Restricted and Dangerous Items

Although we try to accommodate all of your baggage for travel, certain items are considered hazardous and, by federal law, are prohibited from all Delta flights. For your safety, and that of your fellow passengers, check the rules below to learn what items may be considered hazardous before you pack and head to the airport.

Attention Cayman Island Passengers

For now, we're unable to accept any baggage containing dangerous goods to, from, or through the Cayman Islands. Please contact Reservation Sales for more information.

If something you have to travel with isn’t on this list, but you think it might be considered dangerous, please contact Reservation Sales to confirm that the item is allowed on the flight.

Choose a category: Select one Alcohol or Liquor Dry and Wet Ice Fireworks or Explosives Flammable Liquids or Solids Fuel Cell Systems Household Items Lithium Batteries Personal Care Items Personal Flotation Devices Personal Medical Devices Sports Equipment Wheelchairs/Mobility Aids with Batteries Other Hazardous Items Heat Producing Articles Mercury Barometer or Thermometer Liquid Nitrogen Disclaimer

Alcohol or Liquor Products

If the alcohol or liquor was purchased after going through the security checkpoint, some amounts and proofs are allowed onboard as checked or carry-on baggage, as long as it adheres to these guidelines:

• Alcohol content may not exceed 140 proof
• Up to 5 liters of alcohol per person between 48 and 140 proof is permitted
• Alcohol under 48 proof is not considered hazardous and is permitted
• Any alcohol must be in its original retail packaging to be permitted onboard the plane
• If the alcohol is purchased before going through the security checkpoint, our security rules apply for carry-on or checked baggage.

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Dry and Wet Ice

Delta will accept dry ice packages in amounts of 5.5 lbs. (2.5 kg) or less when used to cool non-hazardous perishables in carry-on or checked baggage. The package must:

• Meet carry-on baggage restrictions
• Allow the release of carbon dioxide
• State on the package "Dry Ice" or "Carbon Dioxide Solid"
• Note the net weight of the dry-ice material on the packaging
• Include the contents being cooled in writing on the packaging

If possible, instead of dry ice, we encourage the use of gel packs or similar products to keep froz.en perishable items fresh within the cargo hold.

Wet ice shipments are not accepted as carry-on baggage, checked baggage, or cargo on Delta or Delta Connection® flights.

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Fireworks or Explosives

Delta does not allow firecrackers, signal flares, or sparklers as carry-on or checked baggage at any time.

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Flammable Liquids or Solids

The specific rules for carrying flammable liquids are as follows:

• A fuel lighter is permitted in your pocket or in carry-on baggage only
• Up to two lighters are allowed in your checked baggage if they are properly enclosed in a U.S. Department of Transportation approved case
• Lighters without fuel are allowed as checked or carry-on baggage
• Lighter refills, fuels (such as gasoline or Sterno cans), paints, stains, lubricants, and "strike-anywhere" matches are not allowed
• One regular matchbook is permitted in your pocket as long as it isn’t the "strike anywhere" matches

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Fuel Cell Systems

• Portable electronic devices (i.e. cameras, cellular phones, laptop computers, and camcorders) powered by fuel cell systems, and not more than two spare fuel cell cartridges per passenger when transported in carry-on baggage.
• No more than two spare fuel cell cartridges maybe carried by a passenger.
• Fuel cell systems containing fuel and fuel cell cartridges including spare cartridges are permitted in carry-on baggage only.
• Fuel cell cartridges may not be refillable by the user. Refueling the fuel cell systems is not permitted except that the installation of a spare cartridge is allowed.
• Each fuel cell cartridge and system must be durably marked by the manufacturer with the wording: "APPROVED FOR CARRIAGE IN AIRCRAFT CABIN ONLY".

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Household Items

Aerosols (e.g., spray disinfectant and starch), bleach, cleaning solvents, drain cleaners, and pesticides are not allowed.

