Baggage

Skyport operates to TSA protocols for the screening of checked baggage at L.F. Wade International Airport for all departing flights.    

Inspection Notices: Skyport may inspect your checked baggage during the screening process. If your property is physically inspected, Skyport will place a notice of baggage inspection inside your bag. This is to inform you that an officer conducted an inspection of your property. PLEASE DO NOT LOCK YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE unless you are using TSA approved locks to do so.

Claims: If the search officer was unable to open your bag for inspection because it was locked, the officer may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. Skyport sincerely regrets having to do this, however Skyport is not liable for damage to your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution.

Locks: Skyport has been provided universal “master” keys under agreements with Safe Skies Luggage Locks and Travel Sentry so that certain branded locks may not have to be cut to inspect baggage. These locks are commercially available, and packaging on the locks should indicate they may be opened by Skyport officers. Skyport has no position on the validity or effectiveness of these product as a security measure and will be forced to remove these products if necessary during the inspection.

Monitoring: All search activities are tracked and monitored by CCTV.

Help us reduce the queues at passenger screening checkpoints by ensuring that you do not pack prohibited items in your hand luggage or checked baggage. A full list of prohibited articles for checked baggage is available below.

The following items must not be packed in your hand luggage. They must be placed in your checked luggage. If these items are discovered in your carry on / hand luggage, they will be confiscated and not returned:

• Scissors (except where both blades are round-ended or less than three centimetres).
• Bermuda sand, no matter the amount (this should also not be placed in checked luggage)
• Razor blades (razors that have the blade set into a plastic moulding are allowed, but razors that can be opened and the razor blade removed are prohibited).
• Knives with blades of any length.
• Household cutlery (large spoons/tablespoons are NOT permitted, however small teaspoons are allowed).
• Hypodermic needles (unless required for medical reasons, for which proof will be required).
• Tools (including multi-tools and penknives).
• Catapults.
• Corkscrews.
• Walking / hiking poles.
• Toy / replica guns (metal or plastic).
• Sporting bats.
• Darts.
• Billiard, snooker or pool cues.
• Any liquids over 100ml and all liquids not packed into a one-quart size Ziploc style bag. There are some allowances for essential medical supplies. For further information please contact your airline directly.

Passengers should consult their airline with regards to baggage and pet policies as these vary from carrier to carrier. For individual airline contact information, visit our Airlines page.

All animals arriving in Bermuda must be accompanied by an import permit, issued in advance by the Department of Environmental Protection along with an original health certificate and veterinary statement, issued by a licenced veterinarian in your home country – these must be issued within ten days of your arrival in Bermuda. This documentation must also show the name, address and phone number of the veterinary facility.

Bermuda is a rabies free zone.

To find out more about importing pets to Bermuda, visit the Government of Bermuda’s website here: https://www.gov.bm/importing-animals-bermuda

The following articles are prohibited in the cabin of an aircraft for security reasons:

1. guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles designed to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, or capable of being mistaken for such devices, including:
   1. firearms of all types, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns;
   2. toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons;
   3. component parts of firearms, excluding telescopic sights;
   4. compressed air and carbon dioxide guns, including pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns;
   5. signal flare pistols and starter pistols;
   6. bows, crossbows and arrows;
   7. harpoon guns and spear guns; and
   8. slingshots and catapults;
2. stunning devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize, including:
   1. devices for shocking, such as stun guns and stun batons;
   2. animal stunners and animal killers; and
   3. disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace, pepper or capsicum sprays, acid sprays, animal repellent sprays, and tear gas;
3. objects with sharp points or sharp edges capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:
   1. items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers;
   2. ice axes and ice picks;
   3. razor blades and box cutters;
   4. knives with blades of more than 6 cm;
   5. scissors with blades of more than 6 cm as measured from the fulcrum;
   6. martial arts equipment with sharp points or sharp edges; and
   7. swords and sabres;
4. workers’ tools capable of being used either to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including:
   1. crowbars;
   2. drills and drill bits, including cordless portable power drills;
   3. tools with blades or shafts more than 6 cm capable of use as weapons, such as screwdrivers and chisels;
   4. saws, including cordless portable power saws;
   5. blowtorches; and
   6. bolt guns and nail guns;
5. blunt instruments capable of being used to cause serious injury when used to hit, including:
   1. baseball and softball bats;
   2. clubs and batons, such as billy clubs, blackjacks and night sticks; and
   3. martial arts equipment;
6. explosives and incendiary substances and devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or threatening the safety of aircraft, including:
   1. ammunition;
   2. blasting caps;
   3. detonators and fuses;
   4. replica or imitation explosive devices;
   5. mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
   6. pyrotechnics, including fireworks;
   7. smoke-generating canisters or cartridges; and
   8. dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives; and
7. Liquids and Gels (LAGs) as specified in the guidance material for security controls of LAGs.

Explosive or incendiary substances or devices capable of being used to cause serious injury or threatening the safety of aircraft are prohibited in the hold of an aircraft for safety reasons, including the following (rules granting exemptions under defined circumstances may exist):

With the approval of the operator, certain cartridges may be permitted for transport in hold baggage under conditions specified in Part 8, Chapter 1, 1.1.2, of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of:

1. Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284);
2. blasting caps;
3. detonators and fuses;
4. mines, grenades and other explosive military stores;
5. pyrotechnics, including fireworks;
6. smoke-generating canisters or cartridges; and
7. dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives.