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Batteries will no longer be allowed in checked baggage.
Anyone flying through New Zealand airports in the new year is reminded that as of January 1, no spare or loose batteries will be allowed in passenger checked luggage.
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the restrictions are due to changes in the Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association. The fears are that the batteries will overheat and catch fire.
The new rules allow up to 20 loose batteries of any type to be carried in carry-on luggage, and “must be protected by being in their original retail packaging, or an individual bag or protective bag for each battery, or with tape placed on top. exposed terminals ”.
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The CAA advises that any checked baggage with batteries could be opened and searched.
The guidelines now state:
- The batteries that power any device (mobile phone, laptop, medical device) can go in checked luggage, but only if they are in the device and the device is turned off.
- Replacement dry cells and nickel metal hydride batteries will now be handled in the same way as all other types of replacement batteries, eg lithium, which are already prohibited in checked baggage. That means no spare batteries of any kind will be allowed in checked baggage.
You can find a list of what is allowed on an airplane here.
