Lithium batteries shouldn’t be placed into the hold because indeed in the event of a fire there will be no access to it…just in the last week JetBlue have had a full evacuation at JFK due to a smoking laptop and and Lufthansa had a LAX-FRA flight divert to ORD due to a similar situation. Now…putting the safety aspect of it aside…let me offer some advice…

Never ever put laptops, important documents, keys, medication or anything else valuable into your checked baggage…there is always a chance that it won’t make the flight! Aer Lingus especially have developed a reputation for delayed and lost baggage this year…