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QUESTION: WHAT IF HE HAD LEFT HIS E-CIGARETTE BATTERY IN HIS CHECK-IN LUGGAGE AND IT WAS IN THE CARGO HOLD?
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26 October 2015
Effective immediately, passengers boarding flights must remove the batteries from their e-cigarettes for safety reasons: MAHB
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Malindo to review security procedures following ‘vape’ fire onboard http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/malindo-review-security-procedures-following-%E2%80%98vape%E2%80%99-fire-onboard … #nst170
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khalidkarim Clarification of the Vape incident on Malindo Air.Think the guy is not using a regulated device.
This was posted on 16 June 2015
To be fair, the amended law is not banning the transportation of vapor products. ICAO`s new rules prohibit checking them into your baggage. Instead requiring you to carry your device onboard in the cabin providing quick access in case of a problem. The new laws also include prohibiting the charging of vape devices in flight, and of course in cabin usage.
Worldwide Ban of Vapor Devices in Checked Baggage
Personal vapor devices will no longer be allowed in baggage when traveling. The U.N.`s Montreal based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced a ban on allowing vape devices inside checked baggage (yes that includes your box mods).
ICAO which sets guidelines and airline safety standards for 191 member states made the decision based on the potential fire hazard of exploding batteries.
Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, president of the ICAO Council is quoted saying “Several incidents have been reported involving e-cigarette heating elements being accidentally activated and resulting in fires in checked baggage.”
http://vapeaboutit.com/worldwide-ban-of-vapor-devices-in-checked-baggage/
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This was posted on 15 June 2015
Attention e-cig smokers, they are now banned from checked baggage
Airline passengers around the world are now banned from carrying e-cigarettes in checked baggage because of risks that the heating elements will catch fire.
The International Civil Aviation Organization says it has amended rules governing the transportation of dangerous goods to prohibit both passengers and crew from putting e-cigarettes and other battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices in checked bags.
The change also bars recharging the devices in aircraft cabins.
The Montreal-based ICAO says several incidents have been reported where heating elements were accidentally activated and resulted in fires.
The aviation agency recommended in December that airlines take action and require passengers to carry the devices in the airplane cabin, but has only now adopted a formal amendment to its technical instructions.
Air Canada and WestJet already prohibited e-cigarettes in checked bags and their use on board.
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26 October 2015
Vape mods banned on planes, DCA says after mid-air explosion
#Vape mods banned on planes after mid-air explosion https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/317233
Battery-powered electronic smoking devices – or vape mods – are banned from airplane cabins, the Department of Civil Aviation said.
It said this after a vape mod battery exploded mid-air on a Malindo Air flight yesterday.
DCA secretary-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said this is based on the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
The guideline state that these devices must be packed in checked baggage, with the batteries removed from the devices and kept in proper storage.
No recharging of vape batteries is allowed on board.
“These instructions shall be complied with by airline operators, crew and passengers so as to avoid future incidences,” Azharuddin said in a statement.
He said Sunday’s incident is under investigation.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/317233
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A Malindo Air passenger has brought new meaning to the oft-said adage, ‘Man on Fire’.
Yesterday, while en route to KLIA2 from Kota Kinabalu, the man was watching a video on the display screen in his Boeing 737-800 aircraft seat.
At that juncture, an electronic cigarette battery inside a bag that was on his lap suddenly burst into flames.
Bernama reported that the incident occurred after the aircraft had just taken off from KK at 6.45 pm.
The man sustained burns on his thighs and left hand.
He was treated immediately by another passenger who happened to be a doctor.
The crew managed to douse the fire and the plane landed safely at KLIA2 at 8.44 pm.
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Star
Sunday October 25, 2015 MYT 8:51:53 PM
Malindo Air flight faces anxious moments as vape battery bursts into flames
PUTRAJAYA: A Malindo Air passenger has brought new meaning to the oft-said adage, “Man on Fire”.
On Saturday, while en route to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) from Kota Kinabalu, a man was watching a video on the display screen in his Boeing 737-800 aircraft seat.
At that juncture, an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) battery inside a bag, which was placed on the passenger’s lap, suddenly burst into flames.
In the 6.45pm incident, which occurred after the aircraft had just taken off from Kota Kinabalu, Malindo Air passengers and flight crew faced anxious moments as the man sustained burns on the thighs and left hand.
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Malays Mail Online
Tense moments as vape battery catches fire on board Malindo Air flight
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