This refers to transportation of miscellaneous items and security withholdings, which may or not be considered baggage, load or mail.  Also, items allowed or not by the aeronautical authority, which are considered within the National Air Security Program.

Miscellaneous:

  • Medicines: Medicines for administration while traveling.

    • The passengers must provide the medical prescriptions and invoices that justify medicine administration or use while traveling.

    • Medicines may be carried separately; a transparent bag is not required.

    • The Airport Security Personnel shall verify if the medicine name on the label corresponds to the medicine prescribed by the doctor.

    • For over-the-counter medicine, a reasonable quantity must be carried, including the required dose for the travel.

  • Baby food: When an infant travels as passenger, baby food shall be presented separately (transparent bag is not required).

  • Special food:  Food required by passengers during the flight due to special needs; for example, intolerance to lactose or gluten.

  • Special items: Items used for medical purposes, without being specifically medicines.

Items Withheld by Security:

The following items are prohibited in the aircraft cabin and in the restricted security zone:

  • Firearms, lightweight firearms and other missile weapons:

    • All types of firearms

    • Guns

    • Pistols or handguns

    • Rifles

    • Shotguns

    • Toy guns

    • Replica and imitation firearms which may be perceived as a real firearms.

    • Parts of firearms

    • Air weapons

    • Archery

    • Crossbows, etc.

  •  Items that may cause or are specifically designed to cause a dazed state o immobilization:

    • Electric defense arms

    • Elecric cane

    • Hitter machines for stunning or killing animals

    • Chemical immobilization or disabling substances

    • Mace gases and aerosols

    • Pepper and hot dried pepper

    • Tear gas

    • Acid aerosols

    • Repellents for animals

Items prohibited in the hand luggage and allowed in the checked and charged baggage:

  • Pointed objects with sharp edges or blades:

    •   Spicing items

    •   Chopping items

    •   Axes

    •   Hatchets

    •   Cutters

    •   Ice axes and hooks

    •   Multi-purpose pocket knives

    •   Multi-purpose knives

    •   Knives with blade over 6 cm.

    •   Scissors with sharp points and blades over 6 cm, measured from the handle

    •   Martial arts items with sharp edges

    •   Swords, blades and sabres

    •   Sword canes

    •   Scalpels

    •   Stilettos, etc.

  • Work Tools:  Tools which may cause serious lesions or threaten the aircraft’s operation security, must be properly packaged.

    • Iron crowbars

    • Drills and drill bits

    • Portable power drills

    • Tools with a blade or a shaft of more than 6 cm. 

    • Screwdrivers

    • Chisels

    • Ice picks

    • Saws

    • Blowtorches

    • Screw tightening torque

    • Pneumatic spray gun

    • Garden scissors

    • Tool kits

    • Medical equipment and dental kits

    • Hammers

    • Combos

  • Blunt Instruments: Objects capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:

    • Baseball bats

    • Softball bats

    • Clubs and batons, such as billy clubs and blackjacks

    • Martial arts equipment

Prohibited in the charged baggage and hand luggage:

  • Explosives, flammable substances and devices

Explosives or flammable substance or devices capable of being used  to cause serious injuries or threaten the aircraft’s operations security:

  • Ammunitions

  • Blasting caps

  • Detonators

  • Fuses

  • Replica or imitation explosive devices

  • Mines

  • Grenades

  • Explosive military stores

  • Pyrotechnic materials

  • Fireworks

  • Cartridges

  • Dinamite

  • Powder

  • Plastic explosives

  • Flares

  • Gasoline and flammable fuels

  • Flammable paints and solvents

  • Oxygen (compressed or liquid)

  • Pressurized scuba tanks

Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs):  These include, but are not limited to:

Note: For International flights all liquids, aerosols, creams and gels must be included inside a Ziploc bag until 100 ml or 3,4 oz. The total cannot overcome of 1 liter in total.

  • Water

  • Stew

  • Food with high liquid concentration

  • Soups

  • Jams

  • Sauces

  • Creams

  • Lotions

  • Oils

  • Perfumes

  • Aerosols

  • Cosmetics

  • Hair and shower gels

  • Shaving cream

  • Deodorants

  • Toothpaste

Prohibited Items: 

For safety reasons, it is prohibited to transport the following items in the aircraft hold:

  • Blasting caps

  • Detonators

  • Fuses

  • Mines

  • Grenades

  • Military explosive items

  • Pyrotechnic materials

  • Cartridges

  • Dinamite

  • Powder

  • Plastic explosives

Electronic cigarettes and personal vaporizers

cigarrillo electronico2Electronic cigarettes and personal vaporizers will not be accepted in checked or gate-checked baggage.

These items may be stowed in carry-on baggage or on your person during travel, however, the use and charging of e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers is forbidden onboard in all TAME EP flights.