Restricted - Prohibited items

Entering and exiting Canada with cannabis and derivatives

When you are travelling within Canada, it is your responsibility to learn the laws of the province or territory you are going to. If you use cannabis, follow the laws in that jurisdiction.

Possibility of diversions: In the case of a domestic flight, please be advised that unexpected operational requirements require a domestic flight to divert to a U.S. airport, where arriving in possession of cannabis is illegal.

If you are refused entry into a country because you were in possession of cannabis, you will be entirely responsible for the consequences, including the cost of your trip back home.

For further details, please visit the Canadian government website:
• Cannabis and international travel
• Cannabis in Canada

The maximum quantity of liquids, gels and aerosols permitted in carry-on baggage is 100ml/100g (3.4 oz) per container when placed in one clear, closed and re-sealable plastic bag no larger than one litre (one quart); maximum 1 plastic bag per passenger. Open, coloured or opaque plastic bags of any size containing liquids, gels or aerosols in containers of any size are not permitted through security screening. 

Exemptions:

• Baby formula, baby food and milk for passengers travelling with infants under 2 years of age (needed for use during the flight)
• Prescription and essential non-prescription medicines
• Breast milk: Passengers, whether flying with or without an infant, can bring breast milk in quantities greater than 100 mL

Once past the security screening checkpoint, passengers may carry on board any liquids, gels and aerosols that have been purchased from retail and duty-free stores in the sterile area.

Transport of alcoholic beverages

Carry-on Baggage: Powders and granular materials in quantities of 350 mL or less can be transported in carry-on baggage.

Checked Baggage: Powder substances and granular materials exceeding 350 mL (12 oz.) must be transported in checked baggage.

The following products are categorized as powders and granular materials.

Inorganic Powders:

• Bath salts
• Sea salt
• Baby powder
• Foot or body powder
• Powdered dry shampoo
• Baking powder or soda
• Powdered detergent
• Sand

Organic Powders:

• Baby formula
• Protein powder
• Tea
• Coffee

Important: Powders and granular materials in carry-on baggage may require additional screening. Any substances that cannot be clearly identified by airport security will not be allowed on board.

Toiletry or medicinal articles such as rubbing alcohol, perfume, cologne, and medicines containing alcohol, nail polish and remover, and aerosols such as hair spray, shaving cream, sunscreen, insect repellent, etc. can be transported in checked baggage provided:

• The total net quantity of all such articles carried by each passenger must not exceed 2 kg or 2 L and the net quantity of each single article must not exceed 0.5 kg or 0.5 L
• Release valves on aerosols are protected by a cap or other suitable means to prevent inadvertent release of the contents

NOT ALLOWED: Flammable aerosols that are not categorized as toiletry or medicinal items are prohibited on the aircraft. Examples include, but are not limited to, aerosol laundry starch, insecticides, spray paint, and cooking spray.

• One gas-operated curling iron per passenger, in carry-on or checked baggage
• Safety cover securely fitted over heating element
• Separate gas refills for curling irons not permitted in carry-on or checked baggage

Per safety and security regulations, passengers travelling with a firearm and ammunition or cartridges must notify Air Transat at our airport check-in counters and complete a declaration form.
 

• Accepted firearms: Only hunting rifles, shotguns, biathlon rifles, air pistols, BB guns, paintball guns, and certain handguns are accepted as checked baggage.
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• Accepted as checked baggage only; maximum weight per piece of baggage is 32 kg (70 lb).
• Should your firearms exceed your free checked baggage allowance (quantity/size/weight), excess charges will apply.
• If the equipment or one individual piece weighs more than 32 kg (70 lb), contact our Cargo department  Will open in a separate browser window for rates and procedures.
• Firearms must be packed in a rigid, lockable case and properly identified.
• Ammunition must be packed in a strong container made of plastic, wood, or metal. To avoid shock movement, it is recommended that properly packed ammunition be placed inside a suitcase and cushioned with clothing.
• Maximum 5 kg (11 lb) secured, boxed cartridges for sporting purposes allowed per passenger. Gunpowder and gunpowder pellets are strictly prohibited.
• Firearms and ammunition must be packed in separate pieces of checked baggage; they cannot be packed together and the firearm must be unloaded.
• Only passengers age 18 and over may carry a firearm in checked baggage. You must have the required entry permits in your possession for the country of destination.

