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Baggage & Packing · 5 min read

Can I Bring a Drone in Cabin Baggage from India?

Air India and IndiGo genuinely disagree on drones. Air India allows drones up to 2 kg in cabin and checked baggage; IndiGo lists drone cameras as checked only. The battery rules that matter just as much, and the TSA pattern.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 5 min read

Can I Carry a Small Tripod in Cabin Baggage?

Neither Air India nor IndiGo names tripods as restricted, and that alone is not permission. What 55 x 40 x 20 cm and 55 x 35 x 25 cm mean for a folded travel tripod, why bag size and security acceptance are separate checks, and the TSA pattern.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 6 min read

Can I Take a Shaving Razor on a Domestic Flight?

The everyday razor is the easy one: Air India's restricted-items list bans razor blades that are not in a cartridge from the cabin and specifically excludes safety razors, and the TSA says a plain disposable razor is fine in hand baggage. Loose blades are checked-bag-only on both Air India and IndiGo. Excluded from a ban list is still not a written yes, so the airport screener has the final word.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 4 min read

Can I Carry a Hair Straightener in Cabin Baggage?

A plug-in straightener is the easy case: none of the airline rulebooks we checked on 24 October 2026 lists it, and one aviation regulator says plainly that plug-in stylers are not restricted. Still confirm with your carrier. A cordless lithium model belongs in the cabin per IATA, and a butane gas styler is flat out prohibited by Air India.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 5 min read

Can I Carry Camera Batteries on an International Flight?

Yes, but spare camera batteries are cabin-only: Air India caps them at 100 Wh, two spares per person, terminals protected, and says no overhead bins for spares. The camera itself is allowed both ways, IndiGo recommends it in the cabin, and IATA's gate-check rule says pull every battery before your bag goes in the hold.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 3 min read

Can I Take Nail Cutters Through Airport Security in India?

On Air India, yes: its restricted-baggage page allows nail clippers and cuticle cutters 'without knife' in both cabin and check-in. IndiGo's item table does not name them at all, while barring scissors and sharp items from the cabin, so the checkpoint decides there. Multi-tools with blades go in check-in.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 3 min read

Can I Pack a Hair Dryer in Checked Baggage?

Yes. IndiGo's dangerous-goods item table lists 'Hair dryer' as allowed in both cabin and check-in, with no wattage condition. Air India's restricted-baggage page does not list hair dryers, though absence is not a written yes. Packing advice below.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 4 min read

What Should Go in My Personal Item for a Long International Flight?

Five things: documents and money, medicines, electronics with chargers, valuables, and one comfort layer. The power bank rides here too, cabin only, per IndiGo's published rules (max two, 160 Wh each, never checked). The full checklist, in the order you will need it.

24 Oct 2026

Baggage & Packing · 4 min read

How Do I Weigh a Suitcase at Home Without a Luggage Scale?

Use the bathroom-scale difference method: weigh yourself, then yourself holding the suitcase, and subtract. A filled 1-litre water bottle weighs 1 kg, so it doubles as a free way to test your scale first. Three reliable methods, plus the airline limits to weigh against.

24 Oct 2026