Carry-on Baggage

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1.What items can be checked though can not be carried?
Besides rules on prohibited carry-on or checked baggage, other household blades such as kitchen knives, shears, large fruit knives, and razors; specialized tools such as surgical blades, butcher's knives, and carving tools; broadswords, spears, swords, and halberds used in performances; and other sharp or blunt instruments such as axes, hammers, awls, canes with increased weight or sharp point, and alpenstocks that may cause harm to flight safety.
2.What is the "carry-on baggage"?
"Free carry-on baggage" refer to small items that are carried on by passengers themselves with the approval of the carriers and within the range of limited types and amounts during their traveling (the stay time in the stops included).
3.What is the "baggage ticket"?
The "baggage ticket" is a part of ticket involving checked baggage.
4.Why are some of our baggage not allowed to be brought into the plane when boarding?
The carry-on baggage shall be small enough to be placed into a baggage rack or space under seats, in order to guarantee the normal activities inside the cabin and the safety of passengers,our staff are authorized to stop oversize baggage to be brought into a plane.
5.Can stroller and food be treated as carry-on baggage?
 Passengers with infant tickets are entitled to have a free luggage allowance of 10 kg and free carriage of a baby stroller (pram). Non-foldable strollers can only be transported as checked luggage. Foldable strollers can be stowed in designated storage spaces inside the aircraft cabin. When the storage space is insufficient, they can only be carried as free checked luggage. The infant food and articles for daily use can be brought into the cabin after they are shown and explained to security staff.
6.Can I carry liquid article?
1. All items of liquids, gels, and aerosols must be stored in containers with a maximum capacity of 100 ml. If larger than 100 ml (even if it is not full), it is not allowed to carry in cabin but in checked baggage.

2.The containers with liquids should be fitted comfortably within a re-sealable transparent plastic bag of a maximum capacity not exceeding 1 liter (L). Each passenger can only bring one transparent plastic bag at a time, and shall transport the exceeding part as checked baggage.

3.The plastic bag with liquids must be checked particularly at the security checkpoint; baby formula/milk/breast milk (with baby accompanied) and necessary liquid drug brought by diabetics or other patients should be passed through the security checkpoint, and you shall show the certification to security-checking staffs. Liquid drug should be stored in 100 ml container in a transparent plastic bag;

4.Liquids bought in the isolated area of the airport terminal are permitted to carry on board.
7.How many lithium batteries can be placed in my carry-on baggage?
The lithium batteries in cell phone and notebook computer etc. can be carried by passenger.
8.What portable electrical appliances can be brought into the cabin?
The electrical appliances including digital camera, MP3, mobile phone, mobile phone charger, CD player and laptop, larger electrical appliance such as hair dryer etc. that can be placed into the carry-on baggage may be brought into the cabin with prior showing and explanation to the security staff.
9.What is the "baggage tag identification voucher"?
The "baggage tag identification voucher" is issued specially by the carrier to the passenger for identifying his checked baggage.
10.Can I board with hairspray?
NO.
11.How much free carry-on baggage can I take?

First class passengers can take two pieces of baggage onboard, while passengers of other classes can take one piece only. However, each piece of baggage must be no more than 8kg in weight, and must be no more than 20*40*55cm in size.Carry-on items that exceed the limits to weight or volume should be transported as checked baggage. Please check your baggage at the check-in counter or self-service baggage checking equipment in advance. China Southern Airlines may inspect your baggage at check-in counter, security check counter, boarding gate and cabin. Your baggage exceeding the free baggage allowance will be charged as per excess baggage rate. According to the Regulation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Order No. 42 of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, 2016), if your carry-on excess baggage doesn’t comply with relevant regulations, you must re-check the baggage at check-in counter or self-service baggage checking equipment, and such baggage may not arrive at the destination on the same flight with you.