US may extend laptop ban to UK flights
May 14, 2017, 1:28 pm
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luggage-restrictions-on-some-flights-to-the-uk
will not be allowed in the cabin:
keyboards
power cable transformers
external hard drives
will not be allowed on board the aircraft in either cabin or hold baggage:
spare or separate device batteries
portable power sources
will not be allowed in the cabin:
keyboards
power cable transformers
external hard drives
will not be allowed on board the aircraft in either cabin or hold baggage:
spare or separate device batteries
portable power sources
May 14, 2017, 1:43 pm
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May 14, 2017, 1:48 pm
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May 14, 2017, 1:52 pm
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Sorry for the ignorance, but that means that even a simple external-battery-pack, smaller than a phone, would not be allowed?
May 14, 2017, 2:51 pm
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Sorry for the ignorance, but that means that even a simple external-battery-pack, smaller than a phone, would not be allowed?
https://www.emirates.com/english/hel...ghts-to-the-us
May 14, 2017, 7:59 pm
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According to the DFT https://www.gov.uk/government/news/additional-hand- the existing regs for flights to the UK say:
The following peripheral devices, designed to be used with either a phone, laptop or tablet and exceeding any one of the following dimensions:
length: 16.0cm
width: 9.3cm
depth: 1.5cm
will not be allowed in the cabin:
keyboards
power cable transformers
external hard drives
will not be allowed on board the aircraft in either cabin or hold baggage:
spare or separate device batteries
portable power sources
length: 16.0cm
width: 9.3cm
depth: 1.5cm
will not be allowed in the cabin:
keyboards
power cable transformers
external hard drives
will not be allowed on board the aircraft in either cabin or hold baggage:
spare or separate device batteries
portable power sources
May 14, 2017, 10:04 pm
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Based on that UK text it implies the CHARGER for your phone (e.g. plug in transformer) isn't allowed either!
May 14, 2017, 10:32 pm
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Indeed - though if I am thinking of the same thing, maybe it can be argued these are typically not "power cable" transformers (as the USB cable connecting the transformer to the phone can be detached).
If so, then certainly no hope for 3-pin UK-socket adapters based on the maximum dimensions allowable. A quick check though shows that the size and spacing of the 2 flat pins on a US socket are just about small enough to allow redesign of a unit that fits within the 1.5cm maximum dimension.
If so, then certainly no hope for 3-pin UK-socket adapters based on the maximum dimensions allowable. A quick check though shows that the size and spacing of the 2 flat pins on a US socket are just about small enough to allow redesign of a unit that fits within the 1.5cm maximum dimension.
May 15, 2017, 1:45 am
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I know from experience that my flat 2-pin Euro Samsung charger works fine on the UK supply when plugged into a 3 pin shaver adapter (i.e. the one with 3 pins into the wall and two holes in the back), so that might be a solution...
Logically, the combination should fall outside the scope of the rules as there's nothing in the adapter but some copper pins and plenty of air... added to which if it does get snaffled at the belt, you are at least most likely on your way home where they are cheap and plentiful...
Logically, the combination should fall outside the scope of the rules as there's nothing in the adapter but some copper pins and plenty of air... added to which if it does get snaffled at the belt, you are at least most likely on your way home where they are cheap and plentiful...
May 15, 2017, 2:45 am
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I think the reference to external hard drives are those that include a battery and can act a wifi hot spot, not the bog standard plug in usb type..
So this type
https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/p...drive:nas:mpwp wouldn't be allowed
whilst this one https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/p...ort-av-tv.html would be allowed.
So this type
https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/p...drive:nas:mpwp wouldn't be allowed
whilst this one https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/p...ort-av-tv.html would be allowed.
May 15, 2017, 2:48 am
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That's just speculation though, isn't it. The official government guidance didn't specify, so the de facto ban is whatever the Turkish security guy decides he wants to ban on any particular day.
May 15, 2017, 4:41 am
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>>>>>
(1)
spare or separate device batteries
portable power sources
with any dimension greater than one of the following
length: 16.0cm
width: 9.3cm
depth: 1.5cm
will not be allowed in the cabin or in the hold.
(2)
keyboards
power cable transformers
external hard drives
with any dimension greater than one of the following
length: 16.0cm
width: 9.3cm
depth: 1.5cm
will not be allowed in the cabin.
<<<<
The battery for my GoPro is 1 cm x 3.5cm x 3.5 cm - so easily smaller than the allowed dimensions, and as such should be allowed either in the cabin or hold.