Torch in hand luggage - is it allowed?

A flashlight is a useful utensil - especially if you are planning an exploration vacation and want to go on a night hike or visit a cave. The flashlight must go in your hand luggage on the plane and not in your checked luggage. Also, you must transport all parts separately.

How to take a flashlight on the plane?

Transporting a flashlight in your hand luggage is not a problem, as long as you follow certain safety rules.

1. The flashlight must be stowed separately from the battery and illuminant (bulb) in your hand luggage. Even with an LED flashlight, you must keep the battery separate.
2. Commercially available batteries you can carry in your hand luggage without concern, but with lithium-ion batteries it behaves differently. Generally, you may take a battery with a capacity of 100 watt hours. For some airlines, you may further take two spare batteries with a capacity of 100 to 160 watt hours each.
3. With large flashlights, you can still get problems in the security check, because these can also be used as a baton. In the end, the security officer decides what you can take with you and what not.
4. You must also transport diving lamps in your hand luggage. It is best to register these in advance already with your airline.

Just as there are things that are only allowed in the hand luggage, there are also items that you may only carry in the checked baggage. These include, among other things, all sharp objects and also all dull objects that could serve as an impact weapon.