![]() The device must be completely switched off (not in sleep or hibernation mode). When transporting, measures must be taken to prevent unintentional activation and to protect the device from damage. If your smart baggage is brought on board as a carry-on, the lithium battery must remain in the baggage. ![]() The removed lithium battery must then be carried on board by the passenger and must remain in their hand baggage. Smart baggage equipped with a removable lithium battery can only be accepted as checked baggage if the battery is removed. Smart baggage equipped with a permanently fixed (non-removable) lithium battery is not allowed as ‘carry-on’ or as ‘checked baggage.’ GPS tracking with or without GSM capability Bluetooth, radio frequency identification and Wi-Fi capability A lithium ion battery that is used for a stand up scooter or sit on vehicle ![]() ![]() A lithium ion battery power bank that charges electronic devices such as mobile phones and laptops Qatar Airways has specific restrictions in regards to the transportation of ‘smart baggage.’ PMEDs – Only a total of 02 spare lithium metal batteries are allowed. PEDs/PMEDs – Only a total of 02 spare lithium-ion batteries are allowed. Do not place them in sleep or hibernation mode, and ensure that you take measures to prevent unintentional activation and damage to your device(s). If you carry PED in your checked baggage, please switch them all off. PED & PMED may contain lithium ion batteries with a watt-hour (Wh) rating exceeding 100 Wh up to 160 Wh. Only PMED may contain lithium metal batteries with lithium content exceeding 2g up to 8g. PEDs & PMEDs containing lithium batteries include consumer electronics, video cameras, power tools, portable oxygen concentrators (POC), automated external defibrillators (AED), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and any equipment containing lithium cells or batteries, which provide electrical power for operation. You may carry portable electronic devices (PED) containing lithium ion batteries, including portable medical electronic devices (PMED) containing lithium metal or lithium ion batteries, in your hand and checked baggage. Examples for such equipment – Power banks (even when they are comprising with other small features, such as flash-light) / Jump-Starters (even when they are with in-built air-pumps and or containing flash- lights, etc.)Īccording to international regulations governing the air transportation, all types of lithium batteries (spare, in equipment, packed with equipment) must be of a type that meets the requirements of the UN Manual of Test and Criteria, Part III, subsection 38.3.Ĭlick here for more information on lithium batteries. You may insulate terminals by positioning an adhesive tape over exposed terminals, or packing each battery into a separate plastic bag or protective pouch. Spare batteries are allowed in hand baggage only. If the primary purpose of any equipment is to power another equipment, then they are considered as batteries and appropriate restrictions for standalone batteries will apply. Do not place them in sleep or hibernation mode, and ensure that you take measures to prevent unintentional activation and damage to your device(s).Īlso, please individually protect the terminals of each spare battery to prevent short circuits, through placing the batteries in their original retail packaging or insulating terminals. Please switch off all battery-powered devices, if they are carried in your checked baggage.
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