According to security regulations, passengers are advised:
- Not to accept any packets from unknown persons.
- Not to leave baggage unobserved at any time, especially within airport area. Unattended baggage may be removed by Airport/Security Staff as an object of suspicion.
- To declare before checking-in, if carrying any arms or explosive substances. Concealment is an offence under the Aircraft Act and Rules.
- To carry only one hand baggage, the sum of the three dimensions (viz. length, breadth and height) of which should not exceed 115 cms.
- Battery cells/dry cells carried in the hand baggage or in any electrical/electronic items are liable to be removed and the airline would not be in a position to hand over the same at the destination. The same may be carried in registered baggage.
Prohibited Articles: Also carriage of dry cell batteries, knives, scissors, sharp instruments, tools, fire arms, ammunition, and their toy replicas are prohibited in the passenger cabin.
Valuable Articles: Currency, precious metals, jewellery, negotiable instruments, securities, personal identification documents and other items of value, are best carried with the passengers in the cabin.
Restricted Articles: Medicines and toiletries in limited quantities which are necessary or appropriate for the passenger during the journey, such as hair sprays, perfumes and medicines containing alcohol may be carried. Many of these listed articles can be carried as air cargo provided they are packed in accordance with cargo regulations.
The following items may be carried:
- Dry ice in quantities not exceeding 2 kilograms (5 pounds) per passenger, used to pack perishables, as carry-on baggage only.
Alcoholic Beverages: With approval of the carrier(s).
Dangerous Articles in Baggage: For safety reasons, dangerous articles, such as those listed below, must not be carried in passenger's baggage
Compressed gases: (Deeply refrigerated, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous) such as butane, oxygen, liquid nitrogen, aqualung cylinders and compressed gas cylinders.
Corrosives such as acids, alkalis, mercury and wet cell batteries and apparatus containing mercury.
Explosives, ammunition, fireworks and flares. Ammunition including blank cartridges, hand guns, fire works, and pistol caps.
Flammable liquids and solids such as lighter refills, lighter fuel, matches, paints, thinners, fire-lighters, lighters that need inverting before ignition.
Radioactive material
Briefcases and attache cases with installed alarm devices.
Oxidizing materials such as bleaching powder and peroxides.
Poisons and infectious substances such as insecticides, weed-killers and live virus materials
small oxygen cylinders for medical use and small carbon dioxide gas cylinders worn by passenger for the operation of mechanical limbs.
Other dangerous articles such as magnetized materials, offensive or irritating materials.
The Government of India prohibits the use of mobile phones on board.
The above terms are only illustrative and not exhaustive and for further information you may contact your nearest Jet Airways office.
