Personal electronic devices (PEDs) containing lithium batteries that are carried by passengers “preferably” should be carried in the passenger cabin, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said in a safety information bulletin to airlines and aircraft operators issued Wednesday. PEDs containing lithium batteries are dangerous goods and carrying them in the cabin “would enable the crew to react expeditiously in case an incident involving such PED occurs,” EASA said.
The bulletin was released in the wake of new U.S. and U.K. restrictions that require all PEDs larger than a cell phone or smart phone to be carried in checked baggage on inbound flights from select airports and countries primarily located in the Middle East and North Africa.
“When the carriage of PEDs in the cabin is prohibited, this will lead to a significant increase of the number of PEDs carried in the cargo compartment, i…
