Power restriction: max. 100 Wh or 2 g LC per device

Item restriction: max. 15 devices with batteries per passenger

Portable electronic devices for personal use are:

• laptops, mobile phones, tablets,
• electrical care products (toothbrushes, razors, etc.)
• electric toys
• drones, watches, calculators; or
• other entertainment or communication devices

If possible, these should be carried in your hand luggage.

General transport regulations:

• Protect the device from damage.
• Protect the device from unintentional activation, or remove the battery and isolate the connections to prevent a short circuit.
• If you are transporting several devices, stow your devices separately from each other (e.g. separated by clothing or the original packaging).

Additional transport requirements in checked baggage:

• max. 3 devices larger than a smartphone.
• Do not pack the device together with easily combustible materials (e.g. perfumes, aerosols, etc.).
• Switch off the device completely and protect it from unintentional activation.
• Ensure that apps, alarms or preset configurations are deactivated.
• Protect the device using suitable packaging or a sturdy bag with sufficient padding.

Power banks are classed as replacement batteries, not as electronic devices. You will find information about transporting power banks in the section: “Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries”.

Note:

• For safety reasons, portable electronic devices must always be visible and accessible when connected to the power supply system of the aircraft.
• For portable electronic devices with a battery power of more than 100 Wh and a maximum of 160 Wh, air transport approval is required.
• Please register any devices and batteries requiring approval via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department when booking flights.

Portable electronic devices for personal use with batteries that DO NOT CONTAIN LITHIUM (e.g. alkaline manganese, zinc carbon, nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride) are:

• electrical care products (toothbrushes, razors, etc.)
• electric toys
• drones, watches, calculators; or
• other entertainment or communication devices

If possible, these should be carried in your hand luggage.

Transport regulations in checked baggage:

• Switch off the devices completely and protect them from unintentional activation.
• Ensure that apps, alarm clock applications, alerts or preset configurations are deactivated.
• Protect your devices using suitable packaging or a sturdy bag with sufficient padding.
• If you are transporting several devices, stow your devices separately from each other (e.g. separated by clothing or in the original packaging).

Additional transport requirements for non-spillable wet batteries:

• Power restriction: maximum 12 V/100 Wh per battery.
• Non-spillable wet batteries (e.g. gel batteries) must not contain free or unabsorbed liquid.

Power banks are classed as replacement batteries, not as electronic devices. You will find information about transporting power banks in the section: “Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries”.

Power restriction: max. 100 Wh or 2 g LC per power bank

Item restriction: max. 2 power banks per passenger

Transport regulations:

• Charging and using power banks is prohibited. An exception is made for use with approved medical devices.

• Power banks must not be stowed in the overhead locker above the seats. For safety reasons, please store your power banks under the seat in front of you or in its seat pocket, on your person or in your hand luggage.

• Protect your power bank against damage.

• Prevent short circuits when not in use, e.g. by placement in original retail packaging or by insulating terminals, such as by taping over exposed terminals or placing every power bank in a separate plastic bag or protective pouch.

Note:

• For power banks with a battery power greater than 100 Wh up to the maximum. 160 Wh, transport approval from the airline is required.
• When booking flights, please register power banks requiring approval via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department.

Power and item restriction for lithium batteries:

* The item restriction includes all types of battery, i.e. non-spillable wet batteries, dry batteries, gel batteries, lithium batteries and power banks.

** Only for medical devices

Transport regulations:

for all batteries, the terminals must be isolated individually to prevent short circuits. This is possible if the batteries are transported in their original packaging, any exposed terminals are covered with adhesive tape or each battery is packed in a separate plastic carrier or protective bag.

Power and item restriction of non-spillable wet batteries:

• max. 12 V/100 Wh per battery
  
• max. 2 replacement batteries
  

Note:

• Recharging batteries on board is not permitted.
• For lithium batteries with a power of more than 100 Wh up to a maximum of 160 Wh as well as more than 2 g up to a maximum of 8 g LC, air transport approval is required.
• When booking flights, please register batteries requiring approval via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department.

Battery-powered personal transportation devices mean any small electric vehicle able to transport a person.

