[LINK] Qantas bans Dell laptop batteries

[Kim Holburn]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/safety-first-for-carryon-dells/ 
2006/08/23/1156012601607.html

> Safety first for carry-on Dells
>
> Qantas is issuing an advisory to all passengers on its flights on  
> the safe use of Dell notebooks following the recall of 4.1 million  
> batteries announced by the PC manufacturer last week.
>
> The airline said that although passengers would be allowed to carry  
> their Dells either as checked or cabin baggage, they could only use  
> them on battery power or through the aircraft power supply  
> available in some first and business class cabins once they have  
> first removed the batteries from the unit.

Something must have gone strange with that last sentence ummm... lets  
see:

They can only use them once they have removed the battery ... nope  
doesn't sound a lot better.


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