Major airline introduces strict new luggage ban due to safety fears
New baggage restrictions mean customers can no longer take smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries in the hold.
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Smart luggage is a great idea in theory, having everything you need built into your suitcase - including battery packs for charging your phone or laptop.
But over the years, battery packs and chargers been proven to be potential fire hazards.
As a result, a number of airlines have been introduce bans on smart luggage in the hold with a non-removable battery since 2017.
Turkish Airlines has since followed suit, after an incident on a flight involving a portable charger that fell between the seats
The safety issue prompted the aircraft to return to Istanbul Airport as a precaution.
The concern has now stretched to smart luggage with built-in batteries and has ended in a ban.
On its website, the new policy on smart bags reads: "Smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries cannot be transported as cabin baggage or checked baggage.
"The lithium battery has to be detached from the smart baggage, carried as cabin baggage and cannot be reinserted until the destination is reached.
"To protect the detached lithium battery from short-circuiting, the battery should be placed in its original packaging, or its terminals should be insulated, or the battery should be placed in secure plastic bags."
However, most smart luggage now come with removable batteries because of airline regulations.
Parents are racing to B&M desperate to nab 'the cutest' kids' cabin cases - they're ideal for EasyJet & Jet2 passengers
The UK enforced the change on removing the battery in smart luggage in 2017.
UK airlines have banned portable chargers from being in checked luggage since 2016.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) warned that faulty and misused lithium batteries could short circuit and if they get too hot, could ignite and cause a fire,
While taking portable chargers in hand luggage is becoming the new normal for most, taking the battery out of a smart suitcase can be easily forgotten about.
If this is the case, passengers run the risk of their case not making it onto the plane.
A few years ago, one customer was kicked off a flight when her smart luggage battery wasn't removed before check-in.
So if you choose to get yourself some smart luggage - just make sure you disconnect and remove the battery pack before boarding.
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