Restricting the import of normal MacBooks that have not been recalled by multiple airlines

by Igor Miske

In June 2019, Apple announced a recall program that could cause the MacBook Pro battery sold by Apple from September 2015 to February 2017 to catch fire. As a result, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned the MacBook Pro subject to the recall program from being brought into the aircraft, but some airlines restricted all MacBooks from being brought in Have begun to do.

Apple Laptop Flight Restrictions Spread as Qantas Imposes Limits-Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-28/apple-laptop-flight-restrictions-spread-as-qantas-imposes-limits

Some airlines are banning Apple's MacBook Pros even if they weren't recalled-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/28/20837532/apple-macbook-pro-recall-battery-airplane-airline-quantas-virgin-australia-checked-baggage

On June 21, 2019, Apple announced a recall program that could cause some MacBook Pro batteries to ignite. The target is the 15-inch MacBook Pro sold from September 2015 to February 2017. The following article summarizes how to check whether a device is a recall target. There is also a report that the recalled MacBook Pro “exploded” three days before the recall program was announced.

Apple recalls that the 15-inch MacBook Pro battery will ignite, how to check whether it is eligible for recall-gigazine

Later, the MacBook Pro, which was subject to the recall program, was banned from being brought into the aircraft by the FAA.

Recalled MacBook Pro is prohibited from bringing into the aircraft as `` it is likely to ignite ''-GIGAZINE

In addition, some airlines prohibit Apple MacBooks from being brought into the plane, regardless of whether the MacBooko battery is subject to recall.

Virgin Australia, Australia's second largest airline, prohibits all MacBooks from being brought on board as checked baggage .

Virgin Australia has a web page explaining dangerous goods that can and cannot be carried on board, and all MacBooks can only be brought in as baggage and not as checked baggage.

Dangerous goods information | Virgin Australia
https://www.virginaustralia.com/eu/en/plan/baggage/dangerous-goods/

Limiting the carry-in of all MacBooks may seem like an extreme measure because only a subset of MacBook Pros have been recalled, but it is possible to bring it into the cabin as baggage. Maybe you can use a terminal? ' However, in the case of Qantas , all 15-inch MacBook Pros are prohibited from being carried on board as checked baggage, and in addition, they are also prohibited from use on board.

Qantas Airlines spokesman told ZDNet , 'All 15-inch MacBook Pros must be brought into the cabin as further baggage and must be turned off during the flight based on Apple's recall notice,' Explaining.

The reason why Qantas restricts all 15-inch MacBook Pros to be brought in is because it is difficult for the airline to determine whether it is a MacBook Pro subject to recall, so it is prohibited to bring all 15-inch MacBook Pros as checked baggage That's why. However, the overseas media The Verge points out that “2016 model MacBook Pro has Touch Bar and can be easily distinguished visually”.