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Regional airline LIAT has announced that e-cigarettes are prohibited for carriage in checked luggage on the airline’s services effective immediately.LIAT has banned e-cigarettes from being carried on checked luggage.Citing a recommendation from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Devonta Freeman Falcons Jersey UK, LIAT said e-cigarettes are a fire risk.E-cigarettes mainly use lithium cells to heat liquid nicotine into a vapour and these devices have,Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Packers Jersey UK, in some instances,Green Bay Packers Jersey UK, overheated or caught fire when the heating element was accidentally activated.The FAA pointed to two recent incidents in the United States. In the first incident,Dermontti Dawson Steelers Jersey UK, e-cigarettes packed in a passenger’s checked bag in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft,Jared Cook Packers Jersey UK, caused a fire that forced an evacuation of the aircraft. In the second incident,Stephen Gostkowski Patriots Jersey UK, a checked bag that had missed its flight was found to be on fire in a baggage area. Emergency responders attributed the fire to an overheated e-cigarette inside the bag.Meanwhile,Steve Grogan Patriots Jersey UK, LIAT noted that airport security in the territories in which it operates have not yet confirmed a unified stance on the carriage of e-cigarettes in carry-on baggage.“It is therefore recommended passengers should not carry e-cigarettes in their cabin baggage either,Javon Hargrave Steelers Jersey UK, so they don’t lose their devices if the airport security decides to remove them.”Should airport security across the territories subsequently allow e-cigarettes to be carried on board flights,Merril Hoge Steelers Jersey UK, LIAT said it would review its current recommendation. |
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