Car engine parts can be transported in carry-on bag and checked baggage only if packed in their original box and completely free of gasoline.

Customers are allowed to carry TVs as checked baggage. However, as this is a fragile electronic device, Air Transat requires the TV to have appropriate packaging in order to avoid damage.

You can check in TVs up to 158 cm (62.20 inches) in linear dimensions (length + width + height). TVs exceeding these measurements will not be accepted.

The total weight of the TV must not exceed 32 kg (70 lb). The TV may be subject to overweight baggage fees depending on your baggage allowance Will open in a separate browser window.

If the TV exceeds the allowed measurement or weight limits, please contact our Cargo department Will open in a separate browser window.

The transportation of human cells (organs, stem cells, human embryos, cryopreserved reproductive cells, etc.), and biological samples is not accepted on Air Transat flights.

Air Transat will not accept any motorized- fuel-powered equipment (generators, lawnmowers, gas string trimmers, etc.) even if new in its original box.

Explosives and incendiary substances and devices (capable of causing serious injury or pose a threat to aircraft safety) are NOT accepted as either checked or carry-on baggage.

These include but are not limited to: Fireworks, Christmas crackers, sparklers and other pyrotechnics, bear bangers, road flares, blasting caps, detonators and fuses, mines, grenades and other explosive military stores, smoke generating canisters and cartridges, dynamite, gunpowder, and plastic explosives.

• Carbon dioxide (CO2) or nitrogen pressurized cylinders (including tire inflator cartridges)
• Fire extinguishers (even empty)
• Propane cylinders (even empty)
• Portable oxygen cylinders (other than those supplied by Air Transat. Please visit the Medical Oxygen section of this site for more information) 

Air Transat will not accept any small lithium battery-powered vehicles in neither checked baggage nor carry-on baggage due to safety concerns associated to the lithium batteries that power them.

Vehicles not accepted include: hoverboards, electric skateboards, airwheels, Onewheels, mini-Segways, balance wheels, electrically powered scooters such as Razor and battery-assisted bicycles such as Trek Electric Bikes and , and lithium battery-powered ride on toys.

These items will not be carried, even if the batteries are removed from the vehicle.

Air Transat will not accept meals ready to eat (MREs) or any type of self-heating meals or beverages in either carry-on or checked baggage.

Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into security-restricted areas and on board the aircraft (without prejudice to applicable safety rules):
 

• Guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles (devices capable, or appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile), including:
  • Firearms of all types, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, toy guns, replica and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons, component parts of firearms excluding telescopic sights, compressed air and CO2 guns, such as pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns, signal flare pistols and starter pistols, bows, cross bows and arrows, harpoon guns and spear guns, slingshots and catapults;
• Stunning devices (devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize), including:
  • Devices for shocking, such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons, animal stunners and animal killers, disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper sprays, capsicum sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays;
• Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge (objects with a sharp point or sharp edge capable of being used to cause serious injury), including:
  • Items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers, ice axes and ice picks, razor blades, box cutters, knives with blades exceeding 6 cm, scissors with blades exceeding 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum, martial arts equipment with a sharp point or edge, swords and sabres;
  • Blades of any type or length are not permitted on flights to the U.S.
  • Pizza cutters and knitting needles are not permitted on flights from Belgium;
• Workmen’s tools (tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or threaten aircraft safety), including:
  • Crowbars, drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills, tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6 cm capable of use as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels, saws, including cordless portable power saws, blowtorches, bolt guns and nail guns;
• Blunt instruments (objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit), including:
  • Baseball and softball bats, clubs and batons such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks, and martial arts equipment;