2 ms·
> My use cases are to (a) find items that I misplaced or lost somewhere on my own. (b) track the whereabouts of luggage that got lost by an airline. You are te
by cyberax 3y ago
> My use cases are to (a) find items that I misplaced or lost somewhere on my own. (b) track the whereabouts of luggage that got lost by an airline.
You are technically not allowed AirTags in luggage because they contain li-ion batteries.
- Jtsummers 3y agoAirTags are allowed in checked bags. https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/hazmat/packsafe/resources/Airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/hazmat/packsafe/reso... The battery would be under the "In Equipment" column, not the "Spare" column.
- jerlam 3y agoNor do AirTags contain lithium ion batteries, they use standard non-rechargable CR2032 cells.
- Jtsummers 3y agoCR2032 batteries are lithium batteries, so they do fall under the rules for "Spares" (no to checked baggage). They are permitted "In Equipment" for checked baggage. They are on the "Lithium Metal" row as one of the three example photos.
- eropple 3y agoFor the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_manganese_oxide_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_manganese_oxide_ba...
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- microtherion 3y agoAt some point, airlines were raising concerns, but the rules have changed. When I recently pointed out to the lost luggage department at an airport that I knew for a fact that the luggage (or at least the tracker) was right at the airport, they did not appear to be surprised or concerned at all.