hand luggage

Hand Luggage Restrictions at Queen Alia International Airport

1. Overview

There are restrictions on what you can carry on your carry-on luggage and hold luggage when boarding an aircraft at Queen Alia International Airport.

1.1 Carrying liquid through security screening

There are restrictions on the amount of liquid that you can take in your hand luggage. If possible, pack liquid in your hold baggage (luggage that you check-in).

1.1.1 Liquid includes:

• All drinks including water
• Liquid or simi liquid food, e.g., soup, jam, honey and syrups.
• Cosmetics and toiletries, including creams, lotions, oil, perfume, mascara and lip gloss.
• Sprays, including shaving foams, hairspray and spray deodorant
• Pastes, including toothpaste.
• Gels, including hair and shower gel.
• Contact lens solution
• Any other solutions and items of similar consistency such as soil, clay and others.
• Tobacco/molasses

1.1.2 If you take such items in your hand bag:

• Container must not hold more than 100ml.
• Container must be in a single, transparent, resealable plastic bag, which holds not more than one liter and measures approximately 20 cm x 20 cm.
• Contents must fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be sealed.
• The bag must not be knotted or tied at the top.
• You are limited to one (01) plastic bag per person.
• You must show the bag at the airport security check point.

Note: Liquid containers larger than 100ml generally can’t go through security even if they are partially full.

1.1.3 Exemptions:

You can take liquid containers larger than 100ml through security if they are;

• Essential for medical purposes
• For special dietary requirements
• Contain baby food or baby milk

Note1: All the above are allowed to be carried with quantities enough for the flight duration.

Note2: You can also take liquids bought from airport duty free shop or through security on the plane if;

• The items are sealed inside a security bag when you buy them
• The receipt for the items is sealed and visible in the security bag.

Note3: Countries outside Jordan might have different rules on carrying liquids as transit or transfer passenger. Therefore, it’s advisable to check these rules with the relevant airlines and airports before travelling.

1.2 Lighters

You can only carry one (01) lighter on board and you should put it inside a resealable plastic bag (like the ones used for liquids), which you must keep on you throughout the flight.

• Do not put lighters in your hold baggage
• Do not put lighters in your hand luggage after screening

1.3 Baby Food and Baby Milk

When travelling with a baby, you are allowed to take enough baby food and baby milk and sterilized water for the journey. In some cases, this will be over 100ml.

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Breast milk, formula milk and cows’ milk

Yes

Yes

Sterilized water for the baby

Yes (must be in baby bottle)

Yes

Soya milk for babies

Yes

Yes

Baby food

Yes

Yes

1.4 Personal Items

1.4.1 Musical Instruments

As per JAV policy

1.4.2 Mobility Aid

As per JAV policy

1.4.3 Other Personal items

As per below table

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Corkscrew

No

Yes

Spoon

Yes

Yes

Knife

Yes

Yes

Scissors

No

Yes

Round-ended/blunt scissors

No

Yes

Disposable razor

Yes

Yes

Tweezers

No

Yes

Nail clipper/nail file

No

Yes

Knitting needles

No

Yes

Sewing needles

No

Yes

Umbrella

Yes

Yes

Crutches and walking aid

Yes

Yes

Pushchairs

Yes

Yes

Wheelchairs

Yes (If cabin space permits)

Yes

Safety matches

No

No

Fireworks, flares and other pyrotechnics including party poppers and toy caps

No

No

Cigarettes Lighters

Yes, but as mentioned in point 1.2

No

Contact lens solution

Yes, up to 100ml

Yes

Lithium batteries

Yes, but as per JAV policy

Yes, but as per JAV policy

1.5 Essential medicine and medical equipment

1.5.1 Essential medicine

Passengers are allowed to carry essential medicines of more than 100ml in their hand luggage, if it essential for their journey, but they need to submit supporting documentation from a relevant medical physician (e.g., a letter from their doctor or a copy of their prescription). The same applies for gel packs.

1.5.2 Essential medical equipment

You can take medical equipment with you if it’s essential for your journey. The equipment is screened separately and you must present a supporting documentation from a qualified physician, such as a letter from your doctor.

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Tablets and capsules

Yes

Yes

Essential liquid medicine

Yes

Yes

Hypodermic syringes

Yes

Yes

Inhalers

Yes

Yes

Cooling packs

Yes, if screened successfully

Yes

Medical equipment (e.g., CPAP and tens machines)

Yes

Yes

Oxygen Cylinders

No as per JAV policy

No as per JAV policy

1.6 Electronic Devices and electrical items

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Mobile Phones

Yes

Yes

Laptop

Yes

Yes

Tablet device

Yes

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Yes

Hairdryer or straighteners

Yes

Yes

Cameras and camera equipment

Yes

Yes

Travel iron

Yes

Yes

Electric shaver

Yes

Yes

Water heater with electrical outlet

No

Yes

Electronic cigarettes

Yes

No

1.7 Sport Equipment

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Sport Parachute

No

Yes

Bat, racquet or sport stick

No

Yes

Snooker, pool billiard cue

No

Yes

Golf clubs

No

Yes

Darts

No

Yes

Walking/hiking poles

No

Yes

Fishing rod

No

Yes

Catapult

No

Yes

Firearms including replica firearms

No

No

Harpoon or spear gun

No

No

Crossbow

No

No

Power-bank

Yes

No

Material art equipment including knuckledusters, clubs, rice flails and nun chucks

No

As per destination country

Diving equipment

Yes, based on JAV approval unless equipped with Oxygen cylinder

Yes, unless equipped with Oxygen cylinder

1.8 Work Tools

Item

Allowed in hand luggage

Allowed in hold luggage

Tool with blade or shaft (e.g., chisel)

No

Yes

Drill and drill bits

No

Yes

Stanley knife

No

Yes

Saw including portable power saw

No

Yes

Screwdriver

No

Yes

Hammer

No

Yes

Pilers

No

Yes

Wrench or spanner

No

Yes

Bolt or nail gun

No

Yes

Crowbar

No

Yes

Blowtorch

No

Yes

1.9 Chemical and toxic substance

It is forbidden to carry the below items in your carry-on or in your checked baggage.

1. Oxidizers and organic peroxides, including bleach and car body repair kit.
2. Acids and alkalis (e.g., wet batteries with leaking risk).
3. Corrosives or bleaching agent including mercury and chlorine
4. Vehicles batteries and fuel systems.
5. Self-defense or disabling spray (e.g., mace, pepper spray)
6. Radioactive material including medicinal or commercial isotopes.
7. Poisons or toxic substances (e.g., rat poison).
8. Biological hazards (e.g., infected blood, bacteria, viruses).
9. Material in that could spontaneously combust (burst into flames)
10. Fire extinguishers

1.10 Ammunition

The below items cannot be accepted in carry-on luggage but might be accepted as checked baggage under certain conditions and based on JAV prior approval bearing in mind the rules of destination country,

1. Blasting caps
2. Detonators and fuses
3. Imitation explosives devices, including replica or model guns
4. Mines, grenades, and other explosives military stores
5. Fireworks and pyrotechnics
6. Smoke containers
7. Smoke cartridges
8. Dynamite
9. Gunpowder
10. Plastic explosive including black powder and percussion caps.
11. Flares
12. Hand grenades
13. Gun cigarettes

1.11 Other materials

It is prohibited to transfer the antiquities/archaeological materials, coal/charcoal and specific plants, whom considered an national treasuries, such as olive trees, black iris and malool “a type of oak”, references to on instructions by the ministry of Agriculture.