What can I transport?

Nonflammable non-toxic gases that pose no risk and are for sporting or home use. The aerosol valves must be protected by a lid.

Hair spray, deodorant, perfume, cologne, nail polish remover, nail polish, etc. This also applies to medication that contains alcohol.

Domestic, cleaning, or home improvement products such as ink, paint, varnish and enamel of any kind (even water-based), acetone, alcohol, paint thinner, ethanol, gas, lighter fluid.

Safety matches, classic lighters (with liquefied gas, including grill lighters or gas lighters with protective hoods).

Strike-anywhere matches, Blue Flame lighters or cigar torch lighters, lighters containing flammable unabsorbed liquid (except liquid gas), lighter fluid, refill cartridges, lighters operating with a lithium battery (metal or ion) not protected against accidental activation.

Electronic cigarettes of all types (e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery system, etc.) Please note: Electronic cigarettes (of any kind) must be kept in their designated cases. It is strictly prohibited to use or charge electronic cigarettes during your flight.

Each replacement battery must be protected against short-circuiting. When possible, it should be placed in its original packaging, a plastic bag, or an protective individual envelope. If not, the electrodes must be isolated with non-conducting tape.

Devices placed in checked baggage must be switched off. Unintentional activation of these appliances (e.g. by pressing a sensitive start button) must be made impossible by the mandatory removal of the battery. All appliances with heating elements and powered by lithium batteries (e.g. hair curlers or straighteners) are accepted in hand baggage and checked baggage only if the heating elements or batteries are removed. Devices that do not allow for one of these two parts to be removed are prohibited.

Lithium batteries can catch fire if they short-circuit, are damaged, poorly designed, or poorly assembled. Lithium batteries and devices that are damaged, defective, or recalled by the manufacturer are prohibited in all aircraft. To avoid any damage, carefully pack or protect your devices and batteries before placing them in your checked baggage. If you are traveling with them in the cabin, please handle with care.

Devices containing batteries with lithium-metal (not exceeding 2 g/0.07 oz of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion (not exceeding 100 Wh/battery) transported for personal use: watches, video recorders, cameras, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, drones...

Baggage equipped with a battery to recharge your personal portable devices or to power an integrated electronic device (baggage scale function, GPS trackers...) Only baggage items with removable batteries are permitted on board. For motorized baggage scooters, please refer to section 9 - Electrictransport vehicles other than those meant for people with reduced mobility

Lithium-metal batteries (not exceeding 2 g/0.07 oz of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion batteries (not exceeding 100 Wh) for portable electronic devices (watches, video recorders, cameras, mobile phones, laptops, tablets, Power Bank external chargers,  drones...).

Portable electronic devices containing lithium-ion batteries (between  100 Wh and 160 Wh,  such as video cameras, laptops, drones...)

Baggage equipped with a battery for recharging portable electronic devices or to power an integrated electronic device (baggage scale function, GPS tracker...). Only baggage items with removable batteries are permitted on board. For motorized baggage scooters, please refer to section 9 - Electrictransport  vehicles other than those meant for people with reduced mobility

Replacement lithium-ion batteries for electronic devices ( between 100 Wh and  160 Wh such as video cameras, laptops, Power Bank external chargers,  drones...)

Lithium-metal batteries with over  2 g/0.07 oz. of lithium/battery and lithium-ion batteries  exceeding 160 Wh/battery contained in an electronic device or spare batteries such as a power tool, Power Bank external chargers, drones, car batteries... (also consult section 9- Electric  vehicles not intended for people with reduced mobility)

The installation of a replacement cartridge is permitted but the filling of fuel cells is prohibited. The maximum amount of fuel in a fuel cell or a fuel cell cartridge cannot exceed:

Portable electronic devices that use fuel cells such as cameras, mobile phones, laptops, and video recorders with  the manufacturer's marking "approved for  carriage in aircraft cabin only".

Replacement cartridges for fuel cells for portable electronic devices.

