Prohibited items: the list to avoid having anything confiscated

Blades and cutting objects

Blades longer than 6 centimeters are prohibited in the cabin, handle excluded: this includes knives, scissors, corkscrews with blades and straight razors. Below this measurement, scissors and nail files generally remain permitted.

Items excluded from the cabin for this reason are not absolutely prohibited: in most cases they can travel without problems in checked baggage.

Liquids and toiletries

Each container cannot exceed 100 ml and must be placed in a single transparent, resealable one-liter bag. Even less obvious souvenirs are confiscated, such as spreadable cheeses or sauces, considered liquids for all intents and purposes.

At airports equipped with new CT scanners (in Italy Malpensa, Linate, Fiumicino, Bologna and Torino-Caselle) the limit rises to 2 liters, without needing to remove anything from your baggage. Updated rules are in our guide on liquids.

Lithium batteries and power banks

Power banks up to 100 Wh travel without authorization, between 100 and 160 Wh requires airline approval, over 160 Wh are prohibited on any flight. They must always remain in carry-on baggage: in checked luggage they are prohibited due to fire risk.

Makeshift weapons and unusual objects

Pepper spray, brass knuckles and overly realistic weapon replicas are confiscated even if they don't seem dangerous at first glance. Lighters are generally permitted one per passenger, and must be carried on you, not in your backpack.

If an object falls into one of these categories but you still need it at your destination, move it to checked baggage before check-in instead of risking permanent confiscation at the security checkpoint.