In the run-up to the busy holiday season, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is concerned about electronic devices containing lithium batteries, which are not safe on the plane. She asked airlines to remind passengers how to travel safely.
GROWING CONCERN ABOUT LITHIUM BATTERIES
The spontaneous ignition or thermal runaway of lithium batteries, contained in smartphones, tablets, laptops or electronic cigarettes, presents safety risks. EASA fears that a fire in the hold of the aircraft cannot be easily extinguished.
« It is important for airlines to inform their passengers that large electronic devices must be carried in the cabin whenever possible » said EASA in a statement.
When these devices are placed in checked baggage, the agency requests that they be completely turned off, protected from accidental activation (due to an alarm or app) and packaged with care to prevent them from being accidentally activated. are damaged. They should also not be placed in luggage containing flammable products such as perfumes or aerosols.
EASA adds that when hand luggage is placed in the hold (due to lack of cabin space in particular), companies must ensure that passengers remove batteries and electronic cigarettes. (see the document)
REMINDER: TRAVEL BY AIR WITH ITS ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
Regarding vaping, the plane is probably the most constraining mode of transport because there are many regulations. To begin, we advise you to check on the site of your airline the regulations in force. Then know that the transport of electronic cigarette batteries (conventional or rechargeable) is prohibited in the hold because of numerous incidents, you will nevertheless be allowed to keep them with you in the cabin. (Regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization)
Regarding the transport of e-liquids, it is authorized in the hold and in the cabin but with certain rules to be observed :
- The vials must be placed in a closed transparent plastic bag,
- Each vial present must not exceed 100 ml,
- The volume of the plastic bag must not exceed one liter,
- At most, the dimensions of the plastic bag must be 20 x 20 cm,
- Only one plastic bag is allowed per passenger.
By plane, your atomizer may leak, this is due to atmospheric pressure and pressurization and depressurization of the cabin. In order to avoid these worries and find yourself with empty vials on arrival, we advise you to transport them in a hermetically sealed plastic box. Regarding your atomizer, the best way is to empty it before departure. Finally, we remind that it is forbidden to vapote in the plane.
Source : Laerien.fr/
