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Things You Should Avoid When Packing


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Before packing for your trip, you should find out the prohibited and restricted items to avoid potential troubles at the airport security check point.
Here we provide detailed information on such items for your smooth flight with Korea airlines.

Prohibited Items
For the safety of passengers and the aircraft, passengers of Korea airlines are prohibited from carrying the following items in both checked and carry-on baggage.

For Korean Air
* Combustible/Flammable substances such as paint, lighter fluid, etc.
* Pressurized gas containers such as oxygen tanks, butane gas cans, etc.
* Weapons and/or explosive materials such as firearms, firecrackers, etc.
* Other items that may pose danger to passengers and/or the aircraft

For Asiana Airlines
* Bags with an alarm device
* Corrosive, explosive, inflammable, magnetic, toxic, oxidized, radioactive, and irritative substance
* Wild animals excluding pets, guide dogs for the deaf and blind
* Firearms (excluding sports firearms, and when the person carries firearm with permission according to the laws and regulations)
* Fragile goods that exceed the size of the operator's carry-on specification

Items Allowed Only in Checked Baggage
On Korean Air flights, Passengers are not allowed to carry the following items in their carry-on baggage for passengers' safety and security reasons.
Any items that may be used to pose a threat to passengers in any way can not be carried on-board. Such items include, but are not limited to, all types of knives and cutting instruments, golf clubs, clubs/bats, scissors, nail clippers, batteries, etc. Such item should be checked at the gate.

On Asiana Airlines aircrafts, these items are allowed only in checked baggage.
* Sports guns and gas guns for personal protection that are not loaded with the gunpowder and are packed in a separate container
* Sports firearm that are secured against movement or shock by packing them in a wooden or metallic box, with any explosive or ignition devices removed; less than 5kg gunpowder for usage purposes
* Firearm that are carried by person who are specially permitted to perform certain duties stipulated by the law
* Oxygen bottles carried for the medical purpose
* Wheelchairs with their battery removed

Medications and Personal Items
Small quantity of personal care products and/or cosmetics, 1 lighter or matchbox , airline-approved medical items, gas-powered hair curlers, medical equipment, batteries, etc are permitted in hand baggage.

Valuable or Fragile Items
Passengers are not allowed to pack valuable or fragile items in your checked baggage. You are advised to carry it in your hand baggage. The list of these items may include the following:
Items include, but are not limited to, laptop computers, camcorders, cameras, mobile phones, currency, jewelry, precious metals, securities, other valuables, samples, documents, easily damaged items, perishable items, etc.
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