Cabin baggage

For reasons of safety and comfort on board, carry-on baggage must meet certain standards in terms of size, weight and quantity. For safety reasons, certain sharp objects are prohibited in the cabin and must be placed in checked baggage.

ATTENTION : The dimensions and weight of your carry-on baggage and accessories are checked at check-in according to the table below. If it exceeds the allowed limits per person, it will not be allowed on board. We will have to check it in as checked baggage and fees will apply.

On Aircalin operated flights or on code –share flights with Air France :

ECONOMY

PREMIUM ECONOMY

BUSINESS HIBISCUS 

* Only 1 accessory per person may be included in the maximum total weight, from among the following choices :

• ​​​​Laptop computer
• One handbag
• Duty-free bag

** Pockets, wheels and handles included

ON OUR PARTNERS' NETWORK 

For trips continuing on the Aircalin network with its partners, the baggage policy applied is that of the carrier operating the longest flight. Please refer to your electronic ticket.

Baby car seat

Car approved baby seats may be accepted on board Aircalin flights on the condition that they can be installed in the seats and held in place by the safety belt.

The passenger is responsible for the installation of the seat on board in accordance with the mode of use recommended by the manufacturer (forward or backward facing). The width of the base of the seat should not be wider than 41 cm. To benefit from the installation of a car seat on board, you must make a reservation for an additional seat at the child fare (+ 2 years) excluding taxes.

Pushchairs

Only pushchairs considered ‘cabin’, designed for this use, will be accepted in the cabin. The dimensions of the pushchair should not exceed those of cabin baggage (55*35*25 cm). Any other type of pushchair will be refused and will be checked in as checked baggage.

Fight against trafficking in protected species

As a signatory of the Buckingham Declaration against the illegal transport of protected species, Aircalin reminds passengers that, in accordance with regulations, it is forbidden to transport any plant or animal species in cabin baggage without a CITES permit or appropriate certificates.

➜ Find out more about the regulations

Advice to travellers

In order to avoid all risk of your liquids being prohibited from being carried into the cabin, you are advised to place them in your checked baggage, and to keep only indispensable medicinal liquids or liquid baby food.

If you are travelling without checked baggage, you are advised to place as much as possible of your liquids of less than 100ml (including liquids for medicinal purposes) that you wish to keep in a 20x20cm freezer-style bag. 

The dangerous items mentioned below (non-exhaustive list) are considered as dangerous for the safety of the aircraft and its passengers; as a result, they are forbidden from being carried in the cabin. For your own safety, international regulatory authorities have placed certain restrictions or prohibitions on the carriage of dangerous goods.

The details stated below apply to Aircalin operated flights only. If your flight is operated by another airline including Aircalin code share flights, you will need to check the details with the airline operating the service. With a few exceptions, the dangerous items are forbidden in cabin baggage for passengers and flight crew and may not be carried upon one’s person.

Forbidden items

Revolvers, firearms & other projectile arms:

• all types of firearm such as pistols, revolvers, rifles;
• toys, copies and imitations of firearms that may be confused with real weapons;
• spare parts for firearms and ammunition magazines, except for telescopic sights;
• air pistols and air rifles, such as pistols, rifles and shotguns;
• flareguns and starter pistols;
• bows, crossbows and arrows;
• harpoons and spearguns;
• slings and slingshots;
• empty sockets and cartridges.

Stun devices/equipment:

• stunning devices such as stunguns and electric batons;
• bolt guns;
• incapacitating chemical susbtances, gas or sprays, such as chloroacetophenone sprays, pepper sprays, tear gas, mace sprays or animal repellants;
• Handcuffs.

Items with a sharp point or a sharp edge:

• items designed to cut, such as axes, hachets and cleavers;
• picks and ice picks;
• razor blades;
• box cutters;
• knives of all blade sizes ;
• scissors whose blades, measured from the axis, are of more than 6 cm;
• sharp-tipped or sharp-edged martial arts equipment;
• swords and sabres;
• Any other sharp object.

Work tools:

• crow bars;
• drills and heads, including electonic wireless drills;
• tools whose blades or stems longer than 6 cm, which could be used as weapons such as screwdrivers and chisels;
• saws, including  portable electric wireless saws;
• blowtorches;
• nailguns and sealing guns.

Blunt instruments:

• baseball bats, soft-ball and cricket bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks, padel racket;
• nightsticks, billy clubs, clubs and truncheons;
• martial arts equipments.

Explosive or incendiary substances or devices:

• ammunition;
• fuses;
• detonators and detonating cords;
• copies or imitations of explosive devices;
• mines, grenades and other military explosives;
• fireworks and other pyrotechnics;
• smoke bombs and cartridges;
• dynamite, powder and plastic explosives

Regulated goods:

• Briefcases with alarm systems
• Electrical weapons such as tasers
• Stunning weapons such as pepper spray and tear gas
• Gas such as camping stoves, gas bottles
• Corrosives such as mercury, electrolyte batteries, stripper, bleach, chlorine
• Explosives such as fireworks, flares, bangers, firecrackers
• Inflammable liquids such as petrol, paint, lacquer, varnish, thinner, solvent, acetone
• Inflammable solids such as matches
• Oxydising substances such as bleaching powders
• Chemical products, fertiliser, herbicides, pesticides, insecticides
• Toxic and infectious materials
• Radioactive material
• Magnetic materials

Check the list of dangerous items to know which ones are authorised, and which one need to be declared at the airport.

Lithium battery

Special precautions are required when transporting lithium batteries.

There are 3 types of batteries, defined by their power in watt hours (Wh).

Lithium batteries as found in laptops, mobile phones and other portable electronic devices, are now considered dangerous items, and may not be found in checked baggage.

Consult the document for more information.

Carriage of damaged, defective or recalled battery or device in not authorized in passengers baggage.

However, if a damaged, defective or recalled battery or device have been carried by inadvertence on board an aircraft, make sure to :

• keep the battery or device turned off
• protect it from accidental activation (also disabling any features that may turn it on)
• keep it on the person
• not charge it at any time

When a device is damaged, hot, produces smoke, is lost, or falls into the seat structure immediately inform the cabin crew

General information

Local airport security restrictions may further limit the quantities and conditions of carriage that are shown below. You must ensure they comply with both prior to travelling.

If you are unsure as to whether you can take something on the aircraft, please ask your travel agent or Aircalin for details of the exact requirements.

Aircalin restriction

Carriage of self balancing devices powered by lithium batteries as per Hoverboards, Airboards, Oxboards, E-skateboards, Waveboards, U-runners, etc. is totally forbidden on passengers and crew members  carry-on and checked-baggage  on all Aircalin network.

Medical devices

If you're traveling with a specific medical device (mobility aid, pacemaker, prosthesis, treatment, etc.), security staff may ask you to present proof (medical certificate, prescription with your name, etc.) at the inspection gate.

Powders (e.g. sand, salt, talcum, cosmetics, etc.) greater than 350 ml/g carried in cabin baggage are not allowed:

• For departures from an international terminal in Australia and New Zealand,
• In transit through Australia and New Zealand.
• From French Polynesia, in case of simultaneous departure with a flight to the United States

Exemptions

• Baby products,
• Medical products,
• Therapeutic products other than a medical product,
• Cremated remains (ashes),
• Duty Free items in a sealed bag with proof of purchase.

Advice to travellers

In order to avoid all risk of your powders being prohibited from being carried in the cabin, you are advised to place them in your hold baggage, and to keep only indispensable medicinal products or baby products.