Air India Bars 15" MacBook Pro Following DGCA Fire Safety Warning

Following in the footsteps of a number of other airlines from effectually the globe, Air India has also requested passengers not to carry the older-generation 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro models that have been recalled past Apple for beingness potential fire condom hazards. In a tweet on Sunday, the national carrier said that the devices shouldn't exist carried on-lath either as bank check-in baggage or hand-baggage.

#FlyAI : In view of the advisory by DGCA regarding transportation of affected lithium batteries by Air, we request our Passengers not to carry 15-inch Apple Mac Book Pro (purchased betwixt Sep 2015 – Feb 2017) as checked-in or hand baggage. pic.twitter.com/K0hCxlR43h

— Air India (@airindiain) August 31, 2019

The Air India lodge comes following a contempo advisory issued past the Advisers General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which, last Monday asked passengers not to fly with older xv-inch MacBook Pro models sold between September 2015 and February 2017. The designated models were before banned from The states flights by the country'southward aviation regulator, the FAA.

In case yous're not up to speed with the MacBook bombardment fiasco, Apple last June announced a voluntary call up of certain 15-inch MacBook Pro models for carrying a battery that the company said could overheat and pose a safety risk. The units were sold primarily betwixt September 2015 and February 2017 and can be identified past their product serial number.

In case you own a MacBook Pro from that fourth dimension period, do note that the outcome affects only the 2015 MacBook Pro with a Retina display and without a Touch Bar. Apple tree is already replacing the batteries on these devices for free, and you can head to the company's dedicated back up folio and simply enter the serial number of your sometime MacBook Pro (establish nether the 'Nearly this Mac' option) to meet if it needs a battery replacement.

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