Virgin Atlantic Bans Dell, Apple Laptops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday September 16, 2006 @11:45AM from the security-theater-starring-batteries dept.

TechFreep writes, "Amid a slew of incidents involving exploding Sony batteries, Virgin Atlantic announced that it won't allow passengers to use batteries in any Apple or Dell laptops on flights. The announcement, posted on Virgin's website, said that passengers may carry on the laptop itself, but batteries must be properly wrapped and stowed away in carry-on for the duration of the flight. However, the airline provided no details as to what proper wrapping entails. For those who wish to use a laptop while on the plane, Virgin plans to provide power adapters on flights where outlets are available." Will Virgin allow on board exploding Sony batteries in IBM ThinkPads?

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Re:Outrageous. by Suddenly_Dead · 2006-09-16 11:59 · Score: 0, Troll

TFSTO
Re:Seat power outlets by timeOday · 2006-09-16 13:48 · Score: 0, Troll

Now you're just begging for somebody to brag about their laptop... I flew all the way from New Mexico to Taiwan on battery power with my T40 Thinkpad. Three 9 cell batteries, and each battery lasts for 5 hours. I gotta have my fix :)