If you fear you may wind up exceeding some lithium content threshold in your carry-on luggage, you may just want to seal your spares in anti-static packaging and ship them back home. So if you flew somewhere for New Year's Eve and you packed some spare lithium batteries, you'll want to be very careful about your return trip. "Safety testing conducted by the FAA found that current aircraft cargo fire suppression system would not be capable of suppressing a fire if a shipment of non-rechargeable lithium batteries were ignited in flight." Note: These are events that the FAA is aware of and should not be considered a complete listing of all such incidents. "Lithium batteries are considered hazardous materials because they can overheat and ignite in certain conditions," said the FAA in a press statement. Airline Passengers and Batteries (PDF) Lithium Battery Incident Chart Running list of aviation cargo and passenger baggage events involving lithium batteries or unknown battery types dating back to 2006. The new rules have nothing to do with terrorism, but are a safety measure aimed a preventing the batteries in a cargo hold from blowing up all on their own. The Quick Answer: Generally, you can take lithium batteries on a plane, if fitted in their devices, in either your hand luggage or your checked bags but you can only take spare lithium batteries in your carry-on bags. Over 160 wh: Contact your airline as these batteries are not allowed on passenger planes. 100-160 wh: Up to two spare batteries are permitted. Under 100 wh: No limit to the number of batteries allowed in checked baggage. You'll want to take any spares in your carry-on luggage instead, and you'll want to pack as few of them as possible to avoid getting into the aforementioned legal dispute. The number of lithium batteries allowed in checked baggage varies depending on the airline carrier. See our spare battery tips and how-to pages.Īll that most of us need to know about the new rules is that you can't pack any spare (i.e., not plugged into a device of some sort) lithium-ion or lithium metal batteries in your checked luggage. Be sure to take protective measures to prevent against short-circuits.
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