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Iran Airport Rules and Baggage Restrictions

by Captain on September 10, 2009

Baggage restrictions

Please ensure that all your baggage complies with the following requirements, both for safety reasons, and to avoid later problems with baggage handling services.

ONLY ONE ITEM OF HAND LUGGAGE IS ALLOWED ON BOARD, WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 5KG, AND NO LARGER THAN 50 x 35 x 20 cm IN DIMENSION. Also, a camera, a coat,notebook, an umbrella, a book or newspaper, may be carried on board.

Animals may not be carried in the passenger cabin of Iran Air flights. Please contact Iran Air Airport staff to make arrangements. Check the rules with airline desk at IKA terminal for other airlines.

The baggage allowance is generally 30KG for adults, economy class; and 40KG for Homa class of IranAir, of luggage per passenger.

GROSS WEIGHT OF EACH PIECE OF LUGGAGE MUST NOT EXCEED 30KG.

The charge for excess baggage is around $10 to $20 per KG depending to airline and is payable at check-in points, as well as boarding gate, in the event of over weight or over sized hand luggage .

Clearly label all items of luggage with your name and contact details, on an appropriately visible location.

Avoid packing cash, important documents, and other valuable items in your checked in luggage.

Security guidlines

It is prohibited to carry any unknown or suspicious articles on behalf of anyone else, to agree to check-in or carry luggage on board on behalf of anyone else, or to leave your baggage unattended at any time prior to check-in.

It is prohibited for anyone else to carry or to check-in baggage on your behalf.

Airport security will not allow any sharp objects, or anything that may be used as a weapon to be carried onboard a flight.

Carrying liquids, foodstuff, perishable material and all other similar materials is forbidden.

Carrying alcoholic drinks, narcotics, hazardous chemicals, explosives/pyrotechnics and firearms are forbidden.

No dangerous goods or restricted articles as listed below may be carried in your luggage:
Explosive, munitions, fireworks, flares, etc.
Compressed gas containers, either flammable, non-flammable, toxic, refrigerated, e.g. camping gas, lighter fuel, aerosols etc.
Flammable solids, such as matches, or other material which are easily ignited, or may spontaneously combust, or emit harmful or flammable gases on contact with water.
Oxidizing substances, e.g. bleaches, peroxides, etc.
Toxic and infectious substances.
Radioactive material.
Corrosives, e.g. acids, wet-cell and alkaline batteries, etc.
Magnetized materials, and other goods listed in the IATA dangerous goods regulations.

For safety reasons, use of the following electronic devices is not permitted on board of most airline flights:
Mobile/satellite/portable phones or walkie-talkies.
Radio remote control toys or devices.
Cathode ray tube screens.
Any other device that emits EM radiation that may interfere with aircraft equipment.
Baggage Loss and Liability Limitation

In the event of loss of luggage, on the outbound trip to Tehran, please go to the luggage help desk, in the baggage lounge in IKA airport, Tehran.

Baggage will only be delivered to the bearer of the baggage check-in receipt, so please ensure that the names on the baggage tags, match your receipts at the check-in desk.

Most airlines including IranAir assume no liability for fragile, valuable or perishable items. Liability for loss or damage to baggage is limited unless a higher value is declared in advance, and additional charges are paid. Iran Air liability limit is approximately 20USD per KG of checked baggage. Different Airlines have different liability limits.

Any instance of baggage loss, damage, tampering or theft must be reported immediately to the appropriate carrier, or the airport authorities in the final destination, e.g. the lost & found desk in destination city.

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