19-Dec-2017 Source: EASA
EASA informs airlines and passengers about how to fly safely with Portable Electronic Devices containing Lithium Batteries
As some of us prepare to travel for the end of year holidays, the European Aviation Safety Agency publishes a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) to inform airlines and passengers on how to fly safely carrying Portable Electronic Devices (PED). PED containing lithium batteries such as laptops, mobile phones, tablets, electronic cigarettes should be carried in the passenger cabin, to enable the crew to react rapidly in case an incident involving such a PED occurs.
It is important that Airlines inform their passengers that large PED should be carried in the passenger cabin whenever possible. In case large PED cannot be carried in the passenger cabin due to their size, and therefore have to be carried in checked baggage, they must be :
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The Safety Information Bulletin can be found here.
More information on lithium batteries.