TSA Bans Popular Travel Item From Checked Bags—Here’s What You Need to Know

Only In Your State ^ | June 3, 2025 | Jasmine Vieau

[George from New England]

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[SkyDancer]

I remember seeing that horrific video of this guy carrying his scooter battery into an elevator and having it go off.

[Political Junkie Too]

Banned from checked bags: Allowed in carry-on only: Installed batteries: Damaged or recalled batteries/devices:

It looks like the article glitched here. The headings are there, but not the items.

-PJ

[1Old Pro]

It seems to me that the airlines have banned lithium batteries from checked bags for some time now. I guess the TSA is formalizing what the airlines have already been doing.

Exactly, a clarification addendum

[MayflowerMadam]

Why are kids doing that? Just to be little assholes, or is there a purpose?

[HereInTheHeartland]

“ seems to me that the airlines have banned lithium batteries from checked bags for some time now”

Yes they have.
The web is full of these years old story posted as new news to get clicks .

[Honorary Serb]

......Flying isn’t what it used to be......

Yup!

[MayflowerMadam]

On another thread there’s a story about 300 EV cars (300 lithium batteries) on a ship that has become an inferno. Guess they could pose a problem on a plane.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4320966/posts

[packrat35]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Conception

[Gay State Conservative]

There have been major fires on planes that were carrying lithium batteries. Also,the FDNY says that there are dozen of fires in NYC started by E-bikes.

[Scrambler Bob]

School owned ChromeBooks

Probably tic-toc challenge, “Look at Me”

Anything to disrupt the classroom.

[DugwayDuke]

George from New England wrote: “Cruise line policy allows folks to have and use walkie talkies.”

Walkie talkies should be banned since they are ineffective and disruptive.

[Organic Panic]

What about my beeper?

[Sicon]

Uh, lithium batteries have been prohibited in checked bags for years. I am asked about them every time I check a bag at the airport, and have been for a very long time.

[Georgia Girl 2]

My worst nightmare is that I would get on a commercial airliner. 😐

[mewzilla]

Very recent. Possibly related...?

https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2025/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-Yiisonger-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-Sold-on-Amazon-com

[damper99]

Yes, the kids are shorting out the Chrome Books because of a Tik Tok challenge someone put out there. Our schools systems have posted warnings to parents about the consequences of their kids doing this.

[SkyDancer]

Just how do they do that?

[damper99]

The kids stick a paper clip or some other metal object into the ports to cause a short. There are numerous videos on line showing “meeting the chrome book challenge”.

[SkyDancer]

So they deliberately destroy school equipment?