Dangerous Goods are articles or substances that may pose health and safety hazards to passengers or may damage the aircraft. They are also referred to as restricted articles, hazardous materials, and dangerous cargo.
Transportation of such goods is regulated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the General Civil Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates. Items falling under the category of Dangerous Goods are not allowed in passenger- or crew-checked baggage or carry-on baggage, with some exceptions.
If you are unsure whether you may travel with dangerous goods, or need approval for certain goods, you should contact your local Emirates office for more information.
New rules for carry-on bags are coming into effect for those flying from or via Australia and New Zealand or from, via or to the USA. Powders over 350ml will be subject to additional screening from 30 June.
This is in accordance with new security guidelines from the US Transport Security Administration (TSA), the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.
Full information available here.
For safety reasons, we can’t accept personal motorized vehicles such as hoverboards, mini-Segways, or smart or self-balancing wheels on our flights. Emirates prohibits the carriage of all such devices, with or without batteries, as checked or carry–on baggage. This regulation applies even if you’re connecting to our flights from an airline that has accepted them.
For safety reasons, we can’t allow drones on board as carry-on luggage. Drones can be accepted as checked baggage only. If you have a drone in your checked baggage, you’ll be asked to either secure the lithium batteries within the drone or remove the batteries and carry them in your carry-on baggage. This regulation applies even if you’re connecting to our flights from an airline that has accepted drones as carry-on baggage.
All fireworks and any other items containing explosives—for example, Christmas crackers, firecrackers, bottle rockets, poppers, and sparklers—are forbidden to be carried on our flights either as carry-on baggage or as checked baggage.
Please note: In some countries, lithium batteries found in laptops, mobile phones, and other portable electronic devices are now considered dangerous items and may be banned from checked baggage.
Countries that enforce this rule currently include China.