Starting April 1, lithium-ion batteries will be restricted in your plane travel especially bringing spare or more of them. Lithium Ion batteries are found in mobile phones and laptops, portable computers and other electronic gadgets.
|The U.N. aviation agency on Monday prohibited transporting of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, following concerns by pilots and plane makers that they are a fire risk. Lithium metal batteries, which are used in watches, have already been banned on passenger planes globally. Lithium metal batteries, used in watches, are not rechargable while lithium-ion batteries, used in cell phones and laptops, can be recharged.
Reuters report that the International Civil Aviation Organization's 36-state governing council said the prohibition would be in effect as of April 1, and would be maintained until a new fire-resistant packaging standard is designed to transport the batteries. Lithium-ion batteries can still be transported on cargo planes.|
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You can bring on your carry on baggage mobile phones and gadgets like MP4's MP3's and tablets as well as other electronic devices less than 100Wh or Watt Hour BUT YOU CANNOT BRING IN CHECKED BAGGAGE EXTRA OR SPARE as per IATA guidelines You can also bring medium Lithium batteries like extra battery for laptops, computers, powerbanks, and other electronic devices batteries that are more than 100Wh and not more than 160Wh. Again, YOU CANNOT BRING IN CHECKED BAGGAGE EXTRA OR SPARE as per IATA guidelines
"Power bank must only be carried in hand luggage or carried around. It is not allowed to carry power banks in checked luggage. 3. If the rated power is less than 100WH, power banks can be carried without approval; power banks with the power between 100WH and 160WH can be carried after approval of air carrier."
PAL, CEBU PACIFIC, Singapore Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, American and British Airways, Emirates Airlines and other Middle Eastern airlines bans check-in and handcarry of hoverboards.
HOVERBOARDS are among the must-have gadgets this Christmas, just make sure to leave them at home before your next flight.
Local carriers Cebu Pacific Air and Philippine Airlines announced Monday that they are banning the carriage of the self-balancing personal transport vehicle, saying their powerful lithium-ion batteries may spontaneously catch fire.
Hoverboards and similar devices will no longer be accepted for check-in and for hand carriage abroad all flights starting Dec. 21, 2015.
The motorised devices have been banned by a number of airlines over concerns about their lithium batteries, which can in some cases spark if brought into contact with other metal objects.
As many UAE expats prepare to jet home with presents, Emirates, Etihad and flydubai are urging passengers not to turn up at the airport with the devices.
Emirates has taken away up to 18 on their busiest days though the numbers have dropped off.
flydubai also confirmed in a statement to 7DAYS that no scooter boards will be allowed onboard, in either hand luggage or check-in bags."
Just a few days ago, a mother warned the public that the toy hover trax or hover board went up in flames.
Watch the news below.
WPTV NewsChannel 5 reports: Pamela Levine says her 11-year old daughter, Sophie, just missed getting injured by her hoverboard Saturday night. "She felt it get hot, she jumped off, and it was in flames," she says. Pamela quickly put water on the flames, and says the fire was out before firefighters arrived.
Another report says:
"One of the hottest holiday toys is literally catching fire."