Devices placed in checked baggage must be switched off. It should be impossible to switch the device on again by accident. Each replacement battery must be protected against short-circuiting. When possible, it must be placed in its original packaging, a plastic bag, or an individual protective envelope. If not, the electrodes must be isolated with adhesive non-conducting tape.

Lithium batteries can catch fire if they short-circuit, are damaged, poorly designed, or poorly assembled. Lithium batteries and devices that are damaged, defective, or recalled by the manufacturer are prohibited in all aircraft. To avoid any damage, carefully pack or protect your devices and batteries before placing them in your checked baggage. If you are traveling with them in the cabin, please handle with care.

Portable electronic medical devices containing batteries or lithium-metal batteries (not exceeding 2 g/0.07 oz. of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion (not exceeding 100 Wh/battery): portable oxygen concentrators (POC) transported for medical use.

Lithium-metal replacement batteries (not exceeding 2  g/0.07 oz. of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion batteries (not exceeding  100 Wh/battery) for portable electronic medical devices:  portable oxygen concentrators (POC).

Portable electronic devices containing batteries or lithium-metal batteries (not exceeding 8 g/0.2 oz. of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion (over 100 Wh/battery but not exceeding 160 Wh/battery) transported for medical use: automated external defribillators (AED), nebulizers, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilators such as anti-sleep apnea or anti-snoring devices.

Lithium-metal replacement batteries (not exceeding 8 g/0.2 oz. of lithium/battery) or lithium-ion batteries (over 100 Wh/battery, but not exceeding 160 Wh/battery) for  portable electronic medical devices (AED, CPAP, nebulizers...)

Lithium-metal batteries containing over 8  g/ 0.2 oz. of lithium/battery and lithium-ion batteries whose power exceeds  160 Wh/battery contained in a device or its spare battery (consultsection 10 - Wheelchairs and other electric vehicles for people with reduced mobility).

Portable electronic devices that function with non-spillable batteries, also known as "dry-cell batteries" or "liquid gel batteries" which adhere to special provision A67. Batteries should have a maximum voltage of 12 V and a maximum battery power of 100 Wh/battery. Please note: The energy value of batteries should be visible on the device or on the batteries.

All necessary measures must be taken for the protection of devices containing gas. Devices equipped with gas tanks must be prevented from being switched on unintentionally by all possible means.

Oxygen or breathing gas tanks, or devices containing these tanks, for medical use. Please note: The use of personal oxygen or breathing gas tanks is prohibited on board.

Devices containing liquid oxygen tanks for medical use.

Pacemakers or equivalent devices with radioactive isotopes (including those using lithium batteries) implanted in the body or attached to its exterior

Small, nonflammable, non-toxic gas cartridges for mechanical prosthetic devices carried by the passenger as well as replacement cartridges of an equivalent size in the necessary quantity for the duration of the trip.

Medical or clinical thermometers that contain mercury and are for personal use, when placed in their protective cases.

Electric weapons containing dangerous components such as explosives, compressed gas, lithium batteries: batons or stun guns (like Tasers)... These are forbidden on your person, in your hand baggage, and in your checked baggage.

Weapons intended for sport or hunting are permitted as long as you are able to present the required licenses and permits, and only after having booked their transport. Ammunition (cartridges for smaller caliber weapons) should be  securely packed (divisions 1.4s, UN0012 or UN0014 only), should not exceed the gross weight  of 5 kg/11 lbs. per person, and are for the use of this person, excluding cartridges or incendiary projectiles.

Ranged weapons not classified as firearms.

Weapons and objects that can cause injuries.

Weapons and objects that can cause injuries.

Infiltration devices used to calibrate air quality control apparatuses.

Security cases, boxes, purses, or bags intended to transport liquid silver and security equipment, containing dangerous items such as lithium batteries or pyrotechnic material.

Mercury barometers or thermometers transported by a representative of a government meteorology office or a similar official organization.

These items are prohibited.

Electric bicycles meant for leisure purposes that function with lithium batteries (no matter the battery power in Wh) or  with installed batteries.

