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Security checks

SACBO asks passengers for the their utmost cooperation in complying with the rules laid down to safeguard the safety of flights and to facilitate checks - baggage and passengers - before accessing the boarding area.
Prepare to show your boarding card and place the following objects in the dedicated tray and you may have to remove your shoes should the metal detector signal the presence of metal parts.
You may have to repeat the X-ray checks several times. We are confident of your cooperation should it be necessary to open your hand baggage or carry out a search.

Transporting Liquids in Hand Luggage
Passengers are allowed to carry only a small quantity of liquids in their hand luggage. These must be in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 milliliters or equivalent (100 grams). All containers must be placed inside a single, transparent, resealable plastic bag with a total capacity of no more than 1 liter (approximately 20 x 20 cm).

Liquids include:

  • Water and other drinks, soups, syrups

  • Creams, lotions, and oils

  • Perfumes

  • Sprays

  • Gels, including hair and shower gels

  • Contents of pressurized containers, including shaving foams, other foams, and deodorants

  • Pastes, including toothpaste

  • Mixtures of liquids

These bags must be presented separately at security screening from the rest of your hand luggage. Only one bag per passenger is allowed. In addition to the permitted bag, and if strictly necessary for the journey, you may carry medications and dietary products such as baby food in your hand luggage. Please note that you may be required to provide proof of necessity for these items.

The current limitations on transporting liquids in hand luggage (maximum 100ml per container, placed in a transparent resealable bag) remain in effect for passengers departing from Milan Bergamo Airport until 28 November 2025.

It is possible to purchase liquids such as drinks and perfumes at airport shops, in Duty Free stores beyond the security checks, onboard aircraft, and in other EU airports. Items purchased at Duty Free shops or onboard flights will be provided in sealed bags by the vendor. It is recommended not to open these bags before reaching your final destination.

Otherwise, if you have connecting flights, any opened liquids may be confiscated at security checks.

Below is a summary table with examples of permitted liquid quantities.
The list provided is not exhaustive. For further information, please contact the airline with which you have booked your flight.

TRANSPORTING LIQUIDS: REGULATIONS FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS
According to new European regulations, as of 31 January 2014, liquids purchased at airport Duty Free stores or onboard aircraft may be carried in hand luggage. These liquids must be kept, together with the receipt, inside the sealed bag provided at the time of purchase, and will be screened at security checkpoints. Security staff may need to open these bags, and in some cases, the liquid containers as well.

If you are not at your final destination but in transit to another stop, inform the security staff, who will reseal your liquids in a new security bag, including proof of purchase and documentation confirming the security check.
This regulation also applies to transit passengers who leave the customs arrivals area and re-enter the departure area within 3 hours.

For more information, you can contact the call center at +39 035 326287/288.

PROHIBITED AND/OR DANGEROUS ITEMS
Below are examples of items considered dangerous, which may be heavily restricted or completely banned from transport. For detailed information, please contact your airline or visit the website of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority).

EXPLOSIVES AND HIGHLY FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES / CHEMICAL AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Any substance posing an explosion risk (e.g., gases, highly flammable liquids and substances, reactive or oxidizing materials, peroxides, corrosive substances, vehicle parts containing fuel, flammable liquids such as kerosene, lamp oil, lighter fuel, gasoline, fuel paste, etc.) is prohibited in both hand and checked luggage.

Any substance posing a fire, corrosion, or toxic gas hazard is strictly forbidden in both hand and checked baggage. These include dyes, alkaline substances, household chemicals, toxic substances or those that may cause infection, radioactive materials, pepper sprays, and other self-defense sprays, etc.

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