American Airlines is the world’s largest air carrier serves millions of its passengers and makes strict security policies and baggage restrictions for the safety of their customers and others. Here, we discuss some of the Restricted Items of American Airlines that you should know before you travel. Let’s have a look.
a) You cannot carry firearms such as rifles, handguns, shotguns, or other ammunition in the carry-on baggage. Instead, you can have them in the checked-in baggage.
b) You can take up to 5kg or 11 lbs. of ammunition in your checked luggage.
c) Firearms and ammunition must be securely packed in their original manufacturer’s packaging.
a) You cannot carry Alcoholic Beverages over 70 percent by volume as beverages over 140 proofs.
b) You can carry Alcoholic beverages such as Beer, wine, and similar products that are under 70 percent by volume.
c) You cannot take unsealed or open containers of Alcoholic beverages.
d) Passengers can carry up to 5 liters of Alcoholic beverages onboard without restriction.
a) You must remove batteries from your devices and put them separately to carry them onboard.
b) Damaged batteries, Automobile, Boat, or Aircraft batteries are restricted on American Airlines flights.
c) Lithium batteries within 100 Wh can be carried with no restriction of numbers and to carried onboard.
d) Lithium metal battery must not exceed 2 grams per piece in Lithium content
a) American Airlines flights are restricted to flying with any defense sprays such as pepper spray, mace, tear- -gas, or other products.
a) Drones are not allowed to carry them onboard but some American Airlines flights allow to carry drones with some restrictions.
b) Drones can be taken onboard if the box dimensions do not exceed 22 x 14 x 9 inches with the battery not exceeding 160 Wh.
a) You cannot carry Sharp objects such as Knives, box cutters, Ice picks, etc. onboard but you can carry them in your checked-in bag.
b) You can carry safety razors and plastic cutlery in your hand baggage.
a) While traveling on American Airlines flights you cannot carry household items such as spray starch, insecticides, aerosols, bleach, solvents, bathroom cleaner, etc. These products are strictly restricted.
a) If you are traveling to Europe, you cannot take products of animal origin as the restriction is applied by the European Union (EU).
b) Animal products like meat, lard, cheese, and so on.
a) American Airlines restricts products like matches, lighters, and grill matches, in the checked-in baggage but you can carry them in your hand baggage.
b) You are allowed to take one book of safety matches to any other country except Japan.
a) You can carry items of personal care such as perfume, hair spray, cologne, aerosol deodorant, etc.
b) Personal care items must be in 3–4-ounce containers or smaller.
c) You can carry personal care items in your checked-in luggage with a volume not exceeding 70 ounces.
