Dear Customer,
Thank you for your inquiry to
Eurowings.
More information about drone carriage provided below:
To transport quadrocopters (drones), a few special specifics have to be taken into consideration. Normally this kind of gear is operated with powerful lithium-batteries. For an evaluation, the nominal output of such a battery – measured in Wh (watt-hour) – is important, but not the indications like watt (W) or ampere-hour (Ah).
All lithium-batteries up to a nominal output of 100 Wh are allowed to be transported for personal usage:
- · Installed in the device (e.g. in the remote control or within the quadrocopter/drone).
- · Supplied with a short circuit fuse.
- · The device needs to be switched off and must be secured against accidental start-up.
- · Transport preferably in the hand luggage, but also possible as checked luggage.
Spare-batteries:
- · Individually boxed and secured against a short circuit (e.g. in a LiPo Safety Bag).
- · Only allowed in the hand luggage.
Additional information for batteries with a nominal output of more than 100 Wh (up to 160 Wh max.):
- · The permission of the airline needs to be obtained.
- · Only two batteries per person are allowed.
Lithium-batteries with a nominal output of more than 160 Wh are not allowed to be carried in the luggage and can only be transported via a shipping company or as freight in the airplane.
Quadrocopters or drones need to be packed safely or be transported in a respective case. When carrying in the cabin, the hand luggage measures, as well as when transporting as checked luggage, the maximum weight shall not be exceeded.
Finally, we kindly advise that the security check at the airport might take more time due to the specialty of these devices.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.
The overview of our service numbers you will find here:
https://www.eurowings.com/en/4u/company/contact.html
Best regards
i.V. der Eurowings GmbH
