Are children's toy guns allowed on a British Airways flight as carry-on?
Are children's toy guns allowed on a BA airplane?
- One is a water gun and the other one is nerf gun
- They are not replica guns, I am aware that replica guns are almost illegal in the UK.
- Our flight is within the UK
- They are carried by the child himself
I am almost sure they are allowed but when I was a child the security at a Moroccan airport took my shotgun of me and his exact words were "That's not what we agreed on". However children's toys in the Arab world follow no standards and a plastic bullet from that gun could really hurt.
I assume my child's guns are EU approved as I have bought them from Toys R Us.
By EU approved I mean the manufacturers follow the EU standards safety-wise and these toys present no threat to the children and the passengers and they can't be used to hijack or sabotage the plane.
Best Answer
Within the EU, you can bring the water gun, but not the nerf gun in your cabin luggage.
The relevant EU regulation ban 'devices that discharge projectiles', which should cover the nerf gun. The water gun is ok as long as it is obviously a toy gun and is not 'appearing capable, of being used to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile'.
Categories of items banned in cabin luggage are listed in annex part B of Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009. You can also find a list of items considered to be covered by the banned categories here.
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Can you fly with a toy gun?
While these types of toys are generally permitted, we recommend that you pack them in your checked baggage. Squirt guns, Nerf guns, toy swords, or other items that resemble realistic firearms or weapons are prohibited. We recommend emptying water guns, which must follow the 3-1-1 Liquids Rule.How strict is British Airways about carry-on luggage?
British Airways are fairly lenient and state that if you're travelling with hand luggage only, you'll be allowed to take one main bag on board as well as a smaller personal item. According to them, your main bag must fit in the sizer and so be easily stowed in the overhead compartment.What items are not allowed on a plane in hand luggage?
Prohibited items in Cabin Baggage:- Dry cell batteries.
- Knives, scissors, Swiss army knives and other sharp instruments.
- Toy replicas of fire arms and ammunition.
- Weapons such as whips, nan-chakus, baton, or stun gun.
- Electronic devices which cannot be switched off.
- Aerosols and liquids*
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