全部
← Back to Squawk list
Air New Zealand Advises Passengers Not To Use Baggage Trackers
How did baggage trackers become so popular? With the chaotic mixture of a staffing shortage, surging passenger demand, and ramped-up flight schedules, the global aviation industry has been quite overwhelmed this year as it entered a post-pandemic recovery era. Simply put, the resources within the industry could not keep up with the increasing demand, and one consequential result was having almost 220,000 bags mishandled in April 2022 alone. (simpleflying.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Delta customers can see their tracked bags on the Delta app
Sorry airlines but I have a right to protect my personal property and to know where it is. If the tiny lithium batteries in these trackers are so dangerous, then why aren't airlines banning all cell phones from being brought onboard an aircraft. What about the lithium batteries already part of modern aircraft backup systems? As many have already said here, the lithium battery hazard seems to be just a smoke screen for the airlines to avoid undisputable evidence that they lost luggage.
I'll pay attention when they crack down on ALL OTHER checked items that *might* have a coin-style, AA, or AAA lithium battery: mini flashlights, toothbrushes, shavers, insulin meters, hearing aids, cell phones, smart watches.... As to 'always on' Bluetooth, let's see the data/reasoning showing the "frequency threat" potential.
The comment that air lines would rather fly fright than people is what happened to the U.S. railroad industry.
I don't care about my plane possibly going down in flames because of a lithium fire in the cargo hold. I want my convenience and the rest of you damned.
Lith-ion and lithium button cells are 2 distinctly different technologies. Lith-ion batteries be it in laptops, phones, cars or aircraft have been known to overheat or catch fire. These batteries can hold watts to kilowatts of power. Button cells are used in everything from watches, smoke alarms, computers to hold CMOS memory parameters, pacemakers to, are you ready for it, DIGIITAL ALTIMETERS. So very low power applications where longevity verses high power is required. Typically, milliamp to even microamp draw.
Typical fashion is that many people panic when the word lithium is heard. NZ needs to separate and look at the technology. If they ban lithium button cells in the baggage hold then what about the same in the cockpit dash and in the electronics bay? Those are tight, confined spaces. When was the last time a low power lithium button cell in aircraft electronics overheated or caught fire? Or a human with a pacemaker?
The design of devices using button cells is such that it's all but impossible to short them out. If you deliberately short them out their internal resistance combined with low power capacity limits, means that they will get slightly warm before they die. Even a 9V, which has hundreds of times higher capacity, will not catch fire if you short it out.
I hope NZ consults some experts. Until then I will use my trackers on anything that should never get lost or stollen.
Typical fashion is that many people panic when the word lithium is heard. NZ needs to separate and look at the technology. If they ban lithium button cells in the baggage hold then what about the same in the cockpit dash and in the electronics bay? Those are tight, confined spaces. When was the last time a low power lithium button cell in aircraft electronics overheated or caught fire? Or a human with a pacemaker?
The design of devices using button cells is such that it's all but impossible to short them out. If you deliberately short them out their internal resistance combined with low power capacity limits, means that they will get slightly warm before they die. Even a 9V, which has hundreds of times higher capacity, will not catch fire if you short it out.
I hope NZ consults some experts. Until then I will use my trackers on anything that should never get lost or stollen.