Flair Airlines

DOMESTIC ONLY: non-restricted firearms as defined in the Criminal Code of Canada, and only if solely for hunting and sporting purposes. Checked baggage only, never carry-on. INTERNATIONAL: firearms and ammunition are not accepted at all.

This answers the question the design doc flags as disputed ("whether Flair accepts rifles at all"): yes on domestic flights, for non-restricted hunting/sporting firearms only; no on international flights. Added in verification pass 2 (2026-11-01): the website publishes an explicit accepted-types list, which the first pass did not capture. It names only "Unrestricted Rifles", independently corroborating restricted_accepted: No, and it is narrower than the tariff's open-ended "non-restricted firearms" - no handguns of any kind appear on it.

No - strictly prohibited

Flair is the only Tier 1 carrier that refuses restricted firearms outright. Air Canada and Air Transat accept "certain handguns"; WestJet and Porter explicitly accept restricted firearms. This makes Flair unusable for handgun/RPAL travel.

No - strictly prohibited

Locked hard-sided container, plus any additional requirements under applicable law

Firearm must be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided container, AND rendered inoperable by bolt/trigger lock or disassembly. The tariff requires only the unloaded firearm in a locked hard-sided container, deferring otherwise to "any additional requirements per applicable law"; the website adds the bolt/trigger-lock-or-disassembly requirement and specifies the case be heavy-duty and hard-sided (opaque).

Corrected in verification pass 2 (2026-11-01). The first pass recorded that the "rendered inoperable by bolt/trigger lock or disassembly" wording was NOT found on any live Flair page. It IS present, in the dedicated "Firearms" section of the restricted and prohibited items page, confirmed by two independent headless-Chrome fetches (the second with a clean profile, cache disabled and a cache-busting query parameter). This matters operationally: the website imposes a lock-or-disassembly obligation on the firearm itself that the tariff alone does not.

At least 48 hours prior to scheduled departure (domestic tariff), and the firearm must also be identified in advance during online check-in. Online check-in closes 120 minutes prior to departure.

Note corrected in verification pass 2 (2026-11-01). The website and the tariff agree on 48 hours - the website's firearms section reads "Arrangements must be made at least 48 hours before scheduled departure before such items can be transported." The first pass recorded that the website gave no timeframe, having seen only the page's separate one-line note "Firearms and ammunition may be transported only with prior approval and must comply with our specific requirements." The recorded 48-hour value was correct; only the note was wrong.

Firearm baggage drop-off deadline is 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure - a firearm-specific deadline, 30 minutes earlier than the general 60-minute baggage drop-off deadline.

This is a hard deadline, not a recommendation - unlike Air Canada's and Porter's advisory arrival times. Missing it means the firearm is not accepted.

Two steps: identify the firearm in advance during online check-in, then declare it to the Carrier during airport check-in. Failure to declare is a breach of the Contract of Carriage and entitles Flair to refuse to transport the passenger and/or firearm with no refund and no liability.

Flair is the only Tier 1 carrier requiring the firearm to be flagged during ONLINE check-in, which closes 120 minutes before departure. No "Firearms Declaration Form" is named, unlike the other four carriers.

Domestic (within Canada) only. The international tariff refuses firearms and ammunition outright, including for hunting and sporting purposes. Transborder Canada-US travel is not separately addressed by a dedicated tariff; the international tariff governs travel outside Canada.

Flair reserves the right to refuse any non-restricted firearm or ammunition that is non-compliant with ICAO Technical Instructions or the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, or whose packaging it believes presents a risk. The firearms rule does not apply to Officers of the Law travelling in the line of duty with legally prescribed sidearms. Antique firearms are separately listed among items the Carrier will not accept liability for / accepts only as described in the valuables rule.