[LINK] Qantas bans Dell laptop batteries

[Brendan Scott]

Kim Holburn wrote:
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/safety-first-for-carryon-dells/2006/08/23/1156012601607.html
> 
> 
>> Safety first for carry-on Dells

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>> 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.

It can be salvaged completely with two pieces of punctuation around "on battery power":

>> ... 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.