To avoid any problems during the flight, you need to know in advance which things can be transported and which cannot. After all, there are many restrictions regarding, for example, drugs, various liquids and weapons.
The rules governing baggage transportation were not invented by airport employees. They are installed for all, without exception, passenger air transportation. The purpose of such a limitation is one - safety. And before going on a trip or on business, you need to see if everything that is in the suitcase will be allowed to be carried on board the plane.
Pneumatic weapons: to take or not to take?
Quite often, at the airport, difficulties arise precisely with the transportation of weapons, and not only firearms, cold ones, but also pneumatic ones, as well as models and children's toys imitating different types of weapons. To prevent this from happening, you need to know that the transportation of pneumatic weapons, as well as firearms, cold and antique weapons in aircraft cabins is not allowed. Air rifles and pistols can only be carried as baggage or cargo. In this case, the prior permission of the carrier is required.
A passenger wishing to carry an air gun must arrive at the airport well in advance of check-in. He must declare the presence of weapons and his intentions during check-in at the counter, when filling out a customs declaration or when passing through security control. After that, a law enforcement or airport security officer will be invited to the counter.
They will check the permits and accept weapons for transportation, having issued documents for it. Permits are required for pneumatic weapons, the muzzle energy of which is more than 7.5 J. If the muzzle energy is from 3 to 7.5 Joules, permission from law enforcement agencies to carry such weapons is not required. In the event that the muzzle energy of a pneumatic weapon does not reach 3 J, the product does not belong to a weapon, but is considered structurally similar. But in all cases, the rules for transporting pneumatic weapons are the same.
Rules for the carriage of pneumatic weapons
Pneumatic weapons are transported disassembled only in the luggage compartment, in a place designated for this purpose. During the flight, it must be inaccessible to either passengers or crew members. The weapon is packed in special bags and placed in a container, the key to which is kept by the crew.
It is strictly forbidden by the transportation rules to transport even carefully packed weapons in the cockpit, as well as return them to their owner on board the aircraft or at the gangway. The passenger can pick up the pneumatic weapon seized from him for transportation at the point of destination in a specially designated place. The transfer is made by the aviation security personnel in the presence of an airline representative. The transfer is made in compliance with all formalities.
