Qatar Airways bans use of on-board portable-powered devices
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Qatar Airways recently announced a ban on battery-powered personal vehicles commonly known as ‘hoverboards’ on all aircraft.
Effective immediately, the ban applies to all small vehicles powered by lithium batteries as both checked-in baggage and as cabin baggage on all flights. The ban applies regardless of the watt-hour rating of the lithium battery.
Qatar Airways senior vice president for Group Safety & Security, Ashish Jain, said; “We have taken this responsible and necessary step as passenger and crew safety remain a concern. Recent reports and new evidence has led to our decision to add hoverboards to our list of restricted items.”
Some examples of small lithium battery-powered vehicles are airwheel, solowheel, hoverboard, mini-segway and balance wheel.
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