According to a report published in the Times of India, large personal electronic devices (PED) like laptops may soon be disallowed from check-in bags because of fears that their battery fire would go undetected, leading to possible catastrophes. International aviation agencies have already considering banning big PEDs from check-in bags. At Present, power banks, portable mobile chargers and e-cigarettes are banned in check-in baggage in India. The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has submitted its test results in this ICAO paper, which concludes that fire in PED kept in cargo hold "could lead to loss of aircraft". "FAA fire safety branch conducted 10 tests utilising a fully charged laptop computer inside a suitcase.

Source: dna October 25, 2017 09:56 UTC