We at Team UKAPU often get messages enquiring about whether or not airsoft replicas are allowed on an aeroplane – and sadly, it’s asked at a point where one cannot get a refund.
Use this page at your own risk, it’s for reference but in no manner definitive. Please perform your own research, using this document as a guide – and contacting your prospective carrier as required, before you determine whether or not your carrier allows you to transport IFs/RIFs.
| Airline | Airsoft Allowed | Link to T&C | Notes | Additional fees | Form needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet | YES | View | Documentation is confusing, suggests that imitation firearms are allowed on board as “sporting equipment” yet sporting equipment page does not mention IFs/RIFs. Call centre staff state that IFs/RIFs are allowed in the hold | Sport equipment fee per firearm per flight | Firearms declaration form |
| Flybe | MAYBE | View | Firearms not permitted by flights run by Stobart Air or fly be flights into London | No mention of fees | Firearms declaration form |
| VirginAtlantic | YES | View | Firearms – and therefore presumably imitation replicas are allowed, however the website is unclear on how to obtain permission. Therefore, contact the airline with plenty of time before travel. | N/A | Pre-booking/permission required |
| British Airways | YES | View | £125 each way | Contact airline for more information | |
| Jet2 | NO | View | N/A | N/A | |
| KLM | YES | View | No mention | Declaration for transportation of arms and ammunition | |
| Air France | YES | View | Included in baggage-allowance | Written authorisation from customer service department | |
| Brussels Airlines | NO | View | Airline accepts carriage of firearms, except to/from the UK | N/A | N/A |
| Isle of Scilly Skybus | YES | View | require the airline’s approval prior to flying, and are subject to further limitations and requirements | Not mentioned | Pre-booking/ permission required |
| Aurigny | YES | View | When carriage is permitted, the gun must be packed in its own lockable hard casing. (This must be locked). | Per RIF | Pre-booking/permission required |
| Aerlingus | YES | View | £40 on all RIFS per flight | Not mentioned | |
| Loganair | YES | View | No notes specifically targeting realistic imitation firearms, but if actual firearms are allowed on the hold, then imitations should be allowed also. | There is a fixed charge of £10 per sector for the carriage of sporting guns | Not mentioned |
| Ryanair | NO | View | N/A | N/A | |
| Airtask | MAYBE | View | Depending on services | Not mentioned | Pre-booking/permission required |
| Scandinavian Airlines | YES | View | No notes specifically targeting realistic imitation firearms, but there exists positive third party reports | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| TUI | YES | View | Pre-booking/permission required (telephone or online) | Not mentioned | Phone/online depending on service |
Former entries
| Airline | Airsoft Allowed | Link to T&C | Notes | Additional fees | Form needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cook Airlines | YES | View | Up to three firearms in one case (max dimensions: 200 cm length x 40 cm width x 80 cm height) Firearms of up to 20 kg in weight (treated as excess baggage thereafter) | £40, £45, £60 | Pre-booking required |
| Flybmi | YES | View | Firearms can be carried free of charge if weight is within the baggage allowance permitted (23kg Sale, Classic, and ClassicPlus and 40kg for Executive fares). Anything weighing over the permitted baggage allowance will be charged at a flat rate of £50 (or local currency equivalent) per passenger per sector. | Previously mentioned in notes | Not mentioned |