Bluetooth Speaker
Jul 21, 2022, 10:58 am
#1
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Bluetooth Speaker
Hi, just checking if anyone knows for sure whether these things can be placed in checked luggage or not.
The Lufthansa site doesn't seem clear.
There is reference to powerbanks, which I suppose are loosely related, and these aren't allowed in checked baggage.
Would appreciate any clear guidance please.
Thanks.
The Lufthansa site doesn't seem clear.
There is reference to powerbanks, which I suppose are loosely related, and these aren't allowed in checked baggage.
Would appreciate any clear guidance please.
Thanks.
Jul 21, 2022, 12:06 pm
#2
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Hi, just checking if anyone knows for sure whether these things can be placed in checked luggage or not.
The Lufthansa site doesn't seem clear.
There is reference to powerbanks, which I suppose are loosely related, and these aren't allowed in checked baggage.
Would appreciate any clear guidance please.
Thanks.
The Lufthansa site doesn't seem clear.
There is reference to powerbanks, which I suppose are loosely related, and these aren't allowed in checked baggage.
Would appreciate any clear guidance please.
Thanks.
Jul 21, 2022, 1:38 pm
#4
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Jul 21, 2022, 3:54 pm
#5
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https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...tcanibring/all
It's a TSA site but the regulations are generally pretty standard (save some like Emirates and drones).
Just search for your item or something close to it. I've packed my Bluetooth speakers almost always in checked bags.
It's a TSA site but the regulations are generally pretty standard (save some like Emirates and drones).
Just search for your item or something close to it. I've packed my Bluetooth speakers almost always in checked bags.
Jul 21, 2022, 4:28 pm
#6
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Thanks guys, but the three replies all have a different answer.
Place within hand luggage
Not allowed in hand luggage or checked luggage
Place within checked luggage
Anyone else fancy chipping in with their opinion too?
I'll go with the most popular one.
Thanks.
Place within hand luggage
Not allowed in hand luggage or checked luggage
Place within checked luggage
Anyone else fancy chipping in with their opinion too?
I'll go with the most popular one.
Thanks.
Jul 21, 2022, 5:18 pm
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Yes, it would be allowed in hand luggage, but if that luggage happens to be taken away from you at the gate (because there's not enough room in the cabin / overhead bins, et al.), it would then be 'gate checked' (hand luggage which becomes checked luggage at the gate). That's when you'd have a problem, because the battery-powered device shouldn't be in checked baggage, regardless of where if becomes checked baggage.
Jul 22, 2022, 2:42 am
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https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...tcanibring/all
It's a TSA site but the regulations are generally pretty standard (save some like Emirates and drones).
Just search for your item or something close to it. I've packed my Bluetooth speakers almost always in checked bags.
It's a TSA site but the regulations are generally pretty standard (save some like Emirates and drones).
Just search for your item or something close to it. I've packed my Bluetooth speakers almost always in checked bags.
It does list "speakers", but see, here's where your "something close to it" falls apart. It's not the speaker part that's the problem. It's the battery powered part. So at best, you should have given this link: https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/...nfo/?hazmat=20
not that it applies, unless the LH flight happens to be to the US... so therefore https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2017-04R1 is the right link.
Jul 22, 2022, 4:01 am
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Thanks for the replies.
I've decided to leave it at home.
I'm doing 7 flights with 5 different airlines on this trip so if it isn't completely straight forward with all airlines, then I don't want to risk having the device confiscated.
It is also a little bit heavy so would impact my hand luggage somewhat.
Thanks again.
I've decided to leave it at home.
I'm doing 7 flights with 5 different airlines on this trip so if it isn't completely straight forward with all airlines, then I don't want to risk having the device confiscated.
It is also a little bit heavy so would impact my hand luggage somewhat.
Thanks again.
Jul 22, 2022, 8:34 am
#12
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Thanks for the replies.
I've decided to leave it at home.
I'm doing 7 flights with 5 different airlines on this trip so if it isn't completely straight forward with all airlines, then I don't want to risk having the device confiscated.
It is also a little bit heavy so would impact my hand luggage somewhat.
Thanks again.
I've decided to leave it at home.
I'm doing 7 flights with 5 different airlines on this trip so if it isn't completely straight forward with all airlines, then I don't want to risk having the device confiscated.
It is also a little bit heavy so would impact my hand luggage somewhat.
Thanks again.
Nevertheless, the fact remains it would impact your hand luggage, so maybe leaving it at home is for the best.
Jul 22, 2022, 9:34 am
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I thought that the rules are for "spare lithium batteries" to be removed from checked bags, not any device that contains a lithium battery.
Jul 22, 2022, 11:12 am
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OK so this is a recommendation from EASA not a hard rule, but still:
This is about Personal Electronic Devices (PED), a wireless bluetooth speaker certainly falls under this.
Spare lithium batteries fall under different, stricter measure.
The European Aviation Safety Agency recommends operators to:
Inform passengers that large PEDs should be carried in the passenger cabin whenever possible;
Request passengers to ensure that any large PED that cannot be carried in the passenger cabin (e.g. due to its size), and therefore has to be carried in checked baggage, is:
- Completely switched off and effectively protected from accidental activation. To ensure the device is never powered on during its transport, any application, alarm or pre-set configuration that may activate it shall be disabled or deactivated;
- Protected from the risk of accidental damage by applying suitable packaging or casing or by being placed in a rigid bag protected by adequate cushioning (e.g. clothing);
- Not carried in the same baggage together with flammable material (e.g. perfumes, aerosols, etc.);
Inform passengers that large PEDs should be carried in the passenger cabin whenever possible;
Request passengers to ensure that any large PED that cannot be carried in the passenger cabin (e.g. due to its size), and therefore has to be carried in checked baggage, is:
- Completely switched off and effectively protected from accidental activation. To ensure the device is never powered on during its transport, any application, alarm or pre-set configuration that may activate it shall be disabled or deactivated;
- Protected from the risk of accidental damage by applying suitable packaging or casing or by being placed in a rigid bag protected by adequate cushioning (e.g. clothing);
- Not carried in the same baggage together with flammable material (e.g. perfumes, aerosols, etc.);
Spare lithium batteries fall under different, stricter measure.