The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?

I understand wanting to get off a plane ASAP, but boarding? You just end up sitting on the plane, waiting for everyone else to get on.

    • @[email protected]
      5•8 months ago

      That’s only for cabin luggage. In checked luggage, Lithium Ion batteries are completely banned. If a battery bursts into flames in the cabin, it can be handled with hopefully minimal damage. You do not want that to happen in the belly of the plane packed in closely between everyone else’s luggage with no way of getting it contained until the planes lands.

      • @[email protected]
        2•8 months ago

        Well no because it depends on the airline.
        I just checked an airline (Lufthansa) and they allow it for checked luggage up to 100Wh though do not recommend it.
        Anything 100-160wh requires a permit from Lufthansa.

        • @[email protected]
          2•8 months ago

          Interesting, that seems kinda unsafe to me. The one I checked was Ryanair, they fully prohibit batteries in checked luggage

          • @[email protected]
            3•8 months ago

            No that is saying all spare uninstalled batteries

            Spare (uninstalled) lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, including power banks and cell phone battery charging cases, must be carried in carry-on baggage only.

            Here is it talking about built in

            https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-electronic-devices-with-batteries

            When portable electronic devices powered by lithium batteries are in checked baggage, they must be completely powered off and protected to prevent unintentional activation or damage.

            Sounds like it is ok as long as they are powered off.

            • @[email protected]
              1•8 months ago

              I read that page too. They also say:

              Devices containing lithium metal or lithium ion batteries (laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc.) should be carried in carry-on baggage

              So it’s not “ok”, but they probably don’t want to deal with arresting people for it.

              • @[email protected]
                2•8 months ago

                Yeah but at the end it said

                Most consumer personal electronic devices containing batteries are allowed in carry-on and checked baggage, including but not limited to cell phones, smart phones, data loggers, PDAs, electronic games, tablets, laptop computers, cameras, camcorders, watches, calculators, etc. This covers typical dry cell batteries, lithium metal, and lithium ion batteries for consumer electronics (AA, AAA, C, D, button cell, camera batteries, laptop batteries, etc.)

                So it seems like they would prefer them to be on a carry-on but there isn’t a rule against it.

          • @[email protected]
            0•8 months ago

            Okay, I am willing to argue:
            German Luftfahr Bundesamt (Federal Airfare) allows up to 100Wh of Li-Ion in checked baggage: https://www.lba.de/DE/Luftfahrtunternehmen/Gefahrgut/Passagierinformation/Passagiergepaeck/Elektronische_Geraete.html

            Both hand and checked baggage:

            In jedem Fall (ob aufgegebenes oder Handgepäck) ist aber zu beachten, dass jede Batterie dabei die folgenden Grenzwerte nicht überschreiten darf:

            Bei Lithium-Metall-Batterien, ein Lithiumgehalt von 2 Gramm.
            Lithium-Ionen-Batterien eine Nennenergie von 100 Wh

            Anything else you wanna argue is not true?

            Also Lufthansa: Baggage battery restrictions.pdf
            And Eurowings: Restrictions dangerous goods
            Condor prohibits anything more than a smartphone: Condor restrictions

            Anyway I think I made my point: It depends on the airline.
            So go check with them if you travel!