Women should not travel. They should be in the kitchen and the bedroom. Making babies for Republicans to exploit.

everyone on the plane is dead. If they ignite in the cabin, the crew is trained in how to put those fires out.

It is the same as the existing rule that any phone charging battery packs can't be checked.

It's a good rule.

At least since last year I’ve been asked about Lithium batteries in my checked baggage. Maybe they’ve expanded it recently to include cordless items?

SmartLuggage: https://www.thetravel.com/high-tech-travel-bags-banned-by-airlines/

Wheelchair Batteries: https://disabilityhealthshop.com/blogs/news/taking-a-power-wheelchair-on-a-flight-wheelchair-battery-guide

Lithium-ion batteries are indeed the problem, as they can overheat even while the item is not in use, and cause fires. And yet it's left up to airlines to decide how to regulate them, while merchants continue to hawk them as "airline approved." Once the money changes hands they don't give a damn, and customers will generally pitch their fits at the airlines for trying to keep them alive.

Butane has been okay until now, but I'll be damned if I understand why.

Looks to be an Asia & EU thing!

Chinese Inventor Gets Around on Suitcase Scooter (May 30, 2014, 10:14 AM)



(I blame you for making me do a WTH search! )

Isn't this regulatory? I thought they were against regulations.

As many as Boeing maintenance issues?

Is putting your lithium batteries in the plane's hold instead of your carry-on a freedom that will be hard for you to give up?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lithium-battery-fires-us-flights-new-faa-data/

I hadn't heard about very many.
If they are that dangerous perhaps all devices with those types of batteries should not be in the hold.
Although the clip shows a device smoking in the cabin....
No computers or phones also.

that is where the people with the cameras are. And computers and phones are already not allowed in the hold.

I don't fly often, but when I do, there is no way I would let my computer out of my sight. I had no idea it wasn't allowed in the hold, though. Same with the phone.

They're to be in carry-ons, with the passenger, so it can be seen quickly if there's a problem.

The problem is not that lithium-ion batteries are inherently dangerous if properly made and maintained. A lof of the stuff people buy have poorly made ones to keep the product as cheap as possible. These batteries when they fail can catch fire and don't go out when deprived of oxygen. The chemical process that occurs when they catch fire produces it's own oxygen, so fire suppresion systems in the cargo holds of planes can't put them out.

They can always buy new batteries when they arrive at their destination. Am I right?
It's not the appliances (or devices) that are dangerous on an airplane, it's the batteries.

However most of these devices do not have removable batteries, they are designed to be disposable which is one reason they are made so cheaply. It's generally illegal to dispose of these devices in regular trash too for this very reason and others.

"Rely" makes it sound like a need, not a want, like relying on a wheelchair.