Why dumbbells and skipping ropes are not allowed in cabin baggage on flights

According to her, both items are prohibited under general rules because they could pose a risk and harm fellow passengers. Moreover, they can be used to threaten crew and passengers into carrying out unlawful interference.

“In the case of dumbbells, they pose a heavy risk because of their weight, especially since they might cause injuries to other passengers inadvertently or may be used as a weapon to carry out unlawful interference,” she said. Skipping ropes, she added, could be used for choking and as a weapon. It could be used as a restraint device by wrongdoers.

Ensure the sports items you pack comply with the allotted check-in and cabin baggage allowance, or you will have to pay an additional fee.

Skipping ropes can be a potential hazard (Source: Freepik)

Items prohibited in cabin luggage

As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation in India, here are some items you must avoid carrying in your hand baggage:

• Knives, scissors, Swiss army knives and other sharp instruments
• Toy replicas of firearms and ammunition
• Weapons such as whips, nunchucks, batons, or stun guns
• Electronic devices that cannot be switched off
• Aerosols and liquids
• Any other items that are deemed security hazards by local law

Items prohibited in both cabin and check-in luggage

And these are items you must avoid carrying at all costs:

• Gases such as compressed gases, liquefied gases, refrigerated liquefied gases, dissolved gases, adsorbed gases, flammable, non-flammable and poisonous gases such as butane oxygen and liquid nitrogen, avalanche rescue backpacks, medical oxygen, oxygen spray bottles, canned oxygen, oxygen canisters, and oxygen aerosols.
• Corrosives such as acids, alkalis, mercury and wet cell batteries and apparatus containing mercury.
• Explosives, munitions, fireworks, flares, ammunition, including blank cartridges, handguns, and pistol caps.
• Flammable liquids and solids such as lighter refills, lighter fuel, matches, paints, thinners, fire-lighters, lighters that need inverting before ignition, matches (these may be carried on the person), radioactive material, briefcases and attache cases with installed alarm devices.

• Oxidising materials such as bleaching powder and peroxidesPoisons and infectious substances such as insecticides, weed-killers and live virus materials
• Anything that possesses and/or is capable of possessing and/or emitting a conspicuous and/or offensive odour
• Other dangerous articles, such as magnetised materials, offensive or irritating materials.

DISCLAIMER: This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to. Always consult your health practitioner before starting any routine.