These include the following devices:

• hoverboards
• e-bikes
• pedelecs/s-pedelecs
• e-scooters
• Electric monowheels
• Electric baggage scooters (e.g. Modobags or Airwheels)
• Underwater scooters
• Segways
• electric pushchairs
  
• e-skis and e-snowboards

This prohibition applies regardless of the power capacity and whether the batteries are fixed or removable, as well as for battery-powered personal transport devices without an integrated battery.

The above examples only reflect a range of possible devices.

These goods may only be transported as freight in accordance with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

For reasons of safety and loading on the aircraft, there are restrictions regarding:

• battery power,
• total weight and
• dimensions of the wheelchair or mobility aid.

Note:

• For safety reasons, wheelchairs with permanently-installed/non-removable lithium batteries are subject to a limit of no more than 2 batteries with a capacity of up to 160 Wh per battery.
• Air transport approval is required for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
• Please send the required information (manufacturer’s technical data sheet or handbook) about your wheelchair or mobility aid and the completed form, which can be downloaded below, to the Brussels Airlines MEDA department in good time, but no later than 48 hours before departure for review and approval.

Note: To view the document correctly, please use Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Lithium batteries with power restriction: max. 160 Wh or 8 g LC per device

Power restriction for non-spillable wet batteries: max. 100 Wh and 12 V per device

Note:

• Battery-powered portable medical devices require air transport approval and medical authorisation for use on board.
• Please send the details of your device (manufacturer’s technical data sheet or manual) for pre-registration and medical review to the MEDA department at [email protected] no later than 48 hours before departure.

Item restriction: only in quantities for personal use*

Lithium battery with power restriction: max. 100 Wh or 2 g LC per device

Transport restrictions in carry-on baggage:

• Use or charging is prohibited on board.
• The devices must not be stowed in the overhead locker above the seats. For safety reasons, please stow your devices in your hand luggage under the seat in front of you, in its seat pocket or on your person. 
• Accidental activation must be prevented.

Note: In many countries, you are prohibited from carrying e-cigarettes or other inhalers with you.

* An item limit of a max. 15 portable electronic devices per passenger applies.

Item restriction: max. 15 devices (including all electronic devices) with lithium batteries per passenger

Such items should be carried in your carry-on baggage if possible.

Transport regulations in checked baggage:

• max. 3 devices larger than a smartphone
• Do not pack your device together with easily flammable materials (e.g. perfumes, aerosols, etc.)
• Switch off the devices completely and protect them from unintentional activation.
• Ensure that apps, alarm clock applications, alerts or preset configurations are deactivated.
• Protect your device using suitable packaging or a sturdy bag with sufficient padding.
• If you are transporting several devices, stow your devices separately from each other (e.g. separated by clothing or in the original packaging).

Power banks are classed as replacement batteries, not as electronic devices. You will find information about transporting power banks in the section “Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries”.

Note:

• For photo and video devices with a battery power greater than 100 Wh up to a maximum of 160 Wh, air transport approval is required.
• When booking flights, please register power banks and batteries requiring approval via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department.

Item restriction: max. 1 avalanche rescue backpack per passenger

Note:

• Air transport approval is required for avalanche rescue backpacks.
• Please register avalanche rescue backpacks via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department when booking flights.

The technical structure of the trigger mechanism of avalanche rescue backpacks may contain dangerous goods that are subject to official transport restrictions.

Hazardous goods restrictions in the trigger mechanism:

• Pyrotechnic trigger mechanism: max. 200 mg of explosive material (net) of Hazard Division 1.4S.
• Trigger powered by lithium batteries: max. 100 Wh or 2 g LC.
• Triggers with capacitor: capacitors must be unloaded, protected against short circuits and packed in sturdy outer packaging to prevent unintended activation.
• Trigger using integrated gas cartridges: the gas must comply with Hazard Division 2.2.

Other transport requirements:

• The backpack must be packed in such a way that it cannot be activated accidentally.
  
