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Aren't they then just as dangerous in the cargo compartment in checked luggage?
by dv_dt 10y ago
Aren't they then just as dangerous in the cargo compartment in checked luggage?
- peterwwillis 10y agoNot as dangerous by itself as you can't just hold it up to a window or wall. But possibly more so, because you can also pack liquid explosives, flash paper, carbon-packed clothing, compressed gases, etc in checked luggage.
- electic 10y agoIt is. You can find a list of crashes because of a fire in the cargo hold here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident... Search for "cargo hold" to see the number of planes that have gone down due to an event in the cargo hold. This ban is simple, it is to hurt DBX air carriers which EU and US air carriers have complained about for a long time. DBX based air carriers have newer planes, better service, better food, and shorter legs. This eats into first class and business class revenue of major EU and US carriers.