Lufthansa has not banned AirTags

Post by JadeNB » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 8:21 PM UTC

dheera wrote: post #14

Jack5500 wrote: post #7

Except they have. A Lufthansa spokesperson has clarified the new rules for the German news site watson: https://www.watson.de/leben/urlaub%20&%20freizeit/879935671-... It rougly translate to: The device itself is not banned, but has to be shut off during flight. In practice this would mean that you would have to remove the battery from the airtag, since there is no powerswitch. But I will admit that this seems odd an…

And this is why Airtags shouldn't have speakers.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 8:24 PM UTC

tsimionescu wrote: post #17

ezfe wrote: post #10

Really simple question is whether car keys are banned under the same rules. They are powered by the same types of batteries.

Of course they are also banned, if they also use lithium batteries, though who flies with car keys? Especially in their checked in luggage?

Post by ghaff » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 8:25 PM UTC

txcwpalpha wrote: post #15

yosito wrote: post #3

Why would an AirTag, or any personal baggage tracker, pose a threat to an airline and make them want to ban it? The benefits to consumers of using these devices are obvious. But it also seems that enabling customers to know where their lost luggage is would benefit the airlines as well. Can anyone thing of a reason (legitimate or not) that airlines would be motivated to prevent this?

Various airline regulatory bodies have rules that prohibit both devices that transmit wireless signals being carried in the cargo hold, as well as devices that have batteries being carried in the cargo hold. AirTags, while probably not the intended targets of such rules, technically fit both of these categories. The airline is effectively just saying "we follow the rules we are supposed to follow". In practice, I dou…

Post by MichaelCollins » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 8:29 PM UTC

tsimionescu wrote: post #17

ezfe wrote: post #10

Really simple question is whether car keys are banned under the same rules. They are powered by the same types of batteries.

Of course they are also banned, if they also use lithium batteries, though who flies with car keys? Especially in their checked in luggage?

Post by LeoPanthera » Sat, Oct 08, 2022, 8:32 PM UTC

kube-system wrote: post #26

ezfe wrote: post #10

Really simple question is whether car keys are banned under the same rules. They are powered by the same types of batteries.

Car keys usually remained powered off until a button is pressed.