There is the old aviation story of the flight crew making an announcement that the passenger with a stove fuel can in his checked luggage had to remove it before the flight could take off.

And 10 backpackers stood up and headed for the front of the plane.

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Tony
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Me too.
And the latest regs require permission from the airline you are flying with ... if your taking it with you (rather than on the bike). I'd get that in writing before I bought my ticket.

My Coleman stove got confiscated at Ulaan Baatar airport. It was empty but smelled of fuel.

We recently flew the bike from Melb Aust to Santiago with the fuel cannister attached to the outside of one pannier............ no issues at all..... maybe it was also covered by the bike Cert.

Thanks for the heads up though as we travel around further

David & Em

Different 'Border Gods' interpret the same rules differently from our experience and sadly we are at their mercy.

The International rule for fuel in the motorcycle tank can be flexed depending on how much the customs official wants your fuel in his moped. Our experience with a Qantas official in Indonesia left us with fuel in our carbs. The stove was not an issue.

Stoves.
Departing Australia for Sth America, our ancient Coleman was all but sterilised with detergents and solvents to cleanse the tank of the dreaded petrol fumes, all to no avail. Our D G 'God' lectured us on the subsequent dangers of petrol fumes in planes. I offered to display a lit match or cigarette lighter pushing a naked flame into the washed tank to prove no dangerous fumes existed but he still was not satisfied. The stove was being packed into the crate with the bike. (See a little issue here as there was fuel still in the bike tank.) The remedy by his request!!!! Fill it with diesel as it had a higher flashpoint. That was very different but the mighty Coleman still recovered.

Air Canada I believe has a policy to allow such stoves but have had a friend lose his due to an over zealous official not knowing his own company's rules. We had no issues flying our stove (with bike) after a thorough cleaning. Once again using a naked flame in an endeavour to light exisiting fumes. I often wonder why the 'fumes' do not burn off when doing this. We also could have done the diesel routine if requested.

Our bike and stove have flown several times and a Dangerous Goods agent once asked why we don't dispute the requests by quoting the 'Rules'. "You do understand these 'Gods' have the power to leave your bike standing on the tarmac or cargo shed!!" We just play the game..