From what I have read about these new rules, it seems
that they apply only
to hand luggage so a broken laptop in your luggage case would seem OK (why
you'd want a broken laptop with you on a flight I'm not sure anway!).
It will be worth checking with a more authorative source than me if you
plan on doing this though.
Chris
On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Ellie Young wrote:
On Jul 28, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lorente(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I don't know the English word for "aguafiestas",
wet blanket....
but anyway: in the security checks at the airports, if you can't turn on
> your laptop, they may confiscate it and you are going to have a bad time.
> Be careful with that.
Indeed. To be more specific, here are the new rules at the UK airports:
New Security Rules for the UK: A new security crackdown announced
recently by the UK
Government means that all passengers flying INTO or OUT of the UK must
ensure all
electronic devices being carried in hand luggage are sufficiently charged
to be turned on. US
officials ordered some overseas airports with direct flights to the US,
including Heathrow and
Manchester, to step up screening of electronic devices, such as mobile
phones, laptops, shavers
and cameras. Any devices that can't be turned on might be confiscated.
> Patricio
> 2014-07-28 15:18 GMT-03:00 HJ Mitchell <hjmitchell(a)ymail.com>om>:
> Hi all,
> One of our volunteers asked me to put
out a call for broken laptops. If
> you have a broken laptop and you want somebody to help you fix it or you
> just want to see it recycled, please bring it along to Wikimania!
> I imagine lots of us will have broken
laptops knocking around, and this
> could be a great opportunity to bring them back to life or to recycle them
> properly.
> So we have an idea of demand, please
email me off-list if you're
> interested.
> Thanks,
> Harry Mitchell
>
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
> Phone: +44 (0) 7507 536971
> Skype: harry_j_mitchell
>
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