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Lithium Batteries

It’s okay to travel with consumer electronic and medical devices (e.g. watches, calculators, cameras, cell phones, laptops, camcorders, hearing aids, etc.) containing lithium cells or batteries. All spare lithium batteries not housed in electrical devices must be in carry-on baggage only and individually protected to prevent short circuits.

Tips to properly transport spare lithium batteries:

• Pack spare batteries in carry-on baggage.
• Keep spare batteries in the original retail packaging to prevent unintentional activation or short-circuiting.
• If original packaging is not available, effectively insulate battery terminals by isolating spare batteries from contact with other batteries and/or metal.
• Specifically, place each battery in its own protective case, plastic bag, or package or place tape across the battery's contacts to isolate terminals.
• Take steps to prevent crushing, puncturing, or putting a high degree of pressure on the battery, as this can cause an internal short circuit, resulting in overheating.
• Learn more about traveling with batteries by reading the DOT's Safe Travel information at www.safetravel.dot.gov.

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Personal Care Items

Perfumes, colognes, hair sprays, and medicines containing alcohol are allowed as checked baggage in quantities of less than 18 oz. (1 lb.) per item and no more than 70 oz. (4 lbs.) total per passenger. Carry-on articles are subject to TSA rules.

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Personal Floatation Devices

If you are so inclined, you may bring your own personal life jacket, though we do provide them to all passengers. Delta will accept one self-inflating life jacket that contains no more than two small carbon dioxide cylinders plus no more than two spare cylinders as checked or carry-on baggage.

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Personal Medical Devices

Personal medical devices must meet specific requirements and be approved by Delta prior to travel. Liquid oxygen is not permitted.

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Sports Equipment

Below are rules specific to sports equipment:

• Camping equipment containing fuel or fuel residue, including butane or propane canisters is not allowed.
• Self-inflating devices or equipment containing compressed gas cylinders are not allowed (e.g., rafts, avalanche rescue backpacks, paintball cartridges). For self-inflating life jackets see Personal Flotation Devices.
• You may bring compressed gas cylinders, including scuba tanks, meeting current TSA requirements of having the regulator valve completely disconnected from the cylinder, as carry-on or checked baggage.

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Weapons

We do allow small arms ammunition, in quantities not exceeding 11 lbs. (5 kg) per person, as checked-baggage only. The weapon must be securely boxed and intended for that person's own use. More than one passenger may not combine quantities into one package. See more details under shooting equipment.

Below are additional guidelines related to traveling with weapons:

• Firearms are permitted as checked-baggage with special requirements.
• Gunpowder (e.g., Pyrodex, black powder, mace, pepper spray, and tear gas) is never permitted.

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Wheelchairs/Mobility Aids with Batteries

• Battery can be visually inspected and disconnected
• Terminals are protected from short circuit
• Battery can be securely attached to the wheelchair or mobility aid

Note: If the wheelchair cannot be loaded on the aircraft in an upright position, spillable (wet-cell) batteries must be removed and packaged in special packaging provided by Delta.

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Other Hazardous Items

Gasoline powered equipment such as chainsaws and lawn equipment may be accepted if the item is new and secured in the box that it was originally packaged in. Infectious substances, poisons, and radioactive materials are not permitted.

The following items may only be transported with approval from Delta’s Hazardous Materials Group. Please contact Delta's HAZMAT Department with details and requests prior to your scheduled travel date.

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Heat Producing Articles

We allow battery operated underwater torches (diving lamps) and soldering irons, 7 linear inches (18 cm) or less in length, as carry-on baggage only.

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Mercury Barometer or Thermometer

These items are allowed if carried by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency as carry-on baggage only.

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Liquid Nitrogen (Dry Shipper)

We allow insulated packaging containing refrigerated liquid nitrogen as long as it is fully absorbed in a porous material, intended for transport of non-dangerous products and kept at a low temperature.

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Disclaimer

Further restrictions may apply to the above items, visit FAA and TSA websites for more information. If you are unsure whether the item you wish to pack in your luggage or ship by air is hazardous, contact your Delta Air Lines representative.

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