DGCA bans some Apple MacBook Pro from flights in India due to battery risk

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DGCA, which is India's aviation regulatory, is banning some 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops sold by Apple between September 2015 and February 2017 from flights. The regulatory body said that these laptops have been deemed fire hazard because their batteries can overheat. The banned MacBook Pro laptops will neither be allowed in checked-in baggage nor in hand-baggage unless they have their battery replaced or they have been deemed safe by Apple.

Earlier Apple had issued a battery recall for some MacBook Pro laptops that company sold for nearly two years starting 2015. "Apple has determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units, the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. Affected units were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 and product eligibility is determined by the product serial number," Apple had noted in its recall advisory.

Following the Apple announcement FAA, which is aviation regulator in the US, had banned the recalled MacBook Pro laptops from flights.

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asr335704

If it poses a risk to passengers then it is a decision in right direction.
DGCA already has provision that does not allow the passengers to carry power banks in the checked-in luggage.

jackoftrades

asr335704 4-9-2019 07:44 PM
If it poses a risk to passengers then it is a decision in right direction.
DGCA already has provisi ...

what about people who use macbook for work and travel alot. how can they leave their laptop behind and go.

asr335704

jackoftrades 5-9-2019 10:49 AM
what about people who use macbook for work and travel alot. how can they leave their laptop behind ...

Yes, it will definitely impact those travellers. If DGCA is not going to change or remove this rule soon then they such travellers need to make some alternate arrangements.