Families travelling with easyJet this summer have been reminded of an important rule affecting children flying with the airline. The airline operates from 22 UK airports, giving holidaymakers across the country access to hundreds of routes across Europe and beyond. However, parents travelling with younger children should be aware that easyJet has a specific rule when it comes to bringing a popular item on the plane.
easyJet’s dangerous goods and prohibited articles list includes toy guns among items restricted for air travel. easyJet states that “toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons” and they are banned from hand luggage.
The warning is not unique to easyJet. TUI, Ryanair and Jet2 also have restrictions on toy guns, replica weapons and imitation firearms that could be mistaken for genuine weapons.
Unlike some airlines like Ryanair, which ban them completely in both hand and checked luggage, easyJet allows toy guns to be checked into hold baggage.
The exact conditions can therefore differ between airlines. The easiest way to avoid a problem is to check the airline’s prohibited-items list before packing.
The rule applies to easyJet passengers departing from its UK airports and forms part of the airline’s core list of dangerous goods and prohibited items meaning it also applies across easyJet’s wider flight network.
easyJet currently serves 22 UK airports, including major departure points such as London Gatwick, London Luton, London Southend, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Its network has continued to expand, with Newcastle becoming a new base in 2026 and further routes being added from regional airports. The airline has described its UK network as offering more than 640 routes to around 140 destinations across Europe and beyond.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