• The airbags in the backpack must be equipped with pressure relief valves.
• Gas cartridges in Hazard Division 2.2 are only accepted if they are transported as triggers integrated into the avalanche rescue backpack by design.
• Additional trigger handles and spare gas cartridges are not permitted.
• Flights to/from/within the USA: avalanche rescue backpacks with a pyrotechnic trigger mechanism or an integrated gas cartridge are not permitted for transport, unless the avalanche rescue backpack does not have a pyrotechnic trigger and the gas cartridge is completely empty.

Item restriction: only in quantities for personal use*

* An item restriction of a maximum 15 portable electronic devices per passenger applies.

Note:

• Air transport approval is required for diving torches, soldering irons or other heat-generating items.
• Please register diving torches, soldering irons or other heat-generating equipment via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department when booking flights.

Transport restrictions in carry-on baggage:

• The device must be switched off.
  
• Batteries and heating elements in portable electronic devices that can generate extreme heat must be isolated by removing the heating element, battery or other components.
• The regulations for the transport of loose batteries or portable electronic devices with installed batteries apply. You will find information about this in the sections “Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries” and “Portable electronic devices with lithium batteries for personal use”.

Item restriction (including lithium batteries*): 20 items per passenger

* The item restriction covers all battery types. These are non-spillable wet batteries, dry batteries, gel batteries and lithium batteries.

Examples of non-spillable wet batteries: gel batteries or AGM batteries

Examples of dry batteries: nickel metal hydride batteries, nickel cadmium, alkaline manganese or zinc carbon batteries

Transport requirements for non-spillable wet and dry batteries:

• Non-spillable wet batteries (e.g. gel batteries) must not contain free or unabsorbed liquid.
• It is important to ensure that the batteries are protected from heat and cannot generate heat themselves.
• for all batteries, the terminals must be isolated individually to prevent short circuits. This is possible if the batteries are transported in their original packaging, any exposed terminals are covered with adhesive tape or each battery is packed in a separate plastic carrier or protective bag.

Power and item restriction for non-spillable wet batteries:

• max. 12 V/100 Wh per battery
  
• max. 2 replacement batteries
  

Power restriction: max. 100 Wh/2 g LC

• Smart baggage is travel luggage with technical features such as a built-in lock, a scale, or GPS tracking. Electric transport equipment for carrying personal items, such as an electric golf trolley, also falls under smart baggage.

Transport regulations:

• The battery must be removed from the baggage.
• The removed battery must be carried in the cabin. You will find further information in the section “Power banks, replacement batteries and loose batteries”.
• Without the battery, the suitcase may be carried as checked baggage.

Note:

• Electric scooter baggage (e.g. Modobags or Airwheel) are prohibited for transport, see chapter “Battery-powered personal transportation devices, e.g. e-bikes, e-scooters, underwater scooters, e-baggage scooters and others”.
• For devices with lithium batteries permanently installed in smart baggage, such as an electronic lock or electronic scales, you will find the power restrictions in the section ”Smart baggage – permanently installed lithium batteries”.
• Information about baggage trackers or electronic baggage tags (EBTs) can be found in the section “Baggage trackers” and “Electronic baggage tags (EBTs)”.
• For a battery capacity greater than 100 Wh up to a maximum of 160 Wh, air transport approval is required.
• When booking flights, please register power banks and batteries requiring approval via the Brussels Airlines Dangerous Goods Department.

Power restriction: maximum of 2.7 Wh/0.3 g LC

• Smart baggage is travel luggage with technical features such as a built-in lock, a scale, or GPS tracking. Electric transport equipment for carrying personal items, such as an electric golf trolley, also falls under smart baggage.

Note:

• Carriage is prohibited for smart baggage with permanently-installed lithium batteries above 2.7 Wh or 0.3 g LC.

Power restriction: maximum of 2.7 Wh or 0.3 g LC per lithium battery

Transport restrictions:

• Authorised transmission functions: energy-saving transmission functions such as WiFi, UWB, Bluetooth or RFID.
• The tracker must be stowed in your baggage to prevent damage.
  

Baggage with an electronic baggage tag (EBT) with a routing display, e.g. BAGTAG or RIMOWA Smart Bags, etc., that are used instead of printed thermal bag tags are permitted in checked baggage and carry-on baggage.