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Old May 31, 2017, 3:48 pm
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JakiChan
 
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Originally Posted by NickP 1K
Laptop fire on B6 tied into the current DHS proposed ban:

http://www.businessinsider.com/jetbl...top-ban-2017-5

A fire onboard a JetBlue flight exposes why Trump's laptop ban could be so dangerous

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On Tuesday, JetBlue Flight 915 from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco was diverted to Michigan after a lithium-ion battery in a device in a passenger's bag caused a fire.

It's an occurrence that exposes one of the major dangers experts have associated with the Trump administration's ban on large electronics in the cabins of certain airliners.

The Airbus A321, with 158 passengers and crew on board, landed safely at Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids around 8 p.m. local time.
If the DHS had their way the plane would have crashed. But it wouldn't have been a terror attack!
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