Firearms and Ammunition

When making a reservation, you need to declare your intent to carry a firearm and/or ammunition on a given UIA flight.

Firearms and ammunition belonging to a legal entity must be carried as cargo.

Passengers carrying firearms and ammunition must hold a valid ticket for a given flight, a license for each item of weapon to be carried, issued by a relevant department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with a note of commercial organization, which has sold the weapon, or a duplicate of such license.

In all Ukrainian airports, passengers’ gun licenses are checked by designated AVSEC officers or by representatives of authorized departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In airports outside Ukraine the check is exercised by representatives of authorized law enforcement bodies, according to the local procedures and regulations.

The following articles are prohibited for carriage in aircraft cabin:

• Firearms and ammunition (guns, revolvers, flare pistols, rifles, hunting weapons, air guns, weapon imitations, martial arts munitions, etc.)
• Explosives (dynamite, plastic explosives, fireworks, firecrackers, Bengal lights, flares, etc.)
• Dangerous substances (tear gas, highly flammable materials, fire setting substances, corrosive substances, etc.)

Thrust and cutting devices that are prohibited for carriage in aircraft cabin are:

• Toys or other items which are realistic replicas of weapons;
• Kitchen knives;
• Scissors;
• Razor blades;
• Pen knives;
• Paper cutters;
• Syringes;
• Knitting needles;
• Sports sticks
• Billiard sticks
• Small barbecue sticks
• Metal abrasive sticks etc.

The list above is not complete; it just outlines the variety of objects that must be withdrawn from passengers or their hand baggage for the flight.

The only persons entitled to carry firearms in aircraft cabin are the law enforcement officers on duty, who are guarding high-rank official, in accordance with that person's status.

It is allowed to carry on board UIA flights – as checked baggage only in the aircraft holds – small firearms (combat, sporting or hunting), as well as ammunition of class 1,4S(UN0012 or UN0014) that are not considered to be dangerous goods.

Explosive and incendiary ammunition (bullets and shells) are prohibited for transportation by air transport.

Also prohibited for carriage in hand and/or checked baggage: all explosives, fireworks, Bengal lights, flares, firecrackers, exploding toys, distress signals or flares, etc. They can only be shipped as cargo.

All firearms, belonging to passengers, are transported unloaded and dismantled (if possible), packed in cases, boxes or special metal containers, equipped with secure locks, inside the aircraft holds, which are inaccessible to passengers and crew throughout the flight.

Ammunition must be carried separately from the firearms.

Firearms must be unloaded, with a safety device engaged.

According to the UIA regulations, it is passenger’s responsibility to duly pack firearms and ammunition. If they are not properly packed and/or their carriage was not prior agreed with UIA, the Company reserves the right to refuse such a passenger to transport these arms and ammunition on its flight.

Maximum allowance for ammunition per passenger is 5 kg (including package weight). Pooling procedure is not applicable.

If firearms and ammunition, belonging to a passenger, are not packed in a case or box with secure lock, it may be carried in a special container (gun box) mounted inside forward hold of Boeing 737.

It is allowed to transport:

• Short-barrel guns – 4 items with one set of ammunition for each;
• Long-barrel guns – 2 items with one set of ammunition for each.

Ammunition with total gross weight over 5kg per passenger and ammunition of over 19,1mm calibre shall be shipped as cargo.

Transfer carriage of arms and ammunition has to be agreed upon by all the carriers involved.