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According to this: Recalled 2015 15-Inch MacBook Pro Models With Faulty Batteries Banned From Flights in U.S. - MacRumors
the FAA has banned from all US flights those MBPr which have been recalled and which have not yet had the battery replaced.
My question is, how are they going to know? I have two of them, one for me and one for my wife, neither is on the recall list, or have already had the battery replaced, so both should be safe to take flying. But how is an airline to know? Part of the article at the link says:
I suspect some, if not all, airlines will just take the sledgehammer approach and ban all Macs, which will truly create an interesting discussion. But you can't blame them for that approach--the FAA has transferred liability to the airlines, so the lawyers in the airlines will take the "safe" approach of totally overkilling the issue.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Another thought. If the laptop is in a checked bag, when it get x-rayed and the laptop appears, will TSA then open the bag and remove the laptop? How will you know? How will you get your laptop back? What if you have a non-Apple laptop, but the TSA folks take it anyway?
Oooooh, this is gonna be fun!!!
the FAA has banned from all US flights those MBPr which have been recalled and which have not yet had the battery replaced.
My question is, how are they going to know? I have two of them, one for me and one for my wife, neither is on the recall list, or have already had the battery replaced, so both should be safe to take flying. But how is an airline to know? Part of the article at the link says:
So the responsibility is now transferred to the airlines. Not TSA, not FAA, the airlines. This ought to be fun to watch being implemented. Are all carry on bags going to be opened at the gate to see if they have a laptop? How will the airline people at the gate know if that particular Mac has been recalled? Repaired?In a statement to Bloomberg, the Federal Aviation Administration said that major U.S. airlines have been notified about the recall and have been instructed to follow guidelines for goods with recalled batteries.
That means affected Apple laptops that have not received replacement batteries are not allowed on flights as cargo or in carry-on luggage, which is standard operating procedure.
Earlier this month, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency also warned European airlines to make sure affected MacBook Pro models are switched off and not used during flights.
I suspect some, if not all, airlines will just take the sledgehammer approach and ban all Macs, which will truly create an interesting discussion. But you can't blame them for that approach--the FAA has transferred liability to the airlines, so the lawyers in the airlines will take the "safe" approach of totally overkilling the issue.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Another thought. If the laptop is in a checked bag, when it get x-rayed and the laptop appears, will TSA then open the bag and remove the laptop? How will you know? How will you get your laptop back? What if you have a non-Apple laptop, but the TSA folks take it anyway?
Oooooh, this is gonna be fun!!!