USA kan bannlyse elektroniske hjelpemidler i håndbagasjen fra Europa - Kan bli katastrofalt - Curt Lewis

Expansion Of Airline Laptop Ban Would Discount FAA Concerns About In-Flight Fires

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reportedly ready to announce it will ban travelers from Europe to the U.S. from carrying their laptops onto the airplane, according to an article by Clive Irving in the Daily Beast. The action is intended to prevent terrorists from hiding bombs in large electronic Devices.

But beware, air travelers: Such an action sacrifices safety to security because transferring hundreds of lithium-ion battery powered devices into the cargo hold of every jetliner is a recipe for disaster. That's not my opinion, it's the warning issued by the Federal Aviation Administration last year.

Placing lithium-ion batteries in the cargo hold could lead to a  "catastrophic" loss of the airplane, the agency said.