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US restrictions for carrying batteries on flights

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krisek Premium account Joined: Jan 08 Points: 84174 Posts: 203 Posted: 2008-02-29 21:21:00    According to globetrotters.co.uk, the US authorities introduced restrictions for carrying batteries in checked in and hand luggage for flights. Lithium batteries, which are not in their original packaging or in a separate resealable plastic bag and in quantities exceeding two, are not allowed. Loose lithium batteries are not allowed in checked bags either. [For all of us, who take many pictures this is very bad news, indeed. I take at least 12 loose lithium batteries for my large camera...] Can anyone confirm or deny this piece of news? --- Open your eyes. Free your mind. Touch lives. Sink into the different. Travel and belong. Profile photo: Palma de Mallorca. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact krisek   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2008-02-29 23:10:00    I fly at least three times a month in the US and have never had a problem. Because I manage construction and need to photograph progress, I carry a camera and a spare lithium battery at all times. Like most countries, if you travel with a laptop, it needs to be taken out and scanned separately. Shoes have to come off and be scanned as well. The process isn't anything out of the ordinary. --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay