Friday, January 29, 2016

Airlines might soon be banned from transporting shipments of rechargeable batteries


Following a number of bans from airlines around the world over the potential fire-hazard of taking ‘hoverboards’ on planes, the UN is recommending that shipments of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are barred from being allowed to be put in a luggage hold on a flight.


The organization says that the potential for a chain-reaction fire to break out from just one malfunctioning lithium-ion battery means that batches shouldn’t be allowed into the hold on passenger flights. Its…



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Airlines might soon be banned from transporting shipments of rechargeable batteries

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