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                No, Lufthansa Isn't Banning AirTags from Luggage

   Josh Centers

   One of the more noteworthy uses of AirTags has been to toss them into
   checked luggage, which has helped many flyers track down lost bags. So
   German airline Lufthansa set off a firestorm recently when its Twitter
   account claimed that AirTags are forbidden from checked baggage for
   safety reasons. After objections from Apple, the Federal Aviation
   Administration, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, as well
   as consulting with the German authorities, [1]Lufthansa has now
   clarified that AirTags are permissible in checked baggage.

     Hi David, Lufthansa is banning activated AirTags from luggage as
     they are classified as dangerous and need to be turned off./Mony

     -- Lufthansa (@lufthansa) [2]October 8, 2022

   It appears to have been a simple case of a social media manager at
   Lufthansa being confused about the regulations, which originate with
   the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAC) that sets the
   standards enforced by national air authorities. The ICAC [3]banned
   rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (like those in your iPhone or
   MacBook) from being stored as cargo in passenger flights in 2016,
   citing fire risks. But that guideline does not touch on the small
   alkaline batteries used in AirTags. Lufthansa itself never had a
   specific rule prohibiting them.

   [4]Read original article

References

   1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/travel/lufthansa-apple-airtags-luggage.html
   2. https://twitter.com/lufthansa/status/1578879849577385984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://www.icao.int/newsroom/pages/icao-council-prohibits-lithium-ion-cargo-shipments-on-passenger-aircraft.aspx
   4. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/travel/lufthansa-apple-airtags-luggage.html

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