You may travel with an electric bicycle as long as the battery has been removed. It will be treatedlike a regular bike.

Lithium battery-operated segways, hoverboards, self-balancing hoverboards, oxboards, electric skateboards, waveboards, motorized baggage, scooters... (regardless of the battery power in Wh and  even if the battery has been disconnected or removed).

All necessary measures must be taken to protect devices containing gas in order to avoid damage or their contents leaking. The unintentional activation of devices equipped with gas tanks or cartridges placed in hand baggage or checked baggage must be prevented by any possible means.

Compressed air cylinders, for example those used for scuba diving, unemptied (compressed at more than 200 kPa  or 2.0  bars).

Insulated packaging or cryogenic containers containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen (like Dry Shipper) fully absorbed in porous material, only holding harmless product and maintained at a low temperature. Please note: The maximum gross weight of the packaging must not exceed 10 kg/22 lbs.

All deflated balloons are accepted in the cabin and in the hold.

Different types of equipment operating with cartridges (small size) of nonflammable and non-toxic gas like carbon dioxide (CO₂) or another type of gas: culinary and soda siphons, air guns...

Defense equipment containing pepper spray, a physically irritating or incapacitating substance (tear gas...)

Avalanche airbags containing a cartridge of nonflammable and non-toxic compressed gas.

Individual self-inflating safety equipment that uses cartridges (small size) of nonflammable and non-toxic gas like carbon dioxide (CO₂) or another type of gas: safety vests or rafts, protective jackets for motorcycle and horseback riding. The equipment must be packed in such a way that it cannot be accidentally activated.

Curling irons containing hydrocarbon gas, provided that the safety lid is solidly attached to the heating component. Please note: The use and transport of gas refills for iron is prohibited on board.

Cartridges or tanks of flammable gas, new or used, pierced or not pierced, or with a closure system, used for the operation of gas camping stoves, blowtorches (kitchen or home improvement), tools, camping fuel.

Dry ice is permitted in quantities that do not exceed 2.5 kg/5.5 lbs. per person when it is used to refrigerate perishable goods that are not subject to the Regulations for Dangerous Goods for checked or hand baggage. The packaging should allow the carbon dioxide to escape, bear the label " Dry Ice ", and indicate the net weight of the dry ice.

Homemade alcoholic beverages and beverages exceeding 70% alcohol content by volume are not permitted. All alcoholic beverages approved for transport must be contained in properly sealed retail packaging. Please note: For beverages with an alcohol content between 24% and 70%, the maximum amount authorized for transport is 5 L/1.3 gal. per container per person.

Ink, paint, varnish and enamel of any sort (even water-based) no matter the packaging (aerosol, container, spray, cartridge, jar, tube...), acetone, alcohol, paint thinner, ethanol, gas, lighter fluid, diesel, pesticides, pool products, solvents, turpentine...

Camping stoves and jerrycans of fuel (or any other container) that has contained a combustible flammable liquid.

Non-infectious samples wrapped with small quantities of flammable liquids.

Powdered substances include: flour, sugar, ground coffee, spices, powdered milk, cosmetics, sand, medication in powder form, baby food, etc.

Thermal engines, even new, with internal combustion or fuel cells.

Spare parts, even new, for vehicles with 2, 3, or 4 wheels, likely to contain dangerous chemical products: shock absorber of all kinds, batteries of all kinds for vehicles, airbags...

Electric engines that are mains powered.

The illegal trade and transport of endangered animals or plants, or products derived from these protected species, is a growing threat to biodiversity. The following is strictly forbidden:

Do not put yourself in an illegal situation and join us: Check the legality of the products you carry in the hold or cabin. *The list of protected species is defined by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)

Only parachute models equipped with a release system that has been approved by the French "Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile" (DGAC) are authorized on Air France flights. Other models are not authorized on our aircraft.

Living human organs to be used for transplants and compatibility tests, human cells cultures, and embryos. They must be transported in an insulated bag or specially designed packaging (bags, suitcases) fitted with ICE or lithium batteries.

Blood samples transported for laboratory analysis.