport of transit.
Airport Regulations:
UAE
Guests travelling or transiting through UAE airports will have to follow the following regulations:
- Carry all LAGs in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag with a maximum capacity of 1 litre.
- The contents of each container must not exceed 100ml.
- Each Guest may carry only one such bag, which must be presented separately from other cabin baggage at security screening checkpoints.
- Exceptions may be made for medications, baby milk/foods and special dietary or other medical requirements.
- Most Duty Free shops at major international airports now comply with new regulations. However, if items purchased at other airports do not fulfill the new requirements, your purchase may be confiscated at Abu Dhabi International Airport before departure.
- At the Airport, take off your jackets and/or coats and present these for screening.
- Present laptops and other large electronic equipment for screening separately.
Europe
These norms are applicable to cabin baggage carried by:
- Guests transiting through an EU airport
- Guests departing from an EU airport
- Guests travelling to/from Toronto/Brussels
As per the new norms:
- All liquids, gels, pastes, pressurised containers must be carried in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag with a maximum capacity of 1 litre.
- The contents of no container must exceed 100ml.
- These items must be presented separately from other cabin baggage at security screening check points.
- Duty free products bought from non-EU duty-free shops or onboard sales will not be accepted as carry-on baggage.
Australia
The Australian Government has implemented security restrictions which limit the quantity of LAGs that passengers may take on-board the aircraft for flights to Australia. These restrictions do not apply to checked-in baggage.
In general, the only LAGs that are allowed in a passenger's carry-on baggage are:
- LAGs in containers of 100 milliliters or less, in one transparent re-sealable bag. The four sides of the re-sealable area should not add up to more than 80cm (e.g. 20x20cm or 15x25cm).
- Passengers are not permitted to have LAGs in their carry-on baggage in excess of these restrictions.
If you are on a connecting flight to Australia via Abu Dhabi, and have LAGs as carry-on baggage in excess of the permitted quantities, they may be confiscated by the Abu Dhabi Airport Authorities during security checks at the transfer point or boarding gate.
To avoid disappointment, it is recommended that Duty Free LAGs in excess of the approved quantities are purchased on board the aircraft during your flight from Abu Dhabi to Australia.
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USA
Guests travelling to the US must ensure:
- All liquids, gels, pastes, pressurised containers must be carried in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag with a maximum capacity of 1 litre.
- The contents of no container must exceed 100 millilitres.
- These items should be presented separately from other cabin baggage at security screening check points.