Guide

Yes, birds can down an aircraft, but design standards, trained crews, and airport wildlife control keep the odds low.

Yes—battery chargers can go in hand luggage; power banks (lithium) must be carry-on only, while plug-in chargers and cables are fine in either bag.

Yes, checked luggage can include batteries only when installed in devices; spare lithium batteries and power banks must go in carry-on.

Yes, asthma inhalers are allowed in hand luggage; they’re treated as medically necessary items and can travel through security with screening.

Yes—Away carry-ons with the ejectable USB battery let you remove it quickly; if you check the bag, take the battery into the cabin.

Yes, a battery pack can go in hand luggage; lithium power banks must stay in carry-on, with 100Wh allowed and 101–160Wh only with airline approval.

Yes, Away luggage can be checked, but remove any carry-on battery and keep it in your cabin bag to meet FAA and TSA smart-bag rules.

Yes, backpack pins are allowed by TSA in carry-on and checked bags; keep sharp spikes covered and be ready to remove pins if they trigger an alarm.

Yes—some batteries can be checked, but spare lithium and power banks are banned; only installed batteries in devices may go in checked bags with safeguards.

Yes, a blow dryer is allowed in carry-on and checked bags in the U.S.; only battery-powered hair tools follow extra rules.