Comments on: New TSA regulations for spare batteries on airplanes – ridiculous http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:35:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Susan http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1/#comment-323135 Susan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html#comment-323135 November 4, 2008 my 4 AAA batteries & blunt nose under 1/2" tip scissors were removed from my carry-on luggage at the Puerto Vallarta airport in Mexico on our return flight to California. Somehow LAX TSA felt these items were safe enough to allow me to have them in my carry-on bags into Mexico - but the Mexican TSA decided to make up their own rules. November 4, 2008 my 4 AAA batteries & blunt nose under 1/2″ tip scissors were removed from my carry-on luggage at the Puerto Vallarta airport in Mexico on our return flight to California. Somehow LAX TSA felt these items were safe enough to allow me to have them in my carry-on bags into Mexico – but the Mexican TSA decided to make up their own rules.

]]> By: sid http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1/#comment-135240 sid Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:49:46 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html#comment-135240 and it only applies to SPARE batteries and then those of a professional standard(photographer batteries basically) anything up to the size of 2x most laptop battery is exempt and yes its an old DOT ruling, the TSA is catching up with, has nothing to do with exploding chinese batteries it has to do with exploding batteries on a ups plane parked on the runway and it only applies to SPARE batteries and then those of a professional standard(photographer batteries basically)

anything up to the size of 2x most laptop battery is exempt

and yes its an old DOT ruling, the TSA is catching up with, has nothing to do with exploding chinese batteries
it has to do with exploding batteries on a ups plane parked on the runway

]]> By: screener http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1/#comment-133868 screener Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:29:39 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html#comment-133868 Pretty bizarre, but not the first time to find out about changes to the job on the news -- our handlers still haven't a clue about the changes. I suspect the FAA released the news item and the "journalists" attributed it to TSA. Failure to connect the dots on the part of the news media adds to confusion for a travelling public that can't tell the difference between carry-on and checked baggage. Pretty bizarre, but not the first time to find out about changes to the job on the news — our handlers still haven’t a clue about the changes. I suspect the FAA released the news item and the “journalists” attributed it to TSA. Failure to connect the dots on the part of the news media adds to confusion for a travelling public that can’t tell the difference between carry-on and checked baggage.

]]> By: Jack Deth http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html/comment-page-1/#comment-133782 Jack Deth Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:58:28 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/01/06/new-tsa-regulations-for-spare-batteries-on-airplanes-ridiculous.html#comment-133782 The Dept of Transportation put the battery regulation into effect after a UPS plane went up in flames on the runway. Not the TSA. The Dept of Transportation put the battery regulation into effect after a UPS plane went up in flames on the runway.
Not the TSA.

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