Baggage Restrictions

Prohibited items in carry-on and checked baggage.

Items prohibited in carry-on and checked baggage are those that are dangerous, harmful, or potentially harmful to people, property, and crew. Prohibited items include:

• Explosives and items containing explosives.
• Flammable substances can be in gaseous, liquid, or solid form.
• Oxides, organic peroxides, and related products.
• Corrosive substances, infectious substances, toxic substances, and related items.
• Radioactive materials, magnetic materials.
• Compressed gases and flammable substances.
• Organic cleaning agents.

Additionally, Vietnam Airlines does not transport certain items due to their weight, size, or characteristics.

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Items prohibited in carry-on baggage but allowed in checked baggage.

The list of items prohibited in carry-on baggage but allowed in checked baggage includes:

• Sharp objects, weapons, or items resembling real weapons such as knives, swords, utility knives, throwing stars, scissors, axes, etc.
• Guns, ammunition, gun parts, stun guns, tranquilizer guns, toy guns or items/toys resembling real weapons and items with similar appearances. However, to check in these items, passengers need a permit from the competent authority.
• Tools and objects that can cause injury include crowbars, hoes, drills/drill bits, blowtorches, tools with blades longer than 6cm, hammers, wrenches, pliers longer than 10cm, etc.
• Bats (baseball, billiard), hockey sticks, golf clubs, martial arts equipment, batons, self-defense sprays (pepper spray), etc.

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Items that should not be checked in.

Valuable items such as money, jewelry, cameras, camcorders, personal computers, mobile phones, etc. should be carried in hand luggage and not checked in to avoid damage or loss. In particular, removable lithium-ion batteries and power banks are only accepted as hand luggage (not checked in).

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Items subject to shipping conditions.

Certain items may be carried in hand luggage and/or checked baggage if they meet specific transport conditions. Passengers are advised to familiarize themselves with the regulations for each item type in the list below.

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Support information

For advice regarding baggage restrictions, passengers are requested to contact one of the following channels:

• Customer Service Hotline:

1. ○ To call within Vietnam: 1900 1100

1. ○ Calling from overseas to Vietnam: (+84-24) 38320320

• Contact the Branch Office

Source: https://www.vietnamairlines.com/vn/vi/travel-information/baggage/restricted-baggage