[ICOM] HT on airline question

[John Geiger]

Thanks Jerry,

Looks like I will be ok as long as I keep the spare battery in carry on
luggage.

73 John AF5CC

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:58 PM, Jerry Kessler <N4JL at att.net> wrote:

> John,
>
> See FAA guidance at
> https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/hazmat_safety/more_info/?hazmat=7
> and then click on the link to see the actual regulation: <
> http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=bba5ad06518b529c94e1d67a3270196b&ty=HTML&h=L&r=SECTION&n=49y2.1.1.3.12.1.25.5>49
> CFR 175.10(a)(18), specifically
>
> §175.10(a)(18) for the most current rule.
>
> Check also the individual airline policy.  For example, Delta seems to
> mirror FAA Guidance:
> http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/baggage/before-your-trip/restricted-items.html
>
> Also use the search utility on the TSA website for additional information
> on checked or carry-on items:  https://www.tsa.gov/
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jerry Kessler
> N4JL
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:16 PM 5/24/2016, John Geiger wrote:
>
>> I am getting ready to fly tomorrow, and the on-line check in for the
>> airline says you cannot transport lithium batteries in your checked or
>> carry on luggage. If that is so, can I still take my HT with me, since it
>> uses lithium ion batteries?  And doesn't everyone's laptop and cell phones
>> use lithium batteries?  How do they get around this?
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
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