Take Care Of Lithium-ion Batteries In Your Electronic Gadgets, Europe Cautions Christmas Air Travellers

European aviation safety authorities have asked airlines to remind passangers about how best to transport electronic gadgets containing lithium-ion batteries over the bustling Christmas travel period. 

Lithium-ion batteries, found in gadgets, for example, PCs, cell phones, tablets, and electronic cigarettes, are viewed as a fire risk, and there are worries that if a fire were to begin in the hold of a plane, it couldn't easily be extinguished.

"It is vital that airlines advise their travellers that large personal electronic gadgets ought to be conveyed in the passenger cabin at whatever point conceivable," the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in an announcement on December 19.

Numerous airlines in Europe as of now have their own systems set up, for example, telling passengers that laptops should not be conveyed in hold baggage.

EASA said that where such things are too large to be conveyed in the cabin, at that point they should be totally turned off, shielded from incidental activation, and bundled appropriately to keep away from harm. They ought to likewise not be conveyed in the same bag as combustible things, for example, perfume or aerosols.

EASA additionally said that if gadgets can't be conveyed in the cabin, for example, when travelers need to put carry-on bags in the hold because of an absence of room in the cabin, airlines should make sure to request that travelers evacuate any extra batteries or e-cigarettes.

Lithium-ion batteries are additionally used to power smart bags, bags which offer GPS tracking and can charge gadgets, measure themselves or be bolted remotely utilizing cell phones.
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