Originally Posted by
anchorhold
I would not imagine you can carry cremated remains as hand luggage as it could be thermite or gun powder....
As PAXboy Has pointed out some/many airlines do allow it, but you need to check the conditions of carriage via their website. If they do allow carriage they typically say something like this:
” Cremated remains can be taken onto our flights in either your hand baggage or checked baggage.
In order to comply with regulations you'll need to carry with you a Certificate of Death, or other country-specific equivalent. This document must have been issued by a competent/official authority from your country of departure.
Please make sure that you pack the remains in a tightly-sealed and sturdy outer box or case. If you're carrying them in your hand baggage we need to advise you that full security procedures will still have to be be followed in the airport and your sealed box/urn will have to be x-rayed at the airport security team. Because of this, it's very important to know that if your urn is made of a material that prevents the x-ray screener from clearly being able to see what is inside, then the container won't be allowed through with you. (It's not policy at airport security locations to open any urn and look in it, out of respect for the person who has passed.)