Flights and Batteries

[sammy13]

I was reading through the luggage restrictions for an upcoming flight.
I am planning on putting 2 ego batteries in my hand luggage as you are not allowed to put them in a checked in case I believe?
The hand luggage says this -
what do you guys think ?

The following items are prohibited from being taken into the cabin as hand luggage:

Toys/replica guns
Plastic Catapults
Knives (regardless of length of blade)
Razor blades
Scissors
Trade tools
Darts
Metal Cutlery
Hypodermic syringes
Knitting needles
Snooker/Pool cues
Sports bats
Self heating drinks/food
Cigarette lighters and electronic cigarettes

[Perpetua]

You might find the information on these threads useful Sammy.

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/24660/air-travel-ecig-batteries?page=1&scrollTo=455124

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/20708/liquids-airport-security?page=1&scrollTo=385243

I'd ring the airport for further clarification if you're still unsure.

[punisher]

who you flying with sammy ? ive never had a prob on easy jet,jet2 or ryan air wonder if they just updated the rules

[loobiebloo]

I've just come back from France with absolutely no problem, one security person did ask if I had electronic cigarettes and how many after my bag was x-rayed, I was asked to showthem and that was it.

[gapy360]

Hi loobiebloo, I have travelled on Swiss air previously with no issues. In fact I flying out with them on Monday night, planning on taking my vamo/protank, and also popping in my Magneto and rsst empty and I'm there all week with work and figured I'd play with some recoiling in the evenings so will have some supplies for mesh, wick, wire. Obviously no scissors! Batteries and chargers. Does any one know if it's ok to take nail clippers those hinged ones you sometimes get in posh xmas crackers?

[sammy13]

Oct 5, 2013 5:36:59 GMT punisher said:

who you flying with sammy ? ive never had a prob on easy jet,jet2 or ryan air wonder if they just updated the rules

Jet2, I'm also wondering if it is an update to rules, and where this leaves everybody, also what they class as an e-cig.
Is an ego battery an e-cig? Or just a battery?
Ryanair still allow them, should have used them . The airport allow them through security as well, or at least they don't say they are not allowed, so it is just jet2.

[sammy13]

Oct 5, 2013 9:08:50 GMT gapy360 said:

Hi loobiebloo, I have travelled on Swiss air previously with no issues. In fact I flying out with them on Monday night, planning on taking my vamo/protank, and also popping in my Magneto and rsst empty and I'm there all week with work and figured I'd play with some recoiling in the evenings so will have some supplies for mesh, wick, wire. Obviously no scissors! Batteries and chargers. Does any one know if it's ok to take nail clippers those hinged ones you sometimes get in posh xmas crackers?

Legally nail clippers are allowed, but each airline has it's own rules. Scissors are an example of this- legally small or rounded end scissors are allowed, but a lot of airlines have a blanket ban on scissors.

These are the legal requirements, but individual airlines enforce their own rules.
www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/overview

[gapy360]

Thanks sammy13 that is what I had thought, if the worst comes to the worst I leave them and buy a new set in duty free or when I get to Switzerland.

[Karma]

So long as they're in your hand luggage, they will go through security ok. Can't see that Jet2 will recheck your bag. It's probably just to stop people using them on the flight!

[sammy13]

Oct 5, 2013 11:24:03 GMT Karma said:

So long as they're in your hand luggage, they will go through security ok. Can't see that Jet2 will recheck your bag. It's probably just to stop people using them on the flight!

That is what I am hoping, great  minds think alike

[vaper22]

I flew with Jet 2 last week with hand luggage only. I took several batteries: no problems at Leeds or Amsterdam.

[gapy360]

Hi sammy13, just arrived in Zurich from cityairport. No probs wwith batteries even had a spare for my Vamo in my pocket, just put it in the tray with my vamo/protank and no probs.
One word of warning. Dont have a filled tank on board, they leak! It didn't happen last time to me so I just have been lucky, this time my back pack smells of blackcurrent! And my protank is empty, just working through the over saturated coil :-D