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Only when they are outside a device. So checking in a laptop with a battery is fine, checking in only the battery is not. However last time I checked (few year
by flyinglizard 8y ago
Only when they are outside a device. So checking in a laptop with a battery is fine, checking in only the battery is not.
However last time I checked (few years ago) there was also a wattage limitation to that, batteries below 99watt/hour could be checked in. A phone battery is about 10watt/hour, laptop 100-200wh.
- dylan604 8y agoWhen checking in baggage at the ticketing line, there is a list of things you cannot check, and they also read out a line when they are "courtesy checking" your carry on when the bins are full. This list include "smart" luggage with li-po batteries, they cannot be checked without removing the battery. They include e-cigarettes, and all sorts of other much less than 98Wh batteries. The manufacturers of batteries for professional cameras make 98Wh batteries specifically so they can be brought onto a plane. These are meant to be carried on and are not allowed to be checked. I used to shoot a lot of VR using GoPros. The pelican case had four 6-camera rigs with a spare body per rig totaling 28 cameras with li-po batteries. We were not allowed to check them as instructed by the ticketing agent. What do all of these anecdotal stories mean?
- Dylan16807 8y agoLaptop batteries are generally 40-99. Almost no laptop has a battery over 100, specifically because of these rules.