EU demands urgent talks with Washington over airline laptop ban

NorthStar

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EU Demand Talks With US Over Possible Airline Laptop Ban

"In March, the U.S. announced laptop restrictions on flights originating from 10 airports including in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey because of fears that a concealed bomb could be installed in electronic devices taken onto aircraft.

One issue under discussion is how to ensure that lithium batteries in any large collection of devices stored in airplane holds do not explode in midair, officials told Reuters.

European regulators have warned placing what could be potentially hundreds of devices in the hold on long-haul flights could compromise safety by increasing the risk of fire from poorly deactivated lithium-ion batteries."

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https://www.cnet.com/news/why-is-samsung-galaxy-note-7-exploding-overheating/
 

Elberoth

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People have already started loosing their laptops at those airports (beeing stolen from their luggage).
 

Elberoth

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Expected! You cant even lock your suitcase anymore, so ....

You can if you check it it. I'm doing it all the time. Maybe the US flights are different.
 

es347

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Expected! You cant even lock your suitcase anymore, so ....

..had an expensive camera stolen from our luggage in Chas Degaulle
 

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