DGCA set to restrict smart bags in planes

NEW DELHI: Batteries of personal electronic gadgets catching fire is the new fear in the sky. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is going to ban good luggage, which come with gadgets with non-removable batteries, from being carried on planes — whether or not in check-in or as hand bags.

So a ways most effective Jet Airways has banned good luggage, including gadgets with built-in lithium batteries, motors, power banks, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID or Wi-Fi technology. Jet permits good bags with lithium battery most effective whether it is imaginable to remove the battery.

Laptops most effective in cabin bags on flights soon?

Due to battery fire fears, conserving private electronic gadgets like laptops in check-in bags is increasingly now not going to be an option. Indian carriers, like many in their international counterparts, have begun 'recommending' that PEDs like phones and laptops be carried in hand bags.

Post-removal, batteries will also be carried separately in cabin luggage most effective. The DGCA rule may be likely to replicate this procedure.

"Among Indian carriers, only Jet has banned smart bags. But people, especially those from abroad, could be travelling with these bags on other Indian airlines and we need to stop that in accordance with International Air Transport Association (IATA) banning such luggage globally," said a supply.