First the U.S. government temporarily banned laptops in the cabins of some aeroplanes. Now it is looking to ban them from checked luggage on international flights, citing the risk of potentially catastrophic fires.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently recommended that the U.N. agency that sets global aviation standards prohibit passengers from putting laptops and other large personal electronic devices in their checked bags.
The FAA says in a filing with the International Civil Aviation Organisation that the lithium-ion batteries in laptops can overheat and create fires.
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