Cabin baggage
Allowed with limits
- Power banks and spare batteries: Carry in cabin baggage only. Not accepted in checked baggage. Must be individually protected to prevent short circuit. Lithium metal must not exceed 2 g lithium content per battery. Lithium ion must not exceed 100 Wh per battery. Maximum 20 spare batteries per passenger, unless Air Arabia approves more.
- Personal electronic devices with lithium batteries: Devices such as mobile phones, laptops, tablets and cameras are permitted. Lithium metal must not exceed 2 g lithium content and lithium ion must not exceed 100 Wh. Maximum 15 devices per passenger, unless Air Arabia approves more.
- E cigarettes and personal vaporizers: Permitted in cabin baggage only and must be protected from accidental activation.
- Safety matches or a small cigarette lighter: One small packet of safety matches or one small cigarette lighter is permitted on the person only, not in cabin baggage. Lighter fuel and lighter refills are not permitted in any baggage.
Completely prohibited
- Disabling sprays: Mace, pepper spray and similar devices are not permitted in cabin baggage or on the person.
- Electro shock weapons: Tasers and similar devices are not permitted in cabin baggage, checked baggage, or on the person.
- Strike anywhere matches and certain lighters: Strike anywhere matches, blue flame lighters, cigar lighters, and lighters powered by a lithium battery without protection against unintentional activation are not permitted.
Checked baggage
Allowed with limits
- Personal electronic devices with lithium batteries: Permitted in checked baggage within the same battery limits. Devices must be completely switched off and protected from damage.
- Toiletries and aerosols: Permitted in checked baggage within these limits. Total per passenger must not exceed 2 kg or 2 L. Each item must not exceed 0.5 kg or 0.5 L. Aerosol release valves must be protected to prevent accidental release.
- Mercury clinical thermometer: One mercury clinical thermometer per passenger is permitted in checked baggage when in its protective case.
Completely prohibited
- Power banks and spare batteries: Not accepted in checked baggage.
- E cigarettes and personal vaporizers: Not accepted in checked baggage.
- Smart baggage with a non removable lithium battery above the limit: Not accepted if the installed battery exceeds 0.3 g lithium metal or 2.7 Wh.
- Disabling sprays and electro shock weapons: Not accepted in checked baggage.
- Prohibited dangerous examples
- The following are examples of dangerous goods that passengers should not pack in cabin or checked baggage, or carry on the person, unless an item is specifically allowed under the passenger provisions:
- Gases: Flammable, non flammable and poisonous gases, including butane and propane, and diving cylinders. Oxygen cylinders are not accepted unless they are approved medical oxygen or air cylinders that meet the passenger conditions.
- Flammable liquids and solids: Lighter fuel, heater fuel, paint, and similar flammable products.
- Poisons: Insecticides, weed killers, arsenic and cyanide.
- Radioactive, oxidizing and organic peroxide materials: Including oxidizers and organic peroxides.
- Firearms and explosives: Including handguns, automatic weapons, explosives and munitions.
- Infectious substances: Including bacteria and viruses.
- Corrosives: Including acids, alkalis and wet cell batteries. Mercury is restricted and only permitted as a mercury clinical thermometer in checked baggage under the passenger allowance.
- Cooking oils: Not accepted when classified as dangerous goods.
- The following are examples of dangerous goods that passengers should not pack in cabin or checked baggage, or carry on the person, unless an item is specifically allowed under the passenger provisions:
Smart baggage
- If the battery is removable and the bag is checked in: The battery must be removed and carried in cabin baggage.
- If the battery is non removable and above the limit: The baggage is not accepted